Covering the three districts of Bangalore, Mandya and Mysore, Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary spread across 102sq.km. The forest cover is mainly dry deciduous. Elephants and leopards are the most commonly found animals here. The endangered grizzled giant squirrel is found here, too. Birds such as the pigmy woodpecker, malkoha and whitebrowed bulbul are found here. This sanctuary has good spots for fishing.
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National Parks
Bandipur National Park | Bannerghata National Park | Anshi National Park | Nagarhole National Park | The Kudremukh National Park
Wildlife sanctuaries
The Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary | Ghataprabha Wildlife Sanctuary | Melukote Wildlife Sanctuary | Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary | Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary
Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary | Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary | Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary | Adichunchanagiri Peacock Sanctuary
Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary | Sharavathi Valley Wildlife Sanctuary | Arabithittu Wildlife Sanctuary | Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary | Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary | Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary | Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary | Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
Bird sanctuaries
Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary | Kaggaladu Heronry | Gudavi Bird Sanctuary | Mandagadde Bird Sanctuary | Kokkare Bellur Pelicanry
Attiveri Bird Sanctuary | Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
