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According to a rough estimate, there are more than 1,000 peacocks and peahen in the sanctuary. Also, minimal human intervention has helped in the breeding of these birds. They walk on the 4 km mound and also perch on green trees. The officials of the
Department of Veterinary Sciences have shown
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Understanding the great presence of peacocks in the region, the
Government of India declared Bankapura as a peacock sanctuary on June 9, 2006. This sanctuary is situated on 139 acres of land which has the remains of the historic Bankapura Fort. The high mound and deep trenches of the land have
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provided a perfect home for these birds. The sanctuary is located on the cattle breeding farm which was set up in 1919 after the First World War. The farm is located in 90 acres (360,000 m), out of the total 139 acres (0.56 km) of the sanctuary.
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in the area has become an ideal peafowl habitat. The moat is about 36 km long, 10–15 metres wide and 7–8 metres deep. The banks of the moat are covered with
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740:Protected areas established in 2006
241:"Bankapur's peacocks call for help"
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735:2006 establishments in Karnataka
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109:Fodder grown exclusively for
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159:Other birds in the Sanctuary
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555:Daroji Sloth Bear Sanctuary
361:Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
331:Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
83:Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary
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386:Porbandar Bird Sanctuary
381:Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary
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351:Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary
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336:Bonal Bird Sanctuary
141:History and location
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125:plants. Crops like
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262:"Peacock Paradise"
150:Number of peacocks
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68:9 June 2006
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648:Kokrebellur
633:Ghataprabha
590:Shettihalli
525:Arabithittu
221:tailor bird
65:Established
719:Categories
692:75°15′43″E
689:14°55′12″N
658:Mandagadde
600:Talakaveri
595:Someshwara
575:Pushpagiri
540:Brahmagiri
227:References
205:kingfisher
183:, spotted
643:Kaggaladu
585:Sharavati
560:Deva Raya
504:Kudremukh
459:Karnataka
272:12 August
201:parakeets
175:, robin,
95:Karnataka
87:Bankapura
50:Karnataka
618:Attiveri
494:Bandipur
181:nightjar
89:Fort in
41:Location
550:Dandeli
545:Cauvery
535:Bhimgad
473:Nilgiri
169:babbler
135:peafowl
105:Habitat
52:, India
653:Magadi
638:Gudavi
530:Bhadra
173:magpie
115:Acacia
628:Bonal
489:Anshi
246:4 May
223:etc.
131:jowar
127:maize
123:Ficus
99:India
274:2008
248:2013
185:myna
129:and
121:and
119:Neem
57:Area
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