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Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary : Death Of a Young Male Elephant Due To Electrocution

Kumari Sonali

Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary : Death Of a Young Male Elephant Due To Electrocution

Environmental activists have sounded an alarm over the growing threat to elephants in Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary, following the death of a young male elephant due to electrocution.

  • Shettihalli Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Shimoga District of Karnataka.
  • It covers an area of 395.6 sq. km.
  • It was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 23rd November 1974.
  • Mandagadde Natural Bird Sanctuary, present on a small island in the River Tunga, is also a part of this sanctuary.
  • The Tunga Anicut Dam is situated within the sanctuary and provides shelter for otters and water birds.
  • There are a large number of human settlements inside Shettihalli Sanctuary, mainly consisting of families that were displaced by the construction of the Sharavathi Dam in the 1960s.

 

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