NUGU
WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - ENVIRONMENT
News: NTCA recommends declaring Nugu as a
core critical area of Bandipur
What's
in the news?
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority
(NTCA) has recommended that the Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary abutting the Bandipur
Tiger Reserve be declared as a core critical tiger habitat.
Nugu
Wildlife Sanctuary:
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Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary is situated north of Bandipur National Park in
Mysore District of Karnataka.
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The northern part of Nugu WLS
is occupied by the Nugu Reservoir.
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Nugu is a vulnerable area as far as
human–elephant conflicts are concerned.
Significance:
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It serves as a home to many species of
flora and fauna such as Dipterocarpus
indicus, Calophyllum tomentosum,
elephants, wild pigs, spotted deer, leopards, jungle cats, etc.
Eco-Sensitive
Zone:
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Nugu Wildlife Sanctuary has
been declared as an eco-sensitive zone by the Ministry of Environment,
Forests and Climate Change, because of the number of commercial tourism
ventures in the sanctuary.
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This was also done in order to
emphasize the density of elephant populations and to conserve them.