RANGANATHITTU BIRD SANCTUARY

Boat operations have been suspended at Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary for an indefinite period, as the flow in the Cauvery has significantly increased.

• Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary, also known as Pakshi Kashi of Karnataka.
• It is situated in Mandya district of Karnataka.
• It is the largest bird sanctuary in the state and comprises six islets on the banks of the Kaveri river.
• Most of the park falls under the Riparian biome, corresponding to the Indomalaya ecozone.
• Riverine reed beds cover the banks of the islands, while the islands themselves are covered in broadleaf forests, with dominant species being Terminalia arjuna (Arjun tree), bamboo groves, and Pandanus trees.
• The endemic and threatened lily Iphigenia mysorensis of the family Colchicaceae also grows in the sanctuary.
• The islands are host to numerous small mammals, including bonnet macaque, smooth coated otter, colonies of flying fox and common small mammals like common palm civet and Indian gray mongoose and the monitor lizard.

Source: The Hindu

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