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Kerala Forests & Wildlife Department is a department of the Government of Kerala responsible for forestry and wildlife management in the state of Kerala, India.The department is involved with the protection and conservation of flora and fauna in their natural habitats and conserves 11,524.149 km 2 (4,449.499 sq mi) of forests forming 29.65% of the total geographic area of the state.
It forms an integral part of the 1,187 km 2 (458 sq mi) block of protected forests straddling the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border in the Anaimalai Hills. [3] The Western Ghats , Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site .
Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu community reserve is an estuary and community reserves spread over Kadalundi village in Kozhikode district and Vallikunnu village of Malappuram district in Kerala. It includes the Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary and mangrove swamps in Kadalundi and Vallikunnu region. [3] This community reserve covers an area of 1.5 km 2 (0.6 sq ...
The entrance fee is 25 rupees per person and 50 rupees per vehicle. Cameras are 25 rupees and video cameras are charged 100 rupees. Both day and night stays are available. Forest tent camping is available from November through March. [citation needed]. It has been said that most enjoyable route to Gavi is the way from Pathanamthitta.
Pampadum Shola National Park is the smallest national park in Idukki district of Kerala in India.It is on the border with Kodaikanal, Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] The park is administered by the Kerala Department of Forests and Wildlife, Munnar Wildlife Division, together with the nearby Mathikettan Shola National Park, Eravikulam National Park, Anamudi Shola National Park, Chinnar ...
Entrance to the tiger reserve Periyar Lake. The first official action towards the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity in Kerala was taken in 1934 by the Maharaja of Travancore, Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, by declaring the forests around Periyar lake as a private reserve to stop the encroachment of tea plantations. It was founded as ...
Department of forests, Government of Kerala Choolannur Pea Fowl Sanctuary is a bird sanctuary located in Chulanur village in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India . The place where sanctuary is located is locally known as Mayiladumpara , which literally means "the rock where peacocks dance".
KFRI Entrance of Kerala Forest Research Institute. The Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) is an organisation based in Peechi, in Thrissur, India.It was established in 1975 by the Government of Kerala as part of its Science and Technology Department, and in 2003 became part of the KSCSTE.