Question

Which animal is found in the Daroji Sanctuary in Ballari?
 A) Bears
B) Fox
C) Lagur
D) Deers

Answer 1

Hint: Daroji Sanctuary is situated in the Ballari district of Karnataka. It is about 50 km from Bellary and the world-famous heritage site Hampi is 15 Km away from the sanctuary. The main flora over there is dry deciduous scrub and southern thorn forest.

Complete answer:
The Daroji sanctuary is popular for the Indian sloth bears. The sanctuary has a large number of bears that live in the caves found in the hillocks. There was a large threat of bears in the Daroji so the NGO rescued and placed them safely in the sanctuary. The environment within the sanctuary is according to the habitat of the bears. Visitors can see them between the timings of 2:00 pm to 6:00 pm every day.
Therefore, Bears are found in the Daroji Sanctuary. Hence, option(A) is the right option.

Additional information:
Let’s look into the other animals given in the options.
B) Fox: Red foxes are found in the yellowstone wildlife sanctuary. These are the largest of the common foxes. Their furs are not always red in colour. They are also present in black, silver, and brown colours. They are omnivores and hunt before sunrise and late evening.

C) Lagur: Lagur is found in the Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary. It is situated in Assam, near the Bhutan border. The Lagur is one of the 25th most endangered species in the world. The Sanctuary has properly maintained the large habitat of Lagur. The golden Lagur is present there.

D) Deers: Kedarnath wildlife sanctuary popularly known as the Kedarnath musk deer sanctuary is established in Uttarakhand, India. This sanctuary is famous for the alpine musk deer. The sanctuary got its name from the Hindu temple Kedarnath. The temple is located on the north border of the sanctuary.

Note: There are some facts about the Wildlife sanctuary. Firstly, Kaziranga national park is the largest sanctuary in India. It is located in the Golaghat district of Assam. Secondly, Jim Corbett national park is the first and oldest sanctuary established to protect the Tigers. Lastly, SAI sanctuary is the first private sanctuary set up by the duo to preserve the environment.