Jogimatti Wildlife Sanctuary
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| Jogimatti Wildlife Sanctuary | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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 Interactive map of Jogimatti Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Location | Chitradurga district, Karnataka, India |
| Area | 100.48 km² |
| Established | 23 December 2015 |
Jogimatti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Chitradurga district of Karnataka. The wooded region of Jogimatti is a hill station and is rich in biodiversity. The area is picturesque, and is relatively compact with a wide range of flora and fauna. It is notified through an official notification on 23 December 2015.[1] Jogimatti Sanctuary covers an area of 100.48 km2 of grasslands and shrub forests, approximately.[2] In the hilly forests of Jogimatti jackals, wolves, sloth bears and leopards roam amidst windmills.[2]
The Jogimatti forests are home to one of the few wild surviving endangered leopards. In the hilly forests of Jogimatti, Indian jackals, wolves, sloth bears, porcupines, and jungle cats roam amidst windmills.[2] With its contiguous single-block intersperse of hillocks and plains, the Jogimatti forest is known as ‘Ooty of Dryland’.[3]