Kudremukh National Park, located in Karnataka, spans 600.57 km² and serves as a vital biodiversity hotspot and a UNESCO World Heritage site, home to diverse wildlife including the lion-tailed macaque and the Malabar civet. The park faces several threats, including illegal activities and human-animal conflict, leading to initiatives for protection, voluntary relocation of families, and eco-development activities. Efforts for conservation involve community engagement, improved patrolling, and educational programs to promote sustainable practices and protect this unique ecosystem.

2. Map showing Kudremukh Landscape and their corridor connectivity
with other PA of Karnataka state
Protected Areas of Karnataka

3. Introduction
Kudremukh NP is part of
Kudremukha WL Division headed
by DCF
1. Kudremukh National Park: 600.57 km2
2. Someshwara WL Sanctuary: 314.24 km2
3. Mookambika WL Sanctuary: 394.65 km2
Location: Spread across four revenue
districts
1. Udupi,
2. Dakshina Kannada
3. Chikmagalur &
4. Shimoga
(1309 sq km)

4. 1987: 600.32 km2 area of five reserved forest, Kudremukh National
Park.
2001: 563.28 Sq km finally declared as Kudremukh National Park (37
sq km KIOCL)
2007: 37 sq km area was also declared as Kudremukh National Park .
2011: NTCA has given In-principle approval for Kudremukh NP as
Tiger Reserve
2012: Kudremukh NP became part of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
History of
Kudremukh NP

5. 1. The park derives its name from
the highest hill peak
“Kudremukha Peak”(1892 mts)
2. Area spreads over 600.57sq km
3. It falls at the middle of Central-
Western Ghats (Part of Sahyadri
Hill Ranges”)
4. Home for Lion-Tailed Macaque
(LTM,) Malabar Civet cat, Tiger,
elephant.
5. Located in three districts Udupi,
Dakshina Kannada &
Chikmagalur
Kudremukha National Park

6. Sl.
No
Name of
the district
Name of
The
Reserved
forest
Extent
(in acres)
1 Udupi Andar 19445.22
2 Udupi &
Dakshina
Kannada
Naravi 58954.85
3 Chikmagaur South
Bhadra
20914.78
4 Chikmagalur Tunga
Bhadra
49838.60
5 Chikmagalur Narasimh
aprvatha
16745.00
Total 165898.45 or 600.57 sq km
Reserved Forests constituting National Park

7. Forest Types of
Kudremukh National Park
(Classified as per Champion & Seth
1968)
1. Southern hill top tropical evergreen
forests (1A/C3) [Sholas].
2. Tropical wet evergreen forests
(1A/C4)
3. West coast semi-evergreen forests
(2A/C2)
4. South Indian Moist Deciduous Forests
(3B/C2)
5. South Indian subtropical hill savanna
(8A (C 1/DS)

9. 1. Catchment for
i. Tunga,
ii. Bhadra
iii. Nethravathi
iv. Gurupura
v. Yannehole
vi. Swarna
vii.Seethanadhi rivers

10. Tungabhadra
A lifeline & plays a vital role in the regional economy
Instrumental in bringing S-W mansoon

11. Kudremukh holds one of the highest standing biomass
estimated at an average of 250-300 tons per ha and therefore
acts as one of the great carbon sinks, a solution towards
global warming & climate change phenomenon.

12. A. Kudremukh is a signpost of tropical biological richness and thus
declared as one of the 34 biodiversity hotspots of the world.
2. Biological Value:

13. Landscape for Primates
2012-Estimation- 20 groups (282 numbers )
LTM: Macaca silenus
Black Footed Grey Langur:
Semnopithecus hypoleucos
Common Langur:
Semnopithecus entellus
Bonnet Macaque:
Macaca radiata
Primates
of
Kudremukh Landscape
Malabar Slender Loris
ledekkerianus malabaricus

14. Possible location for
critically endangered Malabar Civet

15. Acraea violae Precis hierta Papilio polymnestor Precis almana
Byblia ilithyia Pachliopta hector Cethosia nietneri Troides minos
Papilio crino Chilasa clytia
Tirumala limniace
Danaus genutia
Papilio demoleus
D. home to many endemic invertebrates like butterflies
in central Western Ghats.

16. The new species of large wrinkled frog
Nyctibatrachus hussaini (Adult male)
F. Kudremukh holds high degree of endemism for groups
like Reptiles, amphibians and fishes.

17. Kudremukh National Park is a representative of Tropical wet
evergreen forest holding the assemblage of three top
carnivores like
Tiger, Leopard and wild dogs.

18. It is considered as hottest spot among the hot spots for orchids in
central Western Ghats.
Kudremukh holds the wealth of around 700 to 750 species of
mushroom flora (fungi).
Kudremukh is a living museum and a natural laboratory for
scientific Research & Education.

19. Kudremukh National
Park has
the distinction of being
part of
UNESCO
designated
world heritage site.

20.  Kudremukh is a trekker’s paradise to explore some of
the most pristine wet evergreen-Shola forest & can
witness the treasury of scenic beauty on earth.

21. 1. Revenue Enclosures (108) & Revenue
villages (42) present in and around
the National Park.
Major Threats

22. 2. Recurrent & periodic
Forest fires
Burning the shola grass
lands on the high reaches

23. 4. Hunting case
booked at
Kudremukh wildlife
range

24. Hunting case booked
at
Kerekatte wildlife
range

25. Setting up of snares to capture wild ungulates

26. 5. Illegal Timber Cutting

27. 6. Illegal NTFP collection
(Ram Patra & Leaf Litters for agriculture fields )

28. 7. Illegal Cattle Grazing

29. 8. Roads across the National
Park
National Highway 13
State Highway 66

30. 9. Mining Activity by KIOCL
But, Stopped from January 2006

31. Abandoned mining area
Lakya dam
(Tailing dam to store silt)

32. 10. Illegal entry &
picnicking

33. Human-animal conflict
Jatras & Religious Tourism (Kigga
temple Jatra & Kajoor Darga Urus)
Inadequate financial and manpower
resources.
11. Other threats & issues facing
Kudremukh National Park

34. How are We Managing these?
Effective Protection through APC & Patrolling
Effective Fire Protection- Fire lines, FPCs, Squads
Voluntary relocation & rehabilitation
Peoples participation through Eco-development Activities
Education & Awareness creation through School Education
Programmes
Community-based, protection-oriented ecotourism
(CBPOET) programme

35. Protection against illegal activities
1. Establish Permanent Anti-poaching
camp
2. Temporary Protection camps
3. Patrolling (Foot, vehicle, Night &
Monsoon patrolling)
4. Check gates (manned & unmanned)
5. Establishing & Maintaining Wireless
communication
6. Patrolling tracks & roads
7. Intelligence networking

36. Foot Patrolling Tracks &
Anti-poaching camp

37. 3. Fire Protection Measures
Preventive measures
1. Analysis of past fire incidences
2. Prepare Fire risk zone map

38. Fire lines

39. ENCLOSURES INSIDE KUDREMUKH NATIONAL PARK
4. Voluntary Relocation & Rehabilitation of families
Land holdings: Majority is Patta land
(Private Land)
Compensation: Full valuation (Valuation at
government rate)
Process: Registration (like purchase of
property)
Uniqueness

40. Sl.
No
Name of the
wildlife Range
No. of
Village
s
No. of
Enclos
ures
Number
of
Families
Population
S.C S.T Others Total
1 Karkala 10 27 243 13 481 651 1145
2 Belthangady 10 51 263 0 112 151 263
3 Kudremukh 03 11 335 52 367 1153 1572
4 Kerekatte 19 19 541 49 990 1158 2197
Total 42 108 1382 114 2655 3475 6244

41. Sl
No
Name of District No of Families
compensated
Extent taken
over in Acres
Amount of
compensation paid
(In crores)
1 Chikmagalur 35 76.28 25.184
2 Udupi 23 33.88 3.541
3 Dakshina Kannada 65 81.88 11.652
Total 123 192.04 16.923
Families Rehabilitated from Kudremukh National Park
Sl
No
Disrtict No of
families
No of family
applied
No of family
already
rehabilitated
Balance
family
(applied)
Balance
family (not
applied
1 Chickmagalur 876 345 35 310 531
2 Dakshina
kannada
263 141 65 76 122
3 Udupi 243 39 23 16 204
Total 1382 525 123 402 857

42. Challenges in
Voluntary Relocation & Rehabilitation of families from
KNP
1. Motivating the families to accept the voluntary
relocation package
2. Availability of Fund
3. Valuation of their property by committee
constituted by respective DC’s of the district.
3. Taking over area after the family left the place
within the stipulated time.
4. Eco-restoration of areas left by families after
relocation.
5. Large number of landless people & encroachers are
there.

