Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary

The Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri districts of Tamil Nadu, India.^[1]^[2] Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of Cauvery river in Tamil Nadu state and south of river connects to the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary of Karnataka state. On 12 March 2014, the Government of Tamil Nadu declared Cauvery North Wild Life Sanctuary under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in Gazette No.II(2)/EF/254/2014.

Sanctuary comes under the Melagiri Hill ranges which is a significant wildlife corridor in the confluence of Eastern Ghats and Western Ghats where it forms the vital link to the MM Hills, BR Hills, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The sanctuary covers parts Palacode taluk of Dharmapuri forest division and Denkanikottai taluk of Hosur forest division in northern western Tamil Nadu.

References

^ Oppili, P. (3 May 2013). "Four new wildlife sanctuaries for State". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
^ Anandan, Sanjeevi (20 May 2017). "Tamil Nadu: GPS used for first time in jumbo count". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

Tamil Nadu Government Gazette published the notice on 12 March 2014 for the formation of Cauvery North Wild Life Sanctuary in Hosur and Dharmapuri Forest Divisions under Wild Life Protection Act under Gazette issue number : 10 of Part II—Section 2 ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT - Wild Life Protection Act. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
National Wildlife Data Center (10 July 2015). "Protected Area Gazette Notification Database (Tamil Nadu)". Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 2007-03-26.

External links

Official website. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
Kenneth Anderson Nature Society protects the wildlife conversion in melagiri region and campion for cauvery north wildlife sanctuary. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
List of Wildlife Sanctuaries of India Archived 3 March 2022 at the Wayback Machine had listed sanctuary under S.No 406 by Vijay choudhary. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
Melagiris – Secret Jewel Of The Eastern Ghats^{[permanent dead link‍]} by N. Lakshminarayanan (10, October 2016). Retrieved on 27 May 2017.

12°25′N 77°52′E / 12.41°N 77.87°E / 12.41; 77.87

[1] Oppili, P. (3 May 2013). "Four new wildlife sanctuaries for State". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

[2] Anandan, Sanjeevi (20 May 2017). "Tamil Nadu: GPS used for first time in jumbo count". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 20 May 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2018.

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