Chamarajanagar, Feb. 3 -- 120 members in four teams conduct census for two days

Volunteers and Forest Department personnel have recorded a total of 253 bird species during the first-ever bird census that took place at Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary on Feb. 1 and 2.

Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is spread across 949.496 sq. kms, includes seven forest ranges including in Hanur and Kollegal taluks. This forest region comprises hillocks and one can see semi-hard, dry forest, dry arid forest and scrub forest in this region.

This wildlife sanctuary, which houses various wild animals including elephants, tigers, leopards, deer, wild boars, bears, foxes, bisons and wild dogs among other wild animals, has a huge population o...