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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary was formed in 1973 and was brought under the Project Elephant in 1991–92. This sanctuary occupies an area of 345 km 2. It is the second largest one in the state of Kerala. The sanctuary is separated into two disconnected parts known as the North Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and South Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary.
Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area located in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is a renowned elephant and tiger reserve . The protected area encompasses 925 km 2 (357 sq mi), of which 305 km 2 (118 sq mi) of the main zone was declared as the Periyar National Park in 1982.
Sigur Plateau is located adjoining the Bandipur National Park to the northwest, Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary to the west, and Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary and Nilgiris East ranges to the east. The north side of the plateau is defined by the Moyar River and the 260 metres (853 ft) deep Moyar Gorge. [18]
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary at Muthanga is contiguous to the protected area network, with Nagarhole and Bandipur of Karnataka to the north-east and Muthumala of Tamil Nadu to the south-east. Rich in Biodiversity , the sanctuary is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve , which has been established with the specific objective of ...
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary. Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala include: [2] [3] Neyyar WLS in Thiruvananthapuram District, 128 km 2 (49 sq mi)in 1958. Peechi-Vazhani WLS in Thrissur District, 125 km 2 (48 sq mi), in 1958; Wayanad WLS in Wayanad District, 344.44 km 2 (132.99 sq mi) in 1973. Idukki WLS in Idukki District, 70 km 2 (27 sq mi)n 1976.
The government of Kerala resumed control in 1971 (Kannan Devan Hill Produce (Resumption of lands) Act, 1971), and declared the Eravikulam-Rajamala Wildlife Sanctuary in 1975 to protect the habitat of the endangered Nilgiri tahr. It became a National Park in 1978.
Moyar River waterfall. Mudumalai National Park covers 321 km 2 (124 sq mi) in the eastern hills of the Western Ghats at an elevation range of 850–1,250 m (2,790–4,100 ft); it is bordered in the west by Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, in the north by Bandipur National Park and in the east by Sigur Reserve Forest. [4]
Wayanad (Malayalam: [ʋɐjɐnaːɖɨ̆]) is a district in the north-east of the Indian state of Kerala, with its administrative headquarters at the municipality of Kalpetta. It is the only plateau in Kerala. [7] The Wayanad Plateau forms a continuation of the Mysore Plateau, the southern portion of the Deccan Plateau.