43. Photos of demolished houses at Mapala enclosure, Udupi District
(12 families were compensated at the cost of 98 lakh & acquired 13.4 acres
during 2011-12 ).

44. Photos of demolished house &
commercial plantation at
Golthara enclosure, Dakshina
Kannada district (7 families were
compensated at the cost of 54
lakh & acquired 3.57 acres
during 2012-13).

45. Photos of demolished house &
commercial plantation at Yelsar
enclosure, Chikmagalur district (2
families are compensated at the cost of
14 lakh & acquired 1.1 acres during
2012-13).

47. Photos of house & commercial plantation
at Muduba village, Chikmagalur district
(one family was compensated at the cost of
125 lakh & acquired 12 acres during 2013-
14).

48. 4. Eco-Tourism activities
1.Nature camps
2.Trekking routes
3.Birds trail & Butterfly
trail.
4.Maintenance of Water
falls.

49. Trekking

50. River Rafting at Seethanadhi river

51. 8. Eco-Development activities
1. Reduce the biotic interference of people on the National
Park
2. Constitution of Eco-Development Committees
3. There are 14 EDCs
4. Financing entry point activities (supply of LPG)
5. Financing for economic activities
6. Involve in the protection activities like Fire Fighting and
other intelligence gathering.

52. Awareness programme to EDC members against
Forest fire

53. Where you can chip in
1. Adopt an APC- Creation & Support of Anti-
Poaching Camps
2. Voluntary relocation & rehabilitation
(Compensation)
3. Patrolling squads- Vehicles with staff
4. Creation of infrastructure for frontline
staffs (staff quarters)
5. Adopt a Village- Eco-development
activities for mutual benefit of Park &
People
6. Adopt Nature camps-Childrens’ Nature
Education

54. Patrolling Routes
1. Base camp – Bavikonda-Kumblakan gudda-
Base camp
2. Base camp – Hirmarguppe – Tholali –
Thirtagudda Base camp.
3. Base camp – Tholali – Kudremukh Peak
Mullodi APC (covers over 16 sq. kms area)

55. Patrolling Routes
1. Base camp – Gurige gudda –Base camp.
2. Base camp – Karmannu – Masidigudda - Base camp.
3. Base camp – Morning glory – Chitigal -Base camp.
Lakya Back Water APC (covers over 20 sq. kms area)

56. Patrolling Routes
1. Base camp – Kachigehole – Kagundi -Base camp.
2. Base camp – Kathiyenu - Base camp.
3. Base camp – Hosmakki – Magzine -Base camp
Mining Area APC (covers over 16 sq. kms area)

57. 2. Creation of infrastructure for frontline staffs (staff
quarters)
Sl No Name of the
Protected area
Details of staff
quarters
required
Quantity Amount required
in lakhs
1 Kudremukh
National Park
DRFO quarters 4 44.00
2 Kudremukh
National Park
Forest Guards 6 66.00
3 Someshwar
Wildlife Sanctuary
DRFO quarters 3 33.00
4 Someshwar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest Guards 5 55.00
5 Someshwar
Wildlife Sanctuary
DRFO quarters 3 33.00
6 Someshwar
Wildlife Sanctuary
Forest Guards 5 55.00

58.  Providing LPG Gas and Solar Home light System .
 Involving EDC members in the Eco-Tourism Activities
 Education & awareness camps for school children of local schools
 Village adoption Scheme for the comprehensive development of
the village without impacting wildlife.
4. Eco-development activities for mutual benefit of Park &
People

59. Name of the work / Place Subsidy to domestic gas cylinder & stove- Idu EDC
Head of Account/ S.O No 13th Finance commission DSO;448/2014-15
Amount/ Qty 60,000.00 20Nos

60. Distribution of Solar lights to
Beneficiaries during 2014-15

61. Distribution of Solar lights to
Beneficiaries during 2014-15

62. Do you Believe in DHARMA?
Do you want to earn PUNYA?
Do you Believe in KARMA?
BE ONE PROVIDING CLEAN AIR AND
DRINKING WATER TO MASSES

63. Join Us, be part
of Our
Conservation

64. THANK YOU