{"id":103052,"date":"2026-05-12T12:27:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:57:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=103052"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T07:17:09","slug":"tholpetty-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tholpetty-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A wild gaur that had strayed into densely populated areas of Kannur District, Kerala, was captured by a Forest department expert team and later released into the forest area of the Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Wayanad district in <\/span><b>Kerala<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of the larger Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/nbr\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Tholpetty <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in the north is<\/span><b> one of the two discontinuous pockets of Wayanad Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the<\/span><b> other being Muthanga<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the south.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The forests consist of both<\/span><b> tropical moist dry deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>semi-evergreen <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">forests.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Plantations of teak, eucalyptus, silver oak, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and <\/span><b>rosewood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">cover about <\/span><b>one-third <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the sanctuary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Elephants, tigers, panthers,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> jungle cats, <\/span><b>civet cats, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">monkeys, wild dogs, <\/span><b>bison<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, deer, bears, and snakes can be spotted in the sanctuary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary is also a<\/span><b> bird watcher&#8217;s paradise,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> hosting over 300 species of birds.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some notable avian residents include the <\/span><b>Malabar grey hornbill, crested serpent eagle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, peafowl, and various species of woodpeckers and kingfishers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Key Facts about Gaur<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur, also known as <\/span><b>Indian bison, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is the <\/span><b>largest species among the wild cattle <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and the Bovidae.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scientific Name: Bos gaurus\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Habitat and Distribution:\u00a0<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaurs are <\/span><b>indigenous <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">to the<\/span><b> South and Southeast parts of Asia.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are found in <\/span><b>Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Thailand, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, <\/span><b>India<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Bangladesh<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Bhutan, <\/span><b>China<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and <\/span><b>Nepal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They are primarily found in <\/span><b>evergreen and semi-evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> along with <\/span><b>moist deciduous forests with open grasslands.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They<\/span><b> prefer hilly-terrains below <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">an altitude of<\/span><b> 1,500-1,800 m <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">with large and undisturbed forest tracts and abundant water.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Features<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gaur is a <\/span><b>large animal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with a<\/span><b> sturdy build<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has a <\/span><b>short and deep neck,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> a massive head, and frequently a large dewlap on the throat and chest.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The color of their body varies from <\/span><b>reddish or brown to black,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> while the <\/span><b>limbs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">are <\/span><b>pale colored.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Both males and females<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> have <\/span><b>upwardly curved horns<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, growing from the sides of their heads. Their horns have a <\/span><b>yellow base and black tip.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These animals have a<\/span><b> hump on their shoulders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which is especially prominent in adult males.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Conservation Status:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IUCN Red List: <\/span><b>Vulnerable<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source<\/b><strong>:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/wild-gaur-captured-from-kannur-released-into-tholpetty-wayanad-sanctuary\/article70965372.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>TH<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tholpetty Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Wayanad district in Kerala. 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