Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary

Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
Bheemeshwari Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
	A view of Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary during summer
	Map of Karnataka
Location	Karnataka, India
Nearest city	Mandya
Coordinates	12°10′12″N 77°32′35″E / 12.170°N 77.543°E
Area	1,027.53 km2 (396.73 sq mi)
Established	1987
Governing body	Government of India,; MOEF,; Karnataka Forest Department

The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Mandya, Chamarajanagar and Ramanagar districts of Karnataka, India. The Cauvery River passes through its midst. An area of 510.52 km² (197.11 sq mi) was established as Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary on 14 January 1987 under Section 18 of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972 with the objective of providing protection, conservation and development of Wildlife and its environment. The sanctuary was expanded to its current area of 102,753 hectares (253,910 acres) in 2013.^[2] On its east, it adjoins Dharmapuri forest division of Tamil Nadu state.

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^ Gubbi, Sanjay; Mukherjee, Kaushik; Swaminath, M.H.; Poornesha, H.C. (10 March 2015). "Providing more protected space for tigers Panthera tigris: a landscape conservation approach in the Western Ghats, southern India". Oryx. 50 (2): 336–343. doi:10.1017/S0030605314000751.

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[2] Gubbi, Sanjay; Mukherjee, Kaushik; Swaminath, M.H.; Poornesha, H.C. (10 March 2015). "Providing more protected space for tigers Panthera tigris: a landscape conservation approach in the Western Ghats, southern India". Oryx. 50 (2): 336–343. doi:10.1017/S0030605314000751.

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