Ramadevarabetta in Ramanagara district is declared sanctuary
The State government has declared 346.14 hectares in Ramanagara as Ramadevarabetta Vulture Sanctuary (RVS), to protect long-billed vultures, which are on the verge of extinction. The 15 vultures on cliffs of Ramadevarabetta are now protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, in the sanctuary which is claimed to be the first of its kind in the country.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/abode-endangered-vultures-safe
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/subhash-chandra-ns
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/vulture
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mysore-d
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forests
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ecology
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka
