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| About: |
| Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Kodagu District covers an area of about 181 sq km. It is surrounded by evergreen and semi-green forests as well as shola grasslands.The species of animals found in the sanctuary are gaur, elephant, tiger, leopard, jungle cat, leopard cat, wild dog, sloth bear, wild pig, sambar, spotted deer, lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, slender loris, bonnet macaque, common langur, barking deer, mouse deer, Malabar giant squirrel, giant flying squirrel, Nilgiri marten, common otter, brown mongoose, civets, porcupine and pangolin. It also houses a variety of snakes including python, cobra and king cobra. Avian fauna includes emerald dove, black bulbul and Malabar trogon.The forest-clothed, cloud-kissed Kodagu district (formerly Coorg) in Karnataka is among the few that have preserved their beauty and rich wildlife. The high forest cover is represented by three wildlife sanctuaries and the world-famous Nagarahole National Park. Among them is the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary. This sanctuary consists of low-elevation rainforests (40 m above mean sea level at Makut) in Makut wildlife range to high altitude shola-grasslands in Srimangala Wildlife Range (1607 m above MSL at Brahmagiri peak). It is the birthplace of many perennial streams. Prominent among them are the Lakshman thirtha which takes its birth in the high sholas and cascades down in the form of the 60 meter high Iruppu falls near the Iruppu Shree Rameshwara temple.The sanctuary derives its name from the highest point, the Brahmagiri peak, which is 1607 m in height. The temperature here ranges from 5° to 32°C, and mean annual rainfall varies from 2500 to 6000 mm. |
| FLORA: The area has mainly evergreen and semi-evergreen Shola forest in bloomforest, and in the higher altitudes, there are grasslands with shola forest patches. Bamboos are well represented in these forests, with Bambusa bambos being dominant.The sholas are made up of dwarf evergreen trees or ‘krummholz’, stunted due to the strong winds at higher altitudes. Sholas are surrounded by grasslands.FAUNA: Mammals in the Sanctuary include elephant, gaur, tiger, jungle cat, leopard cat, wild dog, sloth bear, wild pig, sambar, spotted deer, lion-tailed macaque, NilgiriBlack bulbuls are found in the upper reaches of the Western Ghats langur, slender loris, bonnet macaque, common langur, barking deer, mouse deer, Malabar giant squirrel, giant flying squirrel, Nilgiri marten, common otter, brown mongoose, civets, porcupine and pangolin. Python, cobra and king cobra are some of the snakes found in the Sanctuary. Interesting birds in the Sanctuary include emerald dove, black bulbul and Malabar trogon. |
| Location info: |
| Address: Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Kodagu District covers an area of about 181 sq km. |
| District:Kodagu district |
| Nearest City:virajpet |
| Best time to visit: Between October and May is the best time to visit the Sanctuary. Dec-Jan is considered the best time, due to pleasant weather and added advantage of no leeches. |
| Climate/Weather: |
| Summers are dry and tourists are restricted during the fire season. It is not advisable to visit the park during peak summer or from July to August when the monsoons are at their fury. |
| History: |
| Interesting things to do: |
| Key attractions: >Tiger, Elephant, Gaur, Chital, Sambur, Dhole, Leopard and Common Langur are found here. Once the northern limit of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr, the sanctuary today has healthy populations of endemic species such as the Nilgiri Langur and Lion Tailed Macaque. Clawless otters and rare, endemic birds, butterflies, amphibians and reptiles are also seen. >Rainforests, coffee estates and brilliant landscapes. |
| Interesting things to Visit: |
| Worth seeing: Spectacular views of Western Ghats from the Brahmagiri peak, Iruppu falls.Nature camps are undertaken for school children at the Narimalai campsite. There is a trekking path from the lrpu falls, where the River Lakshmana Tirtha begins its journey, to the Narimalai camp, and further on to the Brahmagiri peak and to the Munikal caves. |
| Mobile range info: |
| How to reach? |
| Nearest Railway Station:Mysore (140 km). By rail or road from Bangalore to Mysore (140 km), then by road to Hunsur (45 km), Gonikoppa (40 km), and on to the Sanctuary (18 km) |
| Nearest Airport:Mysore (140 km) |
| Road Transport:Start from Bangalore by bus towards Virajpet, Coorg. Once we reached there get down at Gonikoppalu which was 16 Km earlier to virajpet. From Gonikoppalu take a private bus to Srimangala. by road from Mangalore to Madikeri (105 km), then to Virarajendrapet (30 km), then on to the Sanctuary (7 km). |
| Nearest Visiting places: |
| Trekking paths: ➔ The Srimangala range sports an exquisite 4.5 km trekking path from the Iruppu Falls (800 m. above sea level) to Narimale (1,340 m. ASL). After reaching Narimale, trekkers usually climb to the Brahmagiri peak and Pakshipatalam caves across the border in Kerala’s Wayanad district.➔ From Narimale, you can also walk through the sanctuary from east to west over the next two days. There are hardly any trails after either the Brahmagiri peak or the Pakshipatalam caves even in summer. On advice of the local forest department and led by a forest guide, our team walked along the narrow clearing that marks the boundary between Karnataka and Kerala. |
| Nearest Petrol Pump: |
| virajpet |
| Hotels/Lodge/Accommodation: |
| Srimangala has a forest office very close to bus stop, just ask people around to get to the office. Narimale forest trekking shed, pitch tent, Makutta forest bungalow |
| Things to carry: |
| Do carry food items & match box, you only get utensils and nothing else. Carry enough sleeping material, you do not have bed or blankets at IB. |
| Tips & Suggestions: |
| To stay at Narimale Camp IB. So, we had to pay rupees 170 per head which includes charges to stay at IB and also entry fee for Brahmagiri Sanctuary. Apart from this one have to pay rupees 200 as guide charges. |
| Help Line/Phone Number: |
| Police Station:virajpet |
| Nearest Hospital:virajpet |
| Society/Community Phone Number Contact details of Forest Range Office, Srimangala. +91-9448813835. Try calling them up 2 days prior you leave for trek.Deputy Conservator of Forests, Wildlife Division. Hunsur- 571105, Mysore District. Phone: 0821 – 652 041 |
