Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

E690181

biosphere reserve protected area

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is a UNESCO-designated protected area in the Western Ghats of southern India, renowned for its rich biodiversity, endemic species, and mosaic of montane forests, grasslands, and wildlife habitats.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve canonical	5
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve region	1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biosphere reserve ⓘ protected area ⓘ
climate	montane climate in higher elevations ⓘ tropical monsoon ⓘ
containsEcosystemType	dry deciduous forests ⓘ evergreen forests ⓘ grasslands ⓘ moist deciduous forests ⓘ riverine habitats ⓘ semi-evergreen forests ⓘ shola forests ⓘ tropical montane forests ⓘ
containsMountainRange	Nilgiri Hills NERFINISHED ⓘ part of Western Ghats ⓘ
containsProtectedArea	Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Bandipur National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Bandipur Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Mudumalai National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Mudumalai Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Mukurthi National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagarhole National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Nagarhole Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ Silent Valley National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayanad Tiger Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary NERFINISHED ⓘ
containsRiver	Bhavani River NERFINISHED ⓘ Chaliyar River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kabini River NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaveri River tributaries ⓘ Moyar River NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	India ⓘ
designationBy	UNESCO NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasConservationFocus	Asian elephant NERFINISHED ⓘ Bengal tiger NERFINISHED ⓘ Malabar giant squirrel NERFINISHED ⓘ Nilgiri tahr NERFINISHED ⓘ dhole ⓘ endemic amphibians ⓘ endemic birds ⓘ endemic reptiles ⓘ gaur ⓘ leopard ⓘ lion-tailed macaque ⓘ
hasZonation	buffer zone ⓘ core area ⓘ transition zone ⓘ
IUCNCategory	VI ⓘ
knownFor	high endemism ⓘ montane forests ⓘ rich biodiversity ⓘ shola grassland ecosystem ⓘ wildlife habitats ⓘ
locatedIn	Western Ghats NERFINISHED ⓘ southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInState	Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ Tamil Nadu NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot NERFINISHED ⓘ World Network of Biosphere Reserves NERFINISHED ⓘ
recognizedAs	one of the first biosphere reserves in India ⓘ
supportsActivity	biodiversity conservation ⓘ ecological research ⓘ environmental education ⓘ sustainable development practices ⓘ
UNESCODesignation	Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nilgiri Hills → partOf → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Nagarhole National Park → partOf → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Nilgiris district → hasProtectedArea → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Nilgiris district → biosphereReservePartOf → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Kabini → partOf → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

Vellingiri Hills → partOf → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve region