{"id":31481,"date":"2025-03-26T01:43:07","date_gmt":"2025-03-25T20:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=31481"},"modified":"2025-04-16T12:17:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-16T06:47:57","slug":"bhadra-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/bhadra-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/h2>\n<p>Karnataka to Soft-Release Captured Elephants into Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/p>\n<h2>About Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary\u00a0<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: Spread across the <strong>Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts<\/strong> of <strong>Karnataka<\/strong>. Named after the <strong>Bhadra River<\/strong>, which flows through the sanctuary.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Designation<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Declared a <strong>Wildlife Sanctuary in 1951<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Became a <strong>Project Tiger Reserve in 1998<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>First <strong>tiger reserve in India<\/strong> to complete a <strong>village relocation program<\/strong> by <strong>2002<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Size &amp; Terrain<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Core area: <strong>500.16 sq. km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Buffer zone: <strong>571.84 sq. km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hills and valleys<\/strong> include the <strong>Mullayanagiri (the highest peak in Karnataka), Baba Budangiri, and Muthodi ranges<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Flora<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Types of Forests<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Southern Moist Mixed Deciduous Forests<\/strong>: Dominated by <strong>Teak, Terminalia, and Lagerstroemia species<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dry Deciduous Forests<\/strong>: Includes <strong>Pterocarpus (Honne), Grewia (Tadasalu), and Bamboo species<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Shola Forests<\/strong>: Home to <strong>Cinnamon, Mimusops, and Strobilanthes species (Neelakurinji)<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary Fauna<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Mammals<\/strong>: Tigers, leopards, dholes (wild dogs), gaurs, sambar deer, barking deer, elephants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Birds<\/strong>: Over <strong>250 species<\/strong>, including <strong>Grey Junglefowl, Malabar Parakeet, Hill Myna, Malabar Trogon, and Hornbills<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Reptiles<\/strong>: King Cobra, Russell\u2019s Viper, Indian Monitor Lizard, and Marsh Crocodiles.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Butterflies<\/strong>: Yamfly, Baronet, Crimson Rose, Southern Birdwing, and Great Orange Tip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0How Will the Soft-Release Work?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Enclosure Setup<\/strong>: A <strong>20 sq. km enclosure<\/strong> will be created using <strong>railway barricades<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>The site is <strong>carefully selected<\/strong> based on <strong>water availability, forage, road connectivity, and minimal human activity<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Monitoring Phase<\/strong>: Elephants will be kept in the <strong>enclosure for a few months<\/strong> under <strong>veterinary supervision<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Medical assistance (e.g., medicine darts)<\/strong> will be provided when needed.<\/li>\n<li><strong>No human interaction<\/strong> will occur during this period to help elephants <strong>readjust to the wild<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Release<\/strong>: Once the <strong>elephants adapt<\/strong>, the <strong>gate to the forest will be opened<\/strong>, allowing them to <strong>join the existing population<\/strong> in Bhadra.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary FAQs<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Q1. <\/strong>Where is Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary located?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Chikkamagaluru and Shivamogga districts of Karnataka, India.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. <\/strong>When was Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary established?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1974 and later upgraded to a Tiger Reserve in 1998 under Project Tiger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3. <\/strong>Which major rivers flow through the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ans.<\/strong> The Bhadra River, a tributary of the Tunga River, originates within the sanctuary.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Source: <\/strong><a 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