About Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: It is located in Karnataka.
- It borders with Ranipuram Hills and Kottencheri hills in Kerala.
- Vegetation: It has Tropical Evergreen Forests, Tropical Semi-evergreen Forests and grasslands.
- Flora: It includes Michelia champaca (Champak), Mesua (Ironwood), Diospyros (Ebony and other species), Toona ciliata (Indian mahogany), Chukrasia tabularis, Calophyllum angustifolium (Poon spar).
- Fauna: It mainly has Asian Elephant Elephas maximus, Tiger Panthera tigris, Leopard P. pardus, Wild Dog Cuon alpinus, Gaur Bos frontalis, Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus.
- It is one of the Important Bird Area (IBA) and supports species such as the Nilgiri wood pigeon, Asian fairy-bluebird, Malabar trogon and great hornbill.
