{"id":119398,"date":"2026-08-16T13:42:48","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T08:12:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=119398"},"modified":"2026-08-16T16:47:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T11:17:50","slug":"cauvery-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/cauvery-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three alleged poachers were killed in an exchange of fire with forest personnel at Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in Karnataka\u2019s Chamarajanagar district recently.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Ramanagara, Chamarajanagar, and Mandya districts of <\/span><b>Karnataka<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Established in 1987, it covers an area of approximately 1,027 sq.km.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is situated on the banks of the <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/upsc-exam\/kaveri-river-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">River Cauvery<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which <\/span><b>flows through the major part of this protected area.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>To the east and northeast,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> the sanctuary is<\/span><b> bordered by Tamil Nadu <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">state.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: It has <\/span><b>riverine and dry deciduous forests <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and some <\/span><b>patches of scrub forest.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Among the unique tree species, you will find <\/span><b>teak <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Tectona grandis), <\/span><b>Sandalwood <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Santalum album), <\/span><b>Bamboo <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(Dendrocalamus strictus),<\/span><b> Indian gooseberry<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (Phyllanthus Emblica), and Terminalia (Terminalia arjuna).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notable mammals include the <\/span><b>Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, elephants,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> gaur (Indian bison), sloth bear, wild boar, and the Sambar deer.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">There are more than 250 bird species, including the<\/span><b> Crested Hawk Eagle, Indian Roller<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, White-bellied Drongo, Malabar Pied Hornbill, and the <\/span><b>endangered Great Hornbill.\u00a0 <\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraphindia.com\/india\/karnataka-forest-firing-leaves-3-alleged-poachers-dead-at-cauvery-wildlife-sanctuary-prnt\/cid\/2175132\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TELE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Ramanagara, Chamarajanagar, and Mandya districts of Karnataka. 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