About Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
A house of tropical wet evergreen forests, west coast semi evergreen forests, and southern secondary moist mixed deciduous forests, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the protected laps of Western Ghats, Karnataka, India. The sanctuary is named after the presiding deity, Lord Someshawara.
The wildlife sanctuary is spread in the Udupi & Shivamogga districts of Karnataka, which are just below Agumbe. The wildlife sanctuary makes a continuous stretch with a Mookambika Wildlife Sanctuary, Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary and Kudremukh National Park
Someshwara Wildlfife Sanctuary was established in 1974 with an area of 88.40 km2 and subsequently increased to 314.25 km2 (121.33 sq mi) in the year 2011.
How to Reach
Udupi to Agumbe Road has major connectivity to the wildlife sanctuary. A major town, Hebri is connected by bus service to Udupi, Mangaluru, and Bengaluru.