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{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| photo = Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary.jpg<br />
| photo_caption = Valley within the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka State<br />
| location ={{flag|India}}<br />
| nearest_city = <br />
| coordinates = {{coord|12.387|75.491|type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline, title}}<br />
| area =181 square km <br />
| established = {{Start date and age|1974|06|05}}<br />
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}}[[File:Brahmagiri River passing through Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary.jpg|thumb|Brahmagiri River passing through Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
[[File:Red Mushroom (Poisonous in Nature).jpg|left|thumb|Poisonous red mushroom found in Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary]]<br />
The '''Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary''' is located in [[Kodagu]] District, [[Karnataka State]], [[India]], within the [[Western Ghats]] and about 250&nbsp;km from Bangalore. The sanctuary covers an area of about 181&nbsp;km and derives its name from the highest point of the mountain range, [[Brahmagiri (hill), Karnataka|Brahmigiri Peak]]. It was declared a sanctuary on June 5, 1974.{{Citation needed|date=January 2021}}<br />
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== Wildlife ==<br />
=== Flora ===<br />
The sanctuary contains evergreen and semi-evergreen forests, and in the higher altitudes are grasslands with ''[[shola]]''. Bamboo plants are widespread.<br />
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=== Fauna ===<br />
Mammals in the sanctuary include [[lion-tailed macaque]]s, [[Indian elephant]]s, [[gaur]]s, [[tiger]]s,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/249403/on-scent-tiger.html|title=On the scent of a tiger|date=2012-05-14|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-10-26}}</ref> [[jungle cat]]s, [[leopard cat]]s, [[wild dog]]s, [[sloth bear]]s, [[Sus (genus)|wild pig]]s, [[Sambar deer|sambar]]s, [[spotted deer]], [[Nilgiri langur]]s, [[slender loris]], [[bonnet macaque]]s, [[common langur]]s, [[barking deer]], [[mouse deer]], [[Malabar giant squirrel]]s, [[giant flying squirrel]]s, [[Nilgiri marten]]s, common [[otter]]s, [[Indian brown mongoose|brown mongoose]]s, [[civet]]s, [[porcupine]]s, and [[pangolin]]s.<br />
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[[Python (genus)|Python]]s, [[cobra]]s, [[king cobra]]s, and [[malabar pit viper]]s are also found in the sanctuary, as are birds such as [[emerald dove]]s, [[black bulbul]]s and [[Malabar trogon]]s.<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Protected areas of Karnataka}}{{Western Ghats}}<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:1974 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1974]]<br />
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