Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary is the latest addition to the wildlife parks of Tamilnadu. It is on the banks of river Cauvery and is the 17th wildlife sanctuary in Tamilnadu state. It has an area of approximately 686.406 hectares or 478 square kilometers.
Flora and Fauna
Cauvery South Sanctuary is in the Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts, under the Anchetty, Urigam, and Jawalagiri forest range offices of Hosur Forest Division and some parts of Dharmapuri Forest Division.
Image Source: Tamilnadu Chief Minister’s Tweet on the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary
It is contiguous to the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary and has existed since 12 March 2014. Now, there is a continuous stretch of around 50 kilometers of protected areas. It is also contiguous to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
South Cauvery Wildlife Park is rich in flora and fauna. It is home to approximately 35 species of mammals. It is also the habitat for 238 species of birds. South Cauvery Park is also an important habitat for riverine species. Four species of horned Antelopes are there in the Cauvery South sanctuary. Also seen are the Soft-shelled turtles and smooth-coated otters.
This new wildlife sanctuary is an elephant habitat with two corridors, namely, the Nandimangalam – Ulibanda Corridor and the Kovaipallam – Anebiddahalla Corridor.
Some of the main activities in this wildlife sanctuary are trekking, mountaineering, bird watching, fishing, white water rafting, etc.
Gazzette Notification Details
Cauvery South Wildlife National Park was declared a protected area and a wildlife park through an extraordinary gazette notification, dated 7th November 2022. The first page of the notification can be seen in the above image.
Notes:
- Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in the nearby Karnataka state is a different sanctuary.
- Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary, the 17th wildlife sanctuary, is different from the newly declared 17th bird sanctuary in Tamilnadu, Nanjarayan tank, in the nearby Tirupur district.
How Do I Go to Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary?
South Cauvery Sanctuary or Park is under the Housr Forest division. Entry is from Anchetty, Urigam, and Jawalagiri towns. The nearby major cities are Hosur, Krishnagiri, and Dharmapuri.
Salem Junction railway station is the nearest major railway station to the wildlife sanctuary.
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