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FIRE DESTROYS NEARLY 100 HECTARES OF WAYANAD SANCTUARY

Why in the news?

Massive fire engulfs nearly 100 hectares of Wayanad sanctuary, requiring six hours to control; fourth such incident this year.

source:ensure

Highlights of the Fire Devastates Wayanad Sanctuary:

  • Location: Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala.
  • Area Affected: Nearly 100 hectares of forest.
  • Incident Time: Reported around 10:30 a.m. at Karassery in the Sulthan Bathery forest range.
  • Duration: Nearly six hours to extinguish the flames.
  • Participants: Involvement of forest and fire services departments, along with local residents.
  • Methods Used: Water pumping and manual fire beaters deployed to bring the fire under control.
About Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary:

  • Location: Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Kerala and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
  • Adjacent Reserves: It borders the tiger reserves of Nagarhole and Bandipur in Karnataka, and Madhumalai in TamilNadu.
  • River: The Kabini River, a tributary of the Kaveri River, flows through the sanctuary.
  • Flora: The sanctuary features moist deciduous forests, West Coast semi-evergreen forests, and plantations of teak, eucalyptus, and Grewelia.
  • Fauna: Wildlife includes elephants, gaurs, tigers, panthers, sambar deer, spotted deer, barking deer, wild boar, sloth bears, and Nilgiri langurs.

source:

https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2014/Mar/19/fire-breaks-out-in-forests-of-wayanad-588065.html