About Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary:
- Location: It is located in the intersection of the Western and the Eastern Ghats and falls in the Chamarajanagara district of Karnataka
- It was declared a Wildlife Sanctuary in 2013.
- It is contiguous to BRT Tiger Reserve, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
- Vegetation: The forests of MM Hills wildlife sanctuary are principally of dry deciduous type degrading to scrub forest in the fringe areas, and are interspersed with patches of moist deciduous, semi-evergreen, evergreen and shola forests occurring at varying altitudes.
- Flora: Anogeissus latifolia, Boswellia serrata, Hardwikia binata and Chloroxylon swietenia etc.
- Fauna: Animals including tiger, elephant, leopard, wild dog, bison, sambar, spotted deer, barking deer.
