Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary

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The carcass of a tiger was found in the Hanur range of M.M. Hills Wildlife Sanctuary that is suspected to be another case of poisoning.

Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary

Location – It is located at the intersection of the Western and the Eastern Ghats and falls in the Chamarajanagara District of Karnataka.
It was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 2013.
It is contiguous to Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple (BRT) Tiger Reserve, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
It’s the home of the famous Male Mahadeshwara Temple, dedicated to Lord Shiva, known here as Mahadeshwara.
Male Mahadeshwara Hills is bound by the Kaveri River to the northeast and by the Palar River to the south.
Vegetation: The forests are dry deciduous type, patches of moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen and shola forests can be found here.
Flora: Anogeissus latifolia, Boswellia serrata, Hardwikia binata and Chloroxylon swietenia etc.
Fauna – It is home to several animals, including elephants, Indian bison, wild dogs, leopards, foxes, sambars, spotted deer, and many species of birds.
It is also a tiger habitat noted for its increasing number of tigers.

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