Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

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Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
Landscape of Shola Forests,Pushpagiri WLS

Location	Somwarpet, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India
Nearest city	Somwarpet
Coordinates	12°35′0″N 75°40′0″E / 12.58333°N 75.66667°E / 12.58333; 75.66667
Area	102 km
Established	1987
Governing body	Karnataka Forest Department

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, India.

This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district. It is home to rare and endangered birdlife. The Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part of the sanctuary. Pushpagiri (Kumara Parvatha) is the highest peak in it. The sanctuary adjoins Bisle reserve forest to the north and Kukke Subramanya forest range to the west.

Mandalpatti peak, Kote betta and Makkalagudi betta are mountains fall in the sanctuary. Mallalli falls and Kote abbe waterfalls (also called as Mukkodlu falls) are located inside the sanctuary. The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sancutuary has been proposed as one of the World Heritage Site.

Mandalpatti

Also called as "Mugilu Pete", this view point is one of the hotspots of tourist destination in Kodagu. It is located 18 kms north of Madikeri. The peak is at an elevation of 1250 metres above MSL. Rented 4×4 vehicles can be used to get to the peak.

References

"BirdLife IBA Factsheet - Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary". Retrieved 1 February 2007.
"Western Ghats—Talacauvery Sub-Cluster (with Six Site Elements)". Retrieved 1 February 2007.

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v t e Kodagu district topics
Geography	Taluks Villages Bayaluseeme Malenadu Western Ghats
Society	Beary Bunt Kannada people Kodava Amma Kodava Kodava Muslim Konkani Kudiya Kuruba Lingayatism Malayali Tulu people Vokkaliga Yerava
Towns	Madikeri Virajpet Somwarpet Kushalanagar Ponnampet Gonikoppal Shanivarsanthe Suntikoppa Bhagamandala Kutta Napoklu
Tourism	Abbey Falls Bhagamandala Dubare Honnamana Kere Irupu Falls Mallalli Falls Nagarhole National Park Nisargadhama Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary Talakaveri Harangi Reservoir
Vidhan Sabha constituencies	Madikeri Virajpet

v t e Protected areas of Karnataka
Biosphere reserves	Nilgiri
National parks	Anshi Bandipur Bannerghatta Kudremukh Nagarhole (Rajiv Gandhi)
Wildlife sanctuaries	Arabithittu Bhadra Bhimgad Brahmagiri Cauvery Dandeli Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary Deva Raya Jayamangali Blackbuck Conservation Reserve Melkote Temple Pushpagiri Ranibennur Blackbuck Sanctuary Sharavati Shettihalli Someshwara Talakaveri
Bird sanctuaries	Attiveri Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary Bonal Ghataprabha Gudavi Kaggaladu Kokrebellur Magadi Mandagadde Ranganthittu
Protected areas of India

