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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.
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 ...
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.
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.
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.
Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km 2 national park located along the Western Ghats in the Idukki and Ernakulam districts of Kerala in India. The park is situated between 10º05'N and 10º20' north, and 77º0' and 77º10' east and is the first national park in Kerala.
Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India.It is located in the Nilgiri hills and has a core area of 89.52 km 2 (34.56 sq mi). It is surrounded by a buffer zone of 148 km 2 (57 sq mi).