Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary | |
|---|---|
Wildlife Sanctuary | |
  Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary Location in Karnataka, India | |
| Coordinates: 13°42′N 74°39′E / 13.700°N 74.650°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Udupi district |
| Established | 1974 |
| Area | |
• Total | 370.37 km2 (143.00 sq mi) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Nearest city | Kundapur, Udupi district |
| Governing body | Kudremukh Wildlife Division, Karnataka Forest Department |
Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the southern state of Karnataka in India.[1][2][3][4][5] It derives its name from the presiding deity "Goddess Mookambika" of the popular Kollur Mookambika Temple.[6] The sanctuary lies in the Western Ghats in Udupi district of Karnataka. The sanctuary consists of an area of 274 km2 (106 sq mi) was notified in the year 1974, by the Government of Karnataka vide notification AFD.48.FWL.74 dated 17 June 1974.[7]
This was subsequently expanded to 370.37 km2 (143.00 sq mi) vide notification No.KFD-48-FWL-74, dated: 22-05-1978/No.FEE-302-FWL-2011-(III), dated: 27-12-2011.
The expanded sanctuary comprises the Abbigudde, Baregundi, Chakra, Chittor, Gunduberu, Harmannupare, Hulikal, Hulimurdibare, Jannalane, Kilandur, Kodachadri, Korakoppadahola, Korathikalbare, Madibare, Meganivalley, Metkalgudda, Mudgalpare, Murkodihola, Naganakalbare, Nujinane, Talburane reserve forests.[8]
The perennial Chakra and Sowparnika rivers flow through the sanctuary. The famed Kodachadri hills and Kollur Mookambika Temple is also found within the sanctuary.
The sanctuary has good road connectivity from Kundapur (35 km), Byndoor (25 km), and Shimoga (130 km). The nearest railway station is Mookambika Railway Station (28 km) at Byndoor. The nearest airport is located at Mangalore (Bajpe), which is 140 km away.
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