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Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

Designation	Wildlife Sanctuary
Location	Somwarpet, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India
Nearest City	Somwarpet
Coordinates	12°35′N 75°40′E / 12.583°N 75.667°E / 12.583; 75.667
Area	102 km²^[1]
Date of Establishment	1987^[1]
Visitation	Unknown
Governing Body	Karnataka Forest Department
IUCN category	Not categorized

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries of India's Karnataka state.

This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of Kodagu district and has some attractive scenery. It is home to rare and endangered birdlife and is designated as one of the important bird areas of the world.^[2] The rich Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part of the sanctuary. Pushpagiri is the highest peak in it. Kumaraparvat (Kumaraparvatha) is the other peak that lies within it. The sanctuary adjoins Bisle reserve forest to north and Kukke Subramanya forest range to the west.

Flora and fauna

Albizia lebbeck, Artocarpus lakoocha, Dysoxylum malabaricum and Mesua ferrea' are some of the species of flora found here. Indian Wild Dog, Brown Palm Civet, Indian Giant Squirrel, Indian Hare, Spotted Deer, Sambar, Indian Muntjac, Gaur, Asian Elephant, Wild Pig, Giant Flying Squirrel, Travancore Flying, Otter species, Stripe-necked mongoose and mouse deer are some of the animal species found here.

The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sancutuary has been proposed as a World Heritage Site.^[3]

Notes

^ ^a ^b Kumara, HN & Sinha, A (2007). PDF "Impact of local hunting on abundance of large mammals in three protected areas of the Western Ghats, Karnataka. Technical Report. Submitted to Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation, UK'". Rufford Maurice Laing Foundation. http://www.ruffordsmallgrants.org/files/1Int%20Rep%20Kumara.pdf PDF.
^ "BirdLife IBA Factsheet - Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary". http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=18228&m=0. Retrieved 2007-02-01.
^ "Western Ghats—Talacauvery Sub-Cluster (with Six Site Elements)". http://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/2103/. Retrieved 2007-02-01.

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People	K.M. Cariappa K.S. Thimayya Rohan Bopanna Arjun Halappa Robin Uthappa Gundu Rao C.B. Muthamma Prema Cariappa M.P. Ganesh B.P. Govinda Ashwini Nachappa Prema Prasad Bidapa Nikhil Chinnappa N. Ponnappa Biddu Appaiah Joshna Chinappa Len Aiyappa

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