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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka}}<br />
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{{Infobox Protected area<br />
| name = Bukkapatna Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Chinkara - Shreeram M V - Bikaner.jpg<br />
| image_caption = A chinkara<br />
| image_alt = A chinkara pranaya<br />
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| location = [[Karnataka]], [[India]]<br />
| area = {{convert|148|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}<br />
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| established = 2019<br />
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| governing_body = Department of forests, [[Government of Karnataka]]<br />
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'''Bukkapatna Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a [[wildlife sanctuary]] in [[Karnataka]] India, which was founded to protect [[chinkara]]s (''Indian Gazelle''). Established in 2019, it is the second chinkara sanctuary in Karnataka after [[Yadahalli Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary]].<br />
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==History==<br />
Established in 2019 pranaya gmmb<br />
, it is the second chinkara sanctuary in Karnataka.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news |last1=B. R. |first1=Rohith |title=chinkara sanctuary: Karnataka: Chinkara sanctuary at Tumakuru notified {{!}} Bengaluru News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bengaluru/karnataka-chinkara-sanctuary-at-tumakuru-notified/articleshow/69379884.cms |work=The Times of India |date=17 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
The sanctuary is located in [[Sira Taluk]] of [[Tumakuru district]] in Karnataka, India and covers an area of {{convert|148|sqkm|abbr=on}}.<ref name="The Times of India"/> The sanctuary got its name from the village [[Bukkapatna]] in Sira Taluk.<br />
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==Flora and fauna==<br />
In the state of Karnataka, apart from the Bukkapatna Sanctuary, [[Chinkara|chinkaras]] are recorded only in Yadahalli Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref name="Deccan">{{cite news |title=Small leap for chinkaras at Bagalkot sanctuary |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/small-leap-for-chinkaras-at-bagalkot-sanctuary-1081180.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=13 February 2022 |language=en}}</ref> In 2019, there are about 80 [[Chinkara|chinkaras]] in Bukkapatna area.<ref name="Asianet">{{cite news |title=Bukkapatna Chinkara Wildlife Sanctuary in Tumakuru gets notified by Karnataka government |url=https://newsable.asianetnews.com/news/bukkapatna-chinkara-wildlife-sanctuary-in-tumakuru-gets-notified-by-karnataka-government-prp3bb |work=Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd |language=en}}</ref> Other than [[Chinkara|chinkaras]], [[Four-horned antelope|four-horned]] and [[blackbuck]] antelopes are also found here.<ref name="Hindu">{{cite news |title=Bukkapatna Declared as Chinkara sanctuary |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=18 May 2019}}</ref> Other than [[antelope]]s, more than 20 mammal species including [[Leopard]], [[Dhole]] and [[Sloth bear]], 12 [[amphibian]] species, 20 [[reptile]] species and more than 160 [[bird]] species are also seen in the sanctuary.<ref name="Hindu"/> The [[Indian egg-eating snake]], which is [[Endemism|endemic]] to the [[Indian subcontinent]] and declared as a Schedule-1 protected species by [[government of India]] under the Wildlife Protection Act, is also seen here.<ref name="Green Minute">{{cite web |title=A VERY RARE SNAKE SPECIES DISCOVERED IN KARNATAKA |url=https://greenminute.in/2019/08/04/a-very-rare-snake-species-discovered-in-karnataka/ |website=Green Minute |date=4 August 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Threats and precautionary measures==<br />
The threat of poachers was a major problem for the forest here. It is hoped that the status of the wildlife sanctuary given to the forest ensured an end to the [[poaching]], habitat loss and other threats to the forest.<ref name="Deccan Herald">{{cite news |title=Chinkara sanctuary notified in Tumakuru district |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/chinkara-sanctuary-notified-in-tumakuru-district-734454.html |work=Deccan Herald |date=17 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas of Karnataka]]<br />
[[Category:2019 establishments in Karnataka]]<br />
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