Government declares Adichunchangiri as peacock sanctuary
- The Central Government has declared Adichunchanagiri in Karnataka and Choolannuar in Kerala as peacock sanctuary.
- The Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change has also set up breeding and conservation centres for peacocks.
- Adichunchanagiri Peacock Sanctuary will provides them with safety. It was established as a sanctuary in 1981 in Karnataka’s Mandya district.
- The Adichunchanagiri Peacock Sanctuary is extremely close to the Chunchanagiri Temple.
- Different species of migratory birds, like Purple Heron, White-necked Stork, Black-headed Ibis, snakebird, etc., are present in this sanctuary.
- Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Chulanur village in Palakkad district of Kerala state,
- The peacock was declared the national bird of India in 1963.
