Context
- Recently, wildlife activists raised concerns about the death of a leopard in the Bhadra Tiger Reserve and called for an investigation into the incident.
Bhadra Tiger Reserve in Detail
- The sanctuary takes its name from the Bhadra River, its lifeline. Popularly known as Muthodi Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Location: It is located in the heart of the Western Ghats region of Karnataka.
- Area covered: Bhadra Tiger Reserve spans about 500 square km, spread across two districts Shivamogga and Chikmagalur districts.
- Forest type: Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary is the biodiversity hotspot. Most of the area consists the wet deciduous forest, moist deciduous forest and green forests. It is the habitat of valuable teak and rosewood.
Fauna: Tiger, elephant, Indian Leopard, gaur, sloth bear, wild boar, black leopard, jungle cat, jackal, wild dog, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, mouse deer, common langur, bonnet macaque, slender loris, small Indian civet, common palm civet, pangolin, porcupine, flying squirrel, etc.