KERALA - Wild life sanctuary, Biosphere

Wild life sanctuary in Kerala

1⚪ Aralam WLS

Thalassery Taluk

Soviet union helps for this project

Cheenkanni puzha flows through this sanctuary

2⚪Wayanad WLS

#Also known as Muthanga or Begoor

#NH-766 passes through this Sanctuary

#Muthanga WLS is Situated in Wayanad District

3⚪Malabar WLS  

#Malabar WLS is situated in Kozhikode District

4⚪Parambikulam Wild Life Sanctuary

#Parambikulam WLS is Situated in Palakkad District

#2nd Tiger reserve in Kerala -parambikulam

#Parambikulam WLS annunced as Tiger reserve  in 19th February 2010

# Parambikulam WLS established in 12th February 1973

#Laegest teak in the world is situated at thunikadavu in Parambikulam WLS

# Wild bufello largely seen in this NP

# only one Entrance of Paràmbikulam NP from  sethumala in Thamil Nadu State.

#Thunakadavu Dam

5⚪Chulannur WLS

6⚪Peech- vazhani WLS

#Peech- vazhani WLS situated in Thrissur District

7⚪Chimney

8⚪Mangalavanam

9⚪Periyar

10⚪Idukki

11⚪Thattekkad

12⚪Chinnar

13⚪Kurinjimala

14⚪Senthuruni

15⚪Neyyar

16⚪Pepara 

17⚪kodiyur

18⚪Pathiramanal

📌Kumarakam Bird sanctuary also known as vembanadu Bird sanctuary

📌 Kavanar River flows through the Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Pathira crane seen in Kumarakam Bird sanctuary

📌Lion Safari park is in an Island near the bank on Neyyar Lake

📌Fist Butterfly Safari Park in India (andAsia) is - Thenmala(Kollam)

📌 Biological Park - Agathyavanam

1. Eravikulam National Park

#First National Park in Kerala - EravikulamNP(Idukki District)

#Established in 1978 

2. Periyar National Park

3.Silent Valley National Park

#Largest rain shadow region - Silent valley

#In Mahabharata silent valley known as - sairandri

#Robert Right named silent Valley because the absence of 

# Lungs of kerala - Silent Valley NP

#Lion-tailed macaque  (സിംഹവാലൻ കുരങ്ങ്‌ ) seen in Silent Valley NP

#Scientific Name of Lion-tailed macaque is Macaca silenus 

 #An important food plant for  Lion-tailed macaque is Cullenia exarillata(വേദിപ്ലാവ്)

#virgin forest

4. Anamudi Shola National Park

5.Pampadumpara National Park

#Smallest National park in Kerala-PampadunparaNP

6.Mathikettan Shola

Karimpuzha in Palakkad district is proposed National Park

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