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Wildlife of Karnataka. The state of Karnataka in South India has a rich diversity of flora and fauna. It has a recorded forest area of 38,720 km 2 which constitutes 55 of the geographical area of the state. These forests support 25% of the elephant population and 20% of the tiger population of India.
Area. 930.16 km 2 (359.14 sq mi) Established. 1972. Governing body. Shivamogga Wildlife Division, Karnataka Forest Department. Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats of Karnataka state in India. It is named after the Sharavathi River flowing through the sanctuary. The sanctuary is spread across the ...
Bandipur National Park. Bandipur National Park is a national park covering 868.63 km 2 (335.38 sq mi) in Chamarajnagar district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It was established as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger in 1973. [1] It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve since 1986. [2]
The Chief Conservator of Forests in the Karnataka Forest Department, Shri Y.M.L Sharma, IFS and founder of Bannerghatta National Park, created a picnic corner within the Bannerghatta forest in 1971. The Bannerghatta National Park was officially created in 1974 for conserving the flora and fauna in the area.
Wild Karnataka is a 2019 Indian natural history documentary on the Indian state of Karnataka's rich biodiversity, most of which is still unknown to the general public.. Produced by Amoghavarsha JS and Kalyan Varma in collaboration with Icon Films and Mudskipper, [1] [2] [3] the film was edit produced and written by Nicholas Gates, narrated by Sir David Attenborough with music composed by ...
Government of Karnataka. The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as GoK or GOKA, formerly known as Government of Mysore (1956–1974), is a democratically elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed for five years appoints the chief minister and on ...
2013. Governing body. Kollegal Wildlife Division, Karnataka Forest Department. Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary or Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected Wildlife sanctuary in the Eastern Ghats and is located in the state of Karnataka in India. It is named after the presiding deity "Lord Male Mahadeshwara" of the famed Male ...
Rajyotsava Award (1999) Tulsi Gowda is an Indian environmentalist from Honnali village. She has planted more than 30,000 saplings and looks after the nurseries of the Forest Department. Her work has been honoured by the Government of India and other organisations. [2][3][4] In 2021, the Government of India awarded her the Padma Shri, the ...