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Anshi National Park

National Park

Anshi National Park is a protected area established on September 2 1987 in the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka, India, in the Western Ghats at elevations from 27 to 1059 meters. It was renamed Kali Tiger Reserve, formerly the Dandeli Anshi Tiger Reserve, in December 2015 and now covers about 1345 square kilometers of montane rainforest and moist deciduous forest drained by the Kali river, habitat for the Bengal tiger, black panther and Indian elephant alongside Indian bison, sloth bears and around 200 bird species including hornbills and eagles.

Facts
Designation Category
National Park 2
Established Year
1987 1
Area (sq km)
1345.5827 1
Governing Body
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife) 1
Classification
Governance Type
Governance by Government 1
Realm
Terrestrial 1
Governing Body
Governing Body (category)
Indian state forest department 1
Sources
1. Kali Tiger Reserve (Wikipedia)
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Infobox: established
    2 September 1987
  • Infobox: area_km2
    1345.5827
  • Article text
    The management of National parks and sanctuaries in the state is the responsibility of the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife).
  • Wikipedia lead extract, realm terrestrial
    Kali Tiger Reserve (formerly Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve) is a protected area and tiger reserve.
  • Wikipedia infobox, governing_body field
    Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)
  • Wikipedia infobox, governance-type government
    Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)
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2. Wikidata: Anshi National Park
  • Wikidata Q5215675, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Wikidata P31 (instance of) = Q46169
  • Part Of: India, Wikidata item, property P17 (country)
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Wikidata: India
On Continent: Asia, Wikidata item for India, property P30 (continent)View the Source
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