Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary

Why in news?

• Tamil Nadu government has notified the Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary as the state’s 17th wildlife sanctuary.

About Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary:

• The sanctuary will connect Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu with the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in neighbouring Karnataka thereby forming a large, contiguous network of protected areas for wildlife.
• Two important and large elephant corridors namely, the Nandimangalam-Ulibanda Corridor and the Kovaipallam-Anebiddahalla Corridor fall in this area.
• This landscape maintains further continuity to the Nilgiri Biosphere through Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary (Karnataka), Billigiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve  (Karnataka) and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu).

PRACTICE QUESTION:

Which of the following protected areas are located in the state of Tamil Nadu?

1. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

2. Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary

3. Billigiri Rangaswamy Temple Tiger Reserve

4. Malai Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 and 4 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 and 3 only

(d) 1 and 3 only

Answer