protected wild areas in kerala

1. NATIONAL PARKS
WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES
BIOSPHERE RESERVES
IN
KERALA
ABDUL MUHAIMIN K
Dept.of Geography
Ideal college,Cherpulassery

2. NATIONAL PARKS
IN
KERALA

3. 1)ERAVIKULAM NATIONAL PARK
 Eravikulam National Park is a 97 km² national
park located along the Western Ghats in the
Idukki district of Kerala in India
 Eravikulam national park declared as a national
park in 1978.
 Nilgiri Tahr is the chief attraction of park
 26 species of mammals have been recorded in
the park
 Three major types of plant communities are
found in the Park – grasslands, shrublands and
forests.
 Anamudi ,the highest peak in south India
located with in the park

7. 2)SILENT VALLEY NATIONAL PARK
 Area - 9 km²
 Elevation - ranges from 900 mtr - 2,300 mtr
 Silent valley declared as a national park in
1984.
 Flora - of the valley include about a 1000
species of flowering plants, 107 species of
orchids, 100 ferns and fern allies, 200
liverworts, 75 lichens and about 200 algae.
 Animals -34 species of mammals, 292 species
of birds, 31 species of reptiles, 22 species of
amphibians, 13 species of fishes, 500 species
of butterflies and moths

12. 3) MATHIKETTAN SHOLA NATIONAL PARK
 Area - 12 km²
 declared as a National Park in the year of 2003
 The park is home to beautiful and rare animals
like Tigers, Panthers, Elephants, Giant grizzled
squirrel, Flying squirrels, Spotted deer and
Nilgiri tahr.
 There are various types of medicinal plants
 The Park represents well protected remaining
patch of shola grassland ecosystem

16. 4) ANAMUDI SHOLA NATIONAL PARK

 Area - 7.5 km²
 declared as a protected area in Nov 21, 2003.
 The Park is located at the Elevation ranges from 2,152
meters.
 Vegetation - 62 Species of trees, 174 species of herbs
and shrubs, and 39 species of climbers
 Animals - 100 species of butterflies and 232 species of
moths belonging to 36 different families are recorded from
here.
 76 species of birds are also recorded from here.
 Tiger, Elephant, Gaur, Leopard, Sambar deer, Wild boar,
Nilgiri langur and Giant squirrel are the common mammals
seen here.
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19. 5) PAMPADUM SHOLA NATIONAL PARK
 Area - 11 km²
 Elevation - 1600 to 2400 mtr
 Climate - misty and cloudy climate throughout
the year
 Vegetation - 22 Species of trees, 74 species of
herbs and shrubs, 16 species of climbers.
 Animals - 14 species of birds, 9 species of
mammals, 100 species of butterflies and 93
species

23. WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
IN
KERALA

24. A wildlife sanctuary is a naturally occurring
sanctuary , that provides protection for species
from hunting, predation, competition or
poaching; it is a protected area, a geographic
territory within which wildlife is protected

25. 1) PERIYAR WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary also called as
“Thekkady Wildlife Sanctuary”
 Spread over an area of 675 sq km
 Named after the Periyar Lake, which is located
within the sanctuary
 this wildlife reservoir is home to 1800 flowering
plants, 171 grass species, 143 species of
orchids, 35 species of mammals and 265
species of birds.

29. 2) PARAMBIKULAM WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
 Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary which is
present day under attention of UNESCO for
announced as a World Heritage Site is located
in the Palakkad district
 Animals - 39 species of mammals, 16 species
of amphibians, 268 varieties of birds, 61
species of reptiles, 124 types of butterflies
 Vegetation – 285
 Area - 285 km²
 Established - 1973

32. 3) IDUKKI WILD LIFE SANCTUARY
 The Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is situated
between two rivers Cheruthoni and Periyar. This
is one of the most beautiful wildlife sanctuaries
in Kerala .
 Area - 77 sq kilometer
 Altitude - 450to 1272
 Forest Types: Forest types include West Coast
Tropical Evergreen forests, Semi Evergreen
forests , Moist Deciduous Forests,
 Hill shoals and Grass Lands.

