{"id":29714,"date":"2026-03-11T12:14:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T06:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=29714"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:25:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T09:55:09","slug":"sharavathy-lion-tailed-macaque-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sharavathy-lion-tailed-macaque-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the Karnataka High Court directed the state government that no activities on the ground should be carried out within the Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary and its Eco-Sensitive Zone.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is located in the <\/span><b>state of Karnataka.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is <\/span><b>part of the Western Ghats<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, a UNESCO World Heritage Site.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was formed by combining the existing <\/span><b>Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Aghanashini Lion-Tailed Macaque Conservation Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the adjoining reserve forest blocks.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The sanctuary shares its southwestern boundary with the <\/span><b>Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The overall terrain of the sanctuary is highly undulating, with altitude ranging from 94 m to 1102 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It mainly consists of <\/span><b>tropical evergreen to semi-evergreen<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> types of forests, moist deciduous forests, and grasslands and savanna.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The sanctuary is immensely rich in species like Dhoopa, Gulmavu, Surahonne, Mavu, Nandi, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the endangered lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), tiger, leopard, wild dog, jackal, sloth bear, spotted deer, sambar,barking deer, mouse deer etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/states\/karnataka\/2026\/Mar\/11\/karnataka-hc-halts-works-in-sharavathi-ltm-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sharavathi Lion-Tailed Macaque Sanctuary is located in the state of Karnataka. 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