Biligirirangana Hills in India

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Biligirirangana Hills
Local name	Biligirirangana Betta
Type	wild
Founded	1974
Place	Yelandur
Region	Karnataka
Country	India
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History of updates	2020-12-15xx

Latest document update	2020-12-15 09:27:08

Description

Biligirirangana Hills, in Yelandur, India , was founded in 1974.

Comments / picturesThe Biligirirangana Hills, commonly called BR Hills, is a hill range situated in south-eastern Karnataka, at its border with Tamil Nadu (Erode District) in South India. The area is called Biligiriranganatha Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary or simply BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a protected reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Biligirirangana Hills, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=1512. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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