Awaaz Foundation successfully filed public interest litigation to declare the Sawantwadi-Dodamarg wildlife corridor as an eco sensitive area.
Geographically, Pernem is surrounded by Bicholim taluka on East, Arabian Sea on West, Bardez taluka on south and Sawantwadi taluka (Maharashtra State) on north.The two rivers which decide the boundary of this taluka are Terekhol River and Chapora River.
Sageli village is connected by a bus route from Sawantwadi in Sindhudurg district, which has better transport connectivity from nearby city like Panjim, Mumbai or Pune.
Until the 18th Century the Kingdom of Sawantwadi included a major portion of today's North Goa district (Pedne, Bicholim, and Sattari), as well as the present day's Kudal and Vengurla from Sindhudurg district.
Kolhapur (Every 30 min from 6:00 to 19:00 and from 22:00 to 00:30), Panaji, Madgaon, Gadag, Karwar, Dharamshati, Chaandgadh, Deogadh, Sawantwadi, Ratnagiri, Malvan, Belgaum, Hubballi-Dharwad, Vengurla, Radhanagari, Kagal.