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The '''Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a protected area located in the [[Dharmapuri district|Dharmapuri]] and [[Krishnagiri district|Krishnagiri]] districts of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/four-new-wildlife-sanctuaries-for-state/article4678860.ece |title= Four new wildlife sanctuaries for State |last=Oppili |first=P. |date=3 May 2013 |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=19 February 2018 |quote=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/200517/tamil-nadu-gps-used-for-first-time-in-jumbo-count.html |title=Tamil Nadu: GPS used for first time in jumbo count |last=Anandan |first=Sanjeevi |date=20 May 2017 |website= |publisher=Deccan Chronicle |access-date=19 February 2018 |quote=}}</ref> Sanctuary is named as it is located above the north of [[Kaveri|Cauvery]] river in [[Tamil Nadu]] state and south of river connects to the [[Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary]] of [[Karnataka]] state. On 12 March 2014, the [[Government of Tamil Nadu]] declared Cauvery North Wild Life Sanctuary under clause (b) of sub-section (1) of Section 26-A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 in Gazette No.II(2)/EF/254/2014.

Sanctuary comes under the [[Melagiri|Melagiri Hill]] ranges which is a significant [[wildlife corridor]] in the confluence of [[Eastern Ghats]] and [[Western Ghats]] where it forms the vital link to the [[Male Mahadeshwara Hills|MM Hills]], [[Biligiriranga Hills|BR Hills]], [[Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary]] and [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]]. The sanctuary covers parts [[Palacode taluk]] of Dharmapuri forest division and [[Denkanikottai]] taluk of Hosur forest division in northern western Tamil Nadu.

== References ==
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* [[Gazette of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu Government Gazette]] published the notice on 12 March 2014 for the formation of [http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/gazette/2014/10-II-2.pdf Cauvery North Wild Life Sanctuary in Hosur and Dharmapuri Forest Divisions under Wild Life Protection Act] under [http://www.stationeryprinting.tn.gov.in/gazette/gazette_det2014.php?issueno=10 Gazette issue number : 10] of Part II—Section 2 ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST DEPARTMENT - Wild Life Protection Act. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
* National Wildlife Data Center (10 July 2015). [http://wiienvis.nic.in/Database/Tamil_Nadu_7838.aspx "Protected Area Gazette Notification Database (Tamil Nadu)"]. Wildlife Institute of India. Retrieved 2007-03-26.

==External links==
* [https://www.forests.tn.gov.in/pages/view/cauvery-north-wls Official website.] Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
* [http://www.kans.org.in/cws Kenneth Anderson Nature Society] protects the wildlife conversion in melagiri region and campion for cauvery north wildlife sanctuary. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
* [http://natureconservation.in/state-wise-list-of-wildlife-sanctuaries-of-india-updated/ List of Wildlife Sanctuaries of India] had listed sanctuary under S.No 406 by Vijay choudhary. Retrieved on 27 May 2017.
* [http://www.sanctuaryasia.com/magazines/conservation/10420-melagiris--secret-jewel-of-the-eastern-ghats.html Melagiris – Secret Jewel Of The Eastern Ghats] by N. Lakshminarayanan (10, October 2016). Retrieved on 27 May 2017.

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