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Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Surrounded by the mountain ranges of Western Ghats, especially the Baba Budangiri range, the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary forms quite a scenic landscape with lush green grasslands and dense shola forests. Spread across the districts of Shimoga and Chikmagalur, the sanctuary can be approached from any one of its two gates, situated at Lakkavalli and Muthodi.

The sanctuary is shaped like the alphabet E, only a bit distorted as the two large segments of the sanctuary are separated by the Baba Budan hills. The upper half of the segment is Lakkavalli range, and the lower segment is Muthodi range, also referred to as Jagara Valley by the locals.

The hills and slopes that surround the Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary include Mullayanagiri, Gangegiri, Hebbegiri, and Baba Budangiri ranges.