Horn Bill Conservation Reserve
India /
Karnataka /
Dandeli /
World
/ India
/ Karnataka
/ Dandeli
World / India / Karnataka / Uttar Kannand
endangered species habitat, nature conservation park / area
Dandeli forests have finally got the status of Hornbill Conservation Reserve.This will cover an area of 52.50 Sq.Kms including both Joyda and Haliyal taluq forests.
In the wildlife conservation history,this is the first time of its kind to have a special conservation reserve declared to protect single and endangered bird specie i.e, Hornbills.Dandeli forests are home to four types of hornbills i.e.,Malabar Pied,Malabar Grey,Great Pied and Indian Grey.We all should thank Mr.Anil Kumble,Mr.Manojkumar,Mr.Sunil Panwar for their sincere effort to declare this as a Hornbill Reserve.
In the wildlife conservation history,this is the first time of its kind to have a special conservation reserve declared to protect single and endangered bird specie i.e, Hornbills.Dandeli forests are home to four types of hornbills i.e.,Malabar Pied,Malabar Grey,Great Pied and Indian Grey.We all should thank Mr.Anil Kumble,Mr.Manojkumar,Mr.Sunil Panwar for their sincere effort to declare this as a Hornbill Reserve.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 15°13'29"N 74°35'19"E
- Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve 181 km
- Bandipur National Park 404 km
- Waynad Wild LIfe Sanctuary 407 km
- BRT Tiger Reserve 431 km
- Reserve Forest 447 km
- Satyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary 451 km
- Kalvarayan Hills 546 km
- Melghat Tiger Reserve 759 km
- Shoolpaneshwar Wildlife Sanctuary 765 km
- Gir Forest National Park 807 km
- Maruti Nagar 4.2 km
- Gandhi Nagar 4.5 km
- The West Coast Paper Mills Ltd. 5.2 km
- Arunadri.S. Rao ( Shreeyog Estate) 6.4 km
- Sakalga 8.1 km
- Bommanhalli reservoir 12 km
- Ambikanagar-KPCL colony 13 km
- intake kali river 13 km
- First Colony, Ambikanagar 14 km
- Supa Dam Reservoir 14 km