Gudekote Sloth Bear Sanctuary is located in Ballari district in Karnataka, India.

FEE 432 FWL 2014 issued on 21 September 2016, the sacntuary area was increased to 47.54 km2 (18.36 sq mi).

FEE 62 FWL 2019, dated 16 May 2019, additional 120.04 km2 (46.35 sq mi) of reserved forest was declared as Gudekote Extension Sloth Bear Sanctuary, thereby increasing the total area of the sanctuary to 167.59 km2 (64.71 sq mi).

In addition to the flagship species i.e. Sloth Bear, the sanctuary is also home to various other animals viz.

[6][4] Declaration of Gudekote as a sanctuary has helped to mitigate man-animal conflicts to a great extent.