35. 4)CHINNAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area - 90 sq km
 Chinnar is distinct from other sanctuaries due
to its thorny scrub forest.
 Chinnar wild life sanctuary located in the rain
shadow region of the Western Ghats
 Year of formation – 1984
 Animals - 34 species of mammals, 245 sp. of
birds, 36 species of reptiles

39. 5)WAYANAD WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area - 345 km sq
 Established - 1973
 This sanctuary is an integral part of the Nilgiri
Biosphere Reserve
 Forest Types - The forest types include South
Indian Moist Deciduous forests, West coast
semi-evergreen forests and plantations of teak,
eucalyptus

43. 6) NEYYAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary spreads across 128
sq km
 It is situated near the Agasthyakoodam hill
 Year of formation: 1958
 Animals - There are 39 species of mammals,
176 species of birds, 30 species of reptiles.

46. 7)PEPPARA WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area - 53 sq km
 50 km in Thiruvananthapuram
 Established - 1983

48. 8) ARALAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area: 55 sq. Km
 Declared a Sanctury during 1984
 District - kannur

49. 9) Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary
 Area - 3 hectors
 District - Eranakulam
 Manalavanam is the home of large nimber of
migratory birds

50. 10) THATTEKKADU BIRS SANCTUARY
 Area - 25.16 sq.km
 Year of formation - 1983
 District - Eranakulam

52. 11)CHIMMONY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area - 85.07 km²
 Established - 1984
 District - Thrissur

53. 12) PEECHI -VAZHANI WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area - 125 sq. Km
 Year of formation – 1958
 There are 39 species of mammals, 176 sp. of
birds, 30 species of reptiles

54. 13)SHENDURNEY WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 Area: 171 sq. Km
 Year of formation: 1984

55. 14) MALABAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY
 spread across 74 square kilometres
 aim of protecting the rich biodiversity of the
Malabar region.

56. 15)KURINJIMALA SANCTUARY
 Spread over 32 sq km
 The sanctuary gets its name from the word
Kurinjimala which means a mountain where Kurinji
blooms. Neelakurinji occurs at an altitude of 1300 to
2400 metres.
 Besides the Kurinji shrubs, the sanctuary is home to
endangered animals like the tiger and Nilgiri Tahr.
Among the more abundant species are the Nilgiri
wood-pigeon, Grizzled giant squirrel, Asiatic elephant,
Gaur and Sambar Deer.
 The forest region was declared a sanctuary on
October 7, 2006

58. BIOSPHERE RESERVES

59. A Biosphere Reserve is voluntary, co-operative,
conservation area created to protect the biological
and cultural diversity of a region while promoting
sustainable economic developmen.Biosphere
reserve are protect larger areas of natural habitat
(than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary), and
often include one or more National Parks and
sanctuaries.
The concept of Biosphere Reserves was
introduced and established under UNESCO on Man
and Biosphere Programme (MAB) during 1971

60. 1)NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE
 Area - 5520 sq km ( 1450 in kerala)
 Fauna includes over 100 species of mammals,
350 species of birds, 80 species of reptiles,
about 39 species of fish, 31 amphibians and
316 species of butterflies.
 About 3,300 species of flowering plants can be
seen here, 175 species of orchids found here
 Established in 1986
 The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve falls under the
biogeographic region of the Malabar rain forest
 Spread over Kerala , Tamilnadu ,Karnataka

61. In kerala this biosphere includes
 Silent valley National Park
 Nilambur South (New Amarambalam, Karimpuzha)
 Mannarkkad (Attappady)
 Palakkad (Siruvani Reserved Forests)
 Nilambur North, (Chakkikuzhy, Kozhipara,
Punchakolly, Ex.Karulai Range (Nilambur Kovilakom)
 Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
 Kozhikode (kuttyadi, Thamarassery, Vested Forests)
 Wayanad South (Kalpetta)

63. 2)AGASTHYAMALA BIOSPHERE RESERVE
 Area - 3,500.36 km2 (1828 in kerala)
 Established - 2001
 Spread over kerala ,Tamil nadu
 Flora: It mostly consists of tropical forests and is
home to 2,254 species of higher plants
including about 400 are red listed
 This include peppara , neyyar
,konni,thenmala,Shendurney wildlife
sanctuaries and Achencoil

65. ABDUL MUHAIMIN K