Explore kerala wildlife
Western Ghats Of India
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Indira Gandhi Wildlife sanctuary & National Park
The biggest sanctuary in south India. The mammals are elephants, tiger, leopard, jungle cats,
civets, squirrels, macaque, lion tailed macaque, common languor, Nilgiri
languor, slender loris, Sloth bear, wild gaur, spotted deer, barking
deer, sambar like 36 species are found here. It is the home for many of
the endemic species of the western ghats. About 426 species of birds are
reported from this sanctuary.
Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
The sanctuary
harbors 26 species of large and medium sized mammals. Bonnet macaque,
lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, loris, tiger, leopard, jungle cat,
civet, mongoose, fox, bear, elephant, gaur, Nilgiri tahr, spotted deer,
sambar, barking deer, wild boar; pangolin etc. Reptiles:
The reservoir and the major rivers have crocodiles, varanus, pond
terrapin, cane turtle, gecko skink, chameleon, snakes such as king
cobra, spectacled cobra, krait, viper, python, green keel back, rat
snake, vine snake etc. Fishes:- Aral, bral, vattudi, thilopia, noori,
mooshu, poochutti, kollotty, exyprius, taral etc. Birds: 168 species of
birds are reported from the area. It is the best place to see Great
Indian Pied Horn bills in South Western Ghats.
Eravikulam National Park
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
Munnar
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Thattekad Bird Sanctuary (Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary)
Nagarhole National Park
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
Bandipur National Park (B.N.P.)
