It is viewed as a big step before declaring it as a tiger reserve
In a significant step towards protecting the varied wildlife and as the next big step to declare it a tiger reserve, the State Government has expanded the Sathyamangalam wildlife sanctuary to 1.41 lakh hectares.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/sathyamangalam-wildlife-sanctuary-expanded-141-lakh-hectares
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/b-aravind-kumar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/erode-d
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bandipur-np
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mudumalai-sa
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife