Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary
Bhimagad | |
|---|---|
Wildlife Sanctuary | |
Critically endangered Wroughton's Free-tailed Bat near Bhimagad Wildlife Sanctuary | |
| Coordinates: 15°32′39″N 74°21′03″E / 15.54417°N 74.35083°E | |
| Country | India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Belgavi |
| Declared date: | 1 December 2011 |
| Area | |
• Total | 190.4258 km2 (73.5238 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Languages | |
| • Official | Kannada |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| Nearest city | Belagavi, Karnataka |
| IUCN category | IV |
| Precipitation | 3,800 millimetres (150 in) |
| Avg. summer temperature | 28.2 °C (82.8 °F) |
| Avg. winter temperature | 23.3 °C (73.9 °F) |
Bhimgad Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area in the Western Ghats, in Khanapur Taluk of Belgavi District near Jamboti Village, Karnataka state, India. This 19,042.58 ha (73.5238 sq mi) of Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests forest area was long awaiting to be a wild life sanctuary and finally declared in December 2011.
The Bhimgad forests are notable for the Barapede caves, the only known breeding area of the Wroughton's free-tailed bat, a threatened species on the verge of extinction. The sanctuary is also home to other rare species of flora and fauna.