KARNATAKA'S WILDLIFE

Some important wildlife reserves of Karnataka 

Sl No.

Name of the reserve

Area in sq. Kms

Habitat type

Location

01.

Bandipur Tiger Reserve

874.20

Moist and dry deciduous forests

Chamrajnagar district

02.

Nagarahole National Park

643.39

Moist and dry deciduous forests

Mysore and Kodagu districts

03.

Bhadra Tiger Reserve

492.46

Moist, dry deciduous and shola forests

 

Chickmagalur and Shimogga districts

04.

Kuduremukh National Park

563.00

Montane grasslands and short stature valley forests (Sholas)

Chikmagalur, Udupi and Dakshina Kannada districts

05.

Biligirirangaswamy Temple Sanctuary

539.58

Dry and moist deciduous forests

Chamrajnagara district

06.

Bramhagiri Sanctuary

181.29

Semi-evergreen

Kodagu district

07.

Dandeli Sanctuary

475.01

Dry and moist deciduous and semi-evergreen

Uttara Kannada district

08.

Anshi National Park

250.00

Semi-evergreen forests

Uttara Kannada district

09.

Sharavathi Valley Sanctuary

431.23

Evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous forests

Shimoga district

10.

Mookambika Sanctuary

247.00

Coastal deciduous, semi evergreen forests

Dakshin Kannada district

11.

Shettihalli Sanctuary

395.60

Dry, moist deciduous and semi-evergreen forests

Shimogga district

12.

Ranibennur Sanctuary

119.00

Scrub and Eucalyptus plantations

Haveri district

13.

Ghataprabha Bird Sanctuary

20.78

Foreshore of reservoir

Belgaum district

14.

Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary

0.67

River and islands on Cauvery River

Mysore district