Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}

{{refimprove|date=December 2015}}

{{Infobox protected area

| name = Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

| photo = Mandalpatti_Hills.jpg

| photo_caption = Landscape of Shola Forests,Pushpagiri WLS

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| location = Somwarpet, Kodagu district, Karnataka, India

| nearest_city = Somwarpet

| coords = {{coord|12|35|0|N|75|40|0|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

| map = India Karnataka

| coords_ref =

| area = 102 km²

| established = 1987{{cn|date=December 2015}}

| governing_body = Karnataka Forest Department

}}

Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary is one of the 21 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Karnataka, India.

This sanctuary is located in Somwarpet taluk of the Kodagu district. It is home to rare and endangered birdlife.{{cite web

|url=http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/sites/index.html?action=SitHTMDetails.asp&sid=18228&m=0

|title=BirdLife IBA Factsheet - Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary

|access-date=2007-02-01

}} The Kadamakkal reserve forest is a part of the sanctuary. Pushpagiri (Kumara Parvatha) is the highest peak in it. The sanctuary adjoins Bisle reserve forest to the north and Kukke Subramanya forest range to the west.

Mandalpatti peak, Kote betta and Makkalagudi betta are mountains fall in the sanctuary. Mallalli falls and Kote abbe waterfalls (also called as Mukkodlu falls) are located inside the sanctuary. The Pushpagiri Wildlife Sancutuary has been proposed as one of the World Heritage Site.{{cite web

|url=https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/2103/

|title=Western Ghats—Talacauvery Sub-Cluster (with Six Site Elements)

|access-date=2007-02-01

}}