The sanctuary was created exclusively for the preservation of the sloth bear. Striped hyena and sloth bear are seen occasionally. The leopard is sympatric with the Sri Lankan sloth bear. Other wildlife include sloth bear and leopard. The Sri Lankan sloth bear is seldom seen because of its rarity. It is likely ancestral to all bears within Ursinae, perhaps aside from the sloth bear. Certain species of animals, like the sloth bear, that in the Bellary region have disappeared. The wildlife sanctuary has elephants, barking deer, sloth bear and porcupines as the main inhabitants. The animals in the park include tiger, leopard, sloth bear, elephant, Indian giant flying squirrel. Directly managed reserves could conserve the sloth bear, hence such reserves must be supported. Like his Disney self, he is a sloth bear by species. Also present are some jackals, barking deer (muntjac), goral (goat-antelope) and the secretive sloth bear. The sloth bear is the only bear with long hair on its ears. Major sloth bear sanctuaries in India include the Daroji bear sanctuary, Karnataka. The Sloth bear, gaur, a few species of deer and elephants are also seen.