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Process is nether mode to officially state the Apis cerana and Malabar Tree Toad arsenic the State insect and State amphibian, respectively, said Forest and Environment Minister Eshwar Khandre connected Friday.
Speaking astatine the International Day for Biological Diversity, 2026, helium said that galore States had their ain State bird, carnal and histrion to emphasise the value of biodiversity conservation.
The sandalwood is Karnataka’s State tree, elephant the State animal, the Indian Roller State bird, and Southern Birdwing the State butterfly.
Nallur Tamarind Grove adjacent Devanahalli, GKVK field successful Hogarekhan successful Chikkamagaluru district, Ambaragudda successful Sagar taluk and Mamadapur works sanctuary successful Vijayapura territory person been declared arsenic accepted biodiversity practice sites.
On the expanding incidents of man-animal struggle successful the State, helium said that measures were being taken to reconstruct elephant and tiger corridors to forestall them from occurring.
He said that these incidents were expanding owed to changes successful elephant corridors and tiger question paths and shrinking forests.
“The authorities has taken strict enactment against wood encroachment, and astir 12,204 acres of encroached wood onshore person been cleared implicit the past 3 years,” helium added.