v t e Western Ghats
States	Goa Gujarat Karnataka Kerala Maharashtra Tamil Nadu
Regions	Desh Kongu Nadu Konkan Malabar Malenadu North Malabar Tulu Nadu
Peaks	Agasthyamalai Ambukuthi Anamudi Anginda Anjaneri Baba Budangiri Banasura Brahmagiri Chembra Devar Mala Devimala Dhodap Doddabetta Don Elivai Malai Eravimala Ettina Bhuja Gangamoola Gopalaswamy Betta Illikkal Kallu Kalsubai Karimala Gopuram Kattumala Kemmangudi Kodachadri Kodikuthi Mala Kolaribetta Kottamala Kudremukh Kumara Parvata Kumarikkal Mala Kurumbalakotta Madikeri Mahendragiri Mahuli Malleswaran Marunthuvazh Malai Meenuliyan Para Meesapulimala Mukurthi Mullayanagiri Nedumpara Padagiri Paithalmala Perumal Malai Pratapgad Purandar Raigad Rajgad Rangaswamy Ranipuram Ratangad Salher Saptashrungi Saputara Sinhagad Sispara Sonsogor Tadiandamol Taramati Torna Vagamon Vandaravu Varayadumotta Vavul Mala Velliangiri
Hills	Ambanad Anaimalai Biligiriranga Cardamom Nilgiri Satmala Selbari Palani Thirumoorthy Trimbakeshwar
Rivers	Achankovil Adan Amarja Ambankadavu Anjarakandi River Arkavathi Ayalurpuzha Banganga Bhadra Bharathappuzha Bhavani Bhima Bindusara Chakra Chalakudy Chaliyar Cherukunnapuzha Cherupuzha Cheruthoni Chitravathi Chittar Chulki Nala Chulliyar Dahisar Daman Ganga Dandavati Darna Edamalayar Gangavalli Gayathripuzha Ghataprabha Girna Godavari Gomai Gomukhi Gurupura Hemavati Honnuhole Indravati Indrayani Iruvanjippuzha Ithikkara Kabini Kadalundi Kadva Kali Kallada Kallayi Kalpathipuzha Kanjirappuzha Kannadipuzha Karamana Karanja Karha Karimpuzha Kaveri Kedaka Kodaganar Kodavanar Kokkiliyar Kolar Korapuzha Korayar Kottappuzha Koyna Krishna Kubja Kumaradhara Kumudvathi Kundali Kundalika Kunthipuzha Kurumali Kuthirappuzha Lakshmana Tirtha Madatharuvi Mahé Malampuzha Malaprabha Mangalam Manimala Manimuthar Manjalar Manjira Markandeya Maruthappuzha Meenachil Meenkarappuzha Mithi Moyar Mula Mula-Mutha Mullayar Mutha Muthirapuzha Muvattupuzha Nanganjiyar Narmada Neerppuzha Netravati Neyyar Nira Noyyal Oshiwara Pachaiyar Pahrali Painganga Palar Palar (Kaveri) Pallichelaru Pamba Pambar Pambar Panchagangavalli Panchganga Pandippuzha Panzara Papagni Papanasini Parambikulam Patalganga Pavana Payaswini Penna Perinjankutti Periyar Poisar Ponnaiyar Pranahita Punnappuzha Purna (Godavari) Purna (Tapti) Dnyanganga Savitri Shahanur Shambhavi Sharavati Shimsha Shivana Sindphana Souparnika Tansa Tapti Tasso Thamirabarani Thuppanadippuzha Thuthapuzha Tirur Tunga Tungabhadra Ulhas Vaan Vaippar Valapattanam Vandazhippuzha Varada Varahi Vashishti Vedavathi Venna Vrishabhavathi Wainganga Wardha
Waterfalls	Abbey Aruvikkuzhy Athirappilly Ayyanar Bandaje Barkana Catherine Charpa Chunchanakatte Courtallam Devaragundi Devkund Dudhsagar Godchinamalaki Gokak Hanumangundi Hebbe Hogenakkal Irupu Jaladurga Jog Kalhatti (Nilgiris) Kalhatti Katary Kumbakkarai Kumbhavurutty Kuchikal Kune Kutladampatti Law's Magod Mallalli Manalar Meenmutty Monkey Muthyala Maduvu Oliyarik Palaruvi Pandavgad Pattathippara Perunthenaruvi Sahasrakund Sathodi Sengupathi Shivanasamudra Shivganga Siruvani Soochipara Suruli Thalaiyar Thusharagiri Tirparappu Ulakkai Unchalli Vaideki Vajrapoha Vattaparai Vazhachal
Lakes	Avalanche Berijam Kodaikanal Ooty Pykara Sasthamkotta Vellayani
Protected areas and reserves	Anamalai Annekal Aralam Agasthyamala Agasthyavanam Bandipur Bannerghatta Bhadra Bhimgad Brahmagiri Chandoli Chimmony Chinnar Dandeli Eravikulam Grass Hills Grizzled Squirrel Kali Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Karian Shola Karnala Kodaikanal Koyna Kudremukh Mhadei Mudumalai Mukurthi Nagarhole New Amarambalam Neyyar Nilgiri Palani Parambikulam Peechi-Vazhani Peppara Periyar Pushpagiri Radhanagari SAI Sathyamangalam Shendurney Silent Valley Someshwara Talakaveri Thanthai Wayanad
Ghats and gaps	Amba Ghat Amboli Ghat Bhor Ghat Chorla Ghat Goa Gap Kumbharli Ghat Naneghat Palakkad Gap Tamhini Ghat Thal Ghat Varandha Ghat
Dams and reservoirs	Aathupalayam Aliyar Almatti Amaravathi Basava Sagara Bhadra Dam Bhandardara Bhatghar Bhavanisagar Bhushi Chaskaman Dhom Gorur Harangi Hetwane Itiadoh Jayakwadi Kabini Kadra Kamarajar Sagar Kanher Kanva Karuppanadhi Khadakwasla Kodasalli Kodiveri Kolkewadi Koyna Krishna Raja Sagar Krishnagiri Linganamakki Manimuthar Mettur Mukkadal Mulshi Nallathangal Nilwande Orathuppalayam Panshet Papanasam Pawna Pechiparai Perunchani Raja Lakhamagouda Ramtek Renuka Sagara Salaulim Sathanur Servalar Shanti Sagara Solaiyar Supa Susri Tansa Temghar Tilari Totladoh Tungabhadra Ujjani Upper Bhavani Vaigai Vaitarna Vani Vilasa Sagara Varasgaon Varattu Pallam Veer Vihar Waghur Walwan Yeldari
Landslides	Pettimudi (2020) Ankola (2024) Vilangad (2024) Wayanad (2024)
Related	Mountains of Kerala Mountains of Maharashtra
See also: Eastern Ghats

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