{"id":125311,"date":"2026-09-20T11:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125311"},"modified":"2026-09-20T15:42:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T10:12:20","slug":"biligiri-ranganatha-swamy-temple-brt-tiger-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/biligiri-ranganatha-swamy-temple-brt-tiger-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Authorities of the BRT Tiger Reserve are seeking immediate action on fallow lands, warning that these neglected plots are turning into suitable habitats for big cats and increasing risks in fringe villages.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the <\/span><b>BR Hills (Biligiri Rangana Hills)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in Chamarajanagar District of <\/span><b>southeastern Karnataka.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is spread over an area of 574.82 sq.km. and lies at an elevation of 5,091 feet above sea level.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve <\/span><b>gets its name from Biligiri<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, meaning \u201c<\/span><b>white rocky cliff,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201d which is home to the <\/span><b>ancient Rangaswamy Templ<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>e<\/strong> dedicated to Lord Vishnu.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is also believed that the<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">hill range gets its name due to <\/span><b>white mist and silvery clouds <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">which<\/span><b> cover these lofty hills<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for a greater part of the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is considered to be the wildlife corridor that <\/span><b>connects the Eastern Ghats to the <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/western-ghats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Western Ghats<\/a>,<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which in turn facilitates gene flow between the population species inhabiting both the mountain ranges.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The reserve is home to the <\/span><b>Soliga community<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2014 a forest-dwelling indigenous people who have lived within the BRT hills for centuries.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Soligas was the <\/span><b>first tribal community living inside a tiger reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>getting their forest rights recognised by a court<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in a judgement in 2011.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Vegetation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The vegetation is <\/span><b>predominantly dry scrub jungle to evergreen forests<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and high-altitude <\/span><b>shola grassland <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">habitat.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dry deciduous and scrub forests are found in the foothills.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Flora<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The major species include Anogeissus latifolia, Dalbergia paniculata, Grewia teliaefolia, Terminalia alata, Terminalia bellirica, Terminalia paniculata, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Fauna<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: Animals including<\/span><b> tiger, elephant, leopard, <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">wild dog, bison, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, four-horned antelope, sloth bear, wild boar, common langur, bonnet macaque, varieties of reptiles, birds, etc., are found in the Tiger Reserve.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/city\/mysuru\/brt-reserve-flags-fallow-lands-as-tiger-habitat-risk-seeks-dc-intervention\/amp_articleshow\/134317526.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve is located in the BR Hills of Chamarajanagar district in southeastern Karnataka.  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