VUFF-100: B.R.HILLS SANCTUARY
Was activated from 11th to 13th October 2011 with the call VU2TS/FF
QSOs with the resident amateur radio operator OM Ganesh VU2TS, can be claimed for this VUFF site, though it might not have been mentioned on his QSL cards
The area is called Biligiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary or simply BRT Wildlife Sanctuary. It is a protected reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. Being at the confluence of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats, the sanctuary is home to eco-systems that are unique to both the mountain ranges.
The site was declared a Tiger Reserve in December 2010. A wildlife sanctuary of 322.4 square kilometres (124.5 sq mi) was created around the temple on 27 June 1974, and enlarged to 539.52 square kilometres (208.31 sq mi) on 14 January 1987.
The sanctuary derives its name Biligiri from the white rock face that constitutes the major hill
crowned with the temple of Lord Rangaswamy or from the white mist and the silver clouds that cover
these hills for a greater part of the year.
