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17th wildlife sanctuary
November 12 , 2022
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- Tamil Nadu government has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary on as the state’s 17th wildlife sanctuary.
- The sanctuary is covering reserve forest areas in Krishnagiri and Dharmapuri districts.
- It is home to 35 species of mammals, 238 species of birds and other red-listed species.
- This landscape maintains further continuity to the Nilgiri Biosphere through Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Billigiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve in Karnataka and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and Erode District.
- Two important and large elephant corridors namely, the Nandimangalam-Ulibanda Corridor and the Kovaipallam-Anebiddahalla Corridor fall in this area.
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