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

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  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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