Kodagu Eco Tourism
Kodagu is the most beautiful hill station of Karnataka
Kodagu is the most beautiful hill station of Karnataka
Conservator of Forests
O/o Conservator of Forests, Kodagu Circle, Aranya Bhavan, Mysore Road, Madikeri Kodagu District
0827225708 [email protected]Kodagu (Coorg), the thickly wooded grandeur on the Western Ghats, is the most beautiful hill station of Karnataka. It occupies an area of 4,102 square kilometers (1,584 sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwestern Karnataka.As of 2001, the population was 548,561, 13.74% of which resided in the district’s urban centers, making it the least populous of the 30 districts in Karnataka.
Deputy Conservator of Forests
Madikeri division, Madikeri
08272228305 [email protected]Madikeri forest division is situated on the northern part of Kodagu circle. The total extent of reserved forests of Madikeri division is 36,914.21 hectares. However, besides Reserved Forests, there are other tree-clad areas covered under the working plan of Madikeri division which come under various categories such as Protected F orests, Devarakadus, Paisaries, Section-4 notified areas, unredeemed lands and Bane lands, etc. The total extent of such lands including the Reserved Forests of the division is 1,15,673.72 hectares.
Madikeri division comprises two forest sub-divisions, namely, Madikeri and Somavarpet sub-divisions, and consists of six ranges, namely, Bhagamandala, Madikeri, Sampaje, Kushalnagar, Shanivarasanthe and Somavarpete ranges. These areas come within Madikeri and Somavarpete taluks of Kodagu district. Forests of Madikeri division are primarily evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous. Bhagamandala and Sampaje ranges have some excellent patches of evergreen forests in the Reserved Forests of Padinalknad, Pattighat and Kadamkal.
Madikeri range has also some good energreen and semi-evergreen forests. The remaining ranges of the division, namely, Kushalnagar, Somavarpet and Shanivarasanthe have moist deciduous forests with semi-evergreen patches in moister localities. A large portion of the division is under coffee estates, which complement the green landscape, giving an impression as if the entire division is forested.
Ranges of Madikeri:
Ranges of Somwarpet:
Deputy Conservator of Forests O/o
The Deputy Conservator of Forests, Madikeri Wildlife Division, Aranya Bhawan, Mysore Road, Madikeri-571201
08272298038 [email protected]Madikeri wildlife division comprises three wildlife sanctuaries, namely, Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (181.29 Km²), Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (102.92 Km²) and Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary (105.59 Km²). Madikeri Wildlife Division consists of one sub-division, namely, Madikeri wildlife sub-division, and consists of four wildlife ranges, namely, Makutta, Virajpet, Srimangala and Talacauvery Wildlife Ranges. Brahmagiri Sanctuary is located in Virajpet Taluk. It adjoins the forests of the Wynad district of Kerala state. It covers Brahmagiri and Urti Reserved Forests.
The Sanctuary is named after its highest point (peak) known as Brahmagiri (1,607 m). Pushpagiri sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk. The sanctuary covers a part of Kadamakkal Reserved Forest. The highest point (peak) of the Sanctuary is Pushpagiri (Kumara Parvata) (1,712 m). The Sanctuary adjoins the Bisle ghat Forests of Hassan division and the Kukke Subramanya forests of Mangalore division. Talacauvery Sanctuary is located in Madikeri taluk. It adjoins the forests of Kasarkode district of Kerala state. The Sanctuary covers part of Padinalknad Reserved Forest.
The Sanctuary is named after Talacauvery, the origin of the Cauvery River which lies on the eastern edge of the Sanctuary. The forests of all the three Wildlife Sanctuaries of Madikeri Wildlife Division are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Important animals found in the sanctuaries are tiger, panther, wild dog, Nilgiri Marten, elephant, bison, sloth bear, Lion-tailed macaque, common langur, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, Malabar Giant Squirrel, Giant Flying Squirrel, Wild boar, Varieties of reptiles and birds, etc.
Ranges of Madikeri Wildlife:
Deputy Conservator of Forests & Director
Deputy Conservator of Forests & Director, Nagarahole Tiger Reserve, Forest Campus, Hunsur - 571105
08222252041 [email protected]Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is situated in Kodagu and Mysuru districts. The origin of the reserve as a protected area dates back to the reign of the Wodeyar dynasty, the former rulers of the Kingdom of Mysore, when Nagarahole was an exclusive hunting reserve of the kings. It was set up in 1955 as a wildlife sanctuary by Coorg State covering an area of 284.16 Km². Later its area was increased to 643.39 Km². It was upgraded to a national park in 1988, and was brought under the fold of the Project Tiger by declaring it as a Tiger Reserve in 1999.
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve is headed by a Conservator of Forests. The Tiger Reserve has three sub-divisions, namely, Hunsur, Nagarahole and Metikuppe sub-divisions, and consists of eight ranges, namely, Anechowkur, Antarasanthe, DB Kuppe, Kallahalla, Metikuppe, Nagarahole, Hunsur, Veeranahosalli.
Forests of Nagarahole are primarily deciduous. It has excellent moist deciduous forests, including high-quality teak-bearing areas, on the western part of the reserve. In the extreme west, and in sheltered valleys as well as moister localities, the forest tends to be semi-evergreen. As one moves towards the east, the forests turn dry deciduous, degrading into deciduous scrub in areas adjecent to habitations. The wildlife present in the Tiger Reserve includes Tiger, Panther, Wild Dog, Elephant, Bison, Sambar, Spotted Deer, Barking Deer, Sloth Bear, Wild Boar, Common Langur, Bonnet Macaque, Varieties of reptiles and Birds, etc.
Ranges of Hunsur Wildlife:
Ranges of Metikuppe Wildlife:
Ranges of Nagarahole Wildlife:
Deputy Conservator of Forests
O/o Deputy Conservator of Forests, Virajpet Division, Aranya Bhavana, Gandhinagara, Virajpet - 571218
08274 25757 [email protected]Virajpet forest division occupies the southern part of Kodagu circle. The total extent of Reserved Forests of Virajpet division is 30,348.24 hectares. In addition to the Reserved Forests, there are tree covered areas in the division in the form of Protected Forests, Devarakadus, Paisaries, Section-4 notified areas, unredeemed lands and Bane lands, etc.
Virajpet division comprises two sub-divisions, namely, Virajpet and Thithimathi sub-divisions, and consists of three ranges namely, Munrote, Makutta and Thithimathi ranges. Forests of Virajpet division are primarily evergreen, semi-evergreen and moist deciduous. Evergreen and semi-evergreen forests are found in Padinalknad and Kerti Reserved Forests. Moist deciduous forests occur in Mavukal and Devamachi Reserved Forests. There are extensive coffee estates in the division.
Ranges of Thithimathi:
Ranges of Virajpet: