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Tamilnadu is an enticing land with surplus forts, elegant monuments, teeming cities, quaint villages and lush wildlife. This stunning land is caressed by the Bay of Bengal in the east and the Indian Ocean at the bottom. Not only in the terms of tradition, spirituality, culture, festivals and rich history but this splendid land is beautified with a variety of wildlife living amidst the astonishing landscape and a wide range of floral beauty. The major biomes consist of Tiger, Elephant, One-Horned Rhinoceros, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Crocodile, Blue Bull (Neelgai), Indian Gazelle (Chinkara), Asiatic lions, Cobra, Apes, Goats and multiple ranges of avi-faunas (bird-species. Tamilnadu takes its pride in being home for thousands of uncommon fauna. National parks and wildlife sanctuaries are sure a visual delight with tigers, lions, elephants, rhinoceros, and birds. The vegetation and wildlife India preserves will urge you to save nature. The eternal grace of nature you enjoy in wildlife sanctuaries of South India will surely lift your moods with unbeatable excitement and super fun watching the creatures live. These places deserve a break from your work life! Following are some must to visit amazing wildlife sanctuaries in Tamilnadu.
Now Tamilnadu has an exclusive sanctuary for spotted Deer in the Tirunelveli district. One of the most precious animal kinds of Tamilnadu the spotted deer is preserved at great measure at this wildlife sanctuary. Spreading across an area of 250 hectares, this dry deciduous forest is a lovely home to lots of flora and fauna. Situated at just 10 kilometers from Tirunelveli one can easily reach this sanctuary.
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at Srivilliputhur, this sanctuary shares its border with three main sanctuaries. Periyar Tiger reserve on the South West, Megamalai Reserve in the North West and Sivagiri reserve to the south. This lovely sanctuary nestles in the ranges of Western Ghats at an altitude of 100 MSL to 2010 MSL and gives the visitors spectacular sights. This is the eastern watershed boundary of River Periyar and is one of the neatly preserved forests. The different climates and topography of this sanctuary result in a diversity of flora and fauna.
This sanctuary serves as the origin of many rivulets. The climate is dry in foothills, but as we climb up the mountains we can feel the chill breeze. This sanctuary is blessed with diverse habitats, there are grass lands, wet evergreen forests, semi evergreen, moist deciduous, open deciduous and closed deciduous. Lots of trees adore this sanctuary, which are the abode to millions of squirrels living here.
Kanyakumari Wildlife sanctuary:
Kanyakumari is a beautiful city located at the tip of Indian sub-continent. This lovely land is bordered by Kerala on the North West, Tirunelveli District in north-east, Arabian Sea in the south-west, Bay of Bengal in the South east and Indian Ocean in the south. The verdant forests of Kanyakumari came into existence in the year April 1st 1977 in an area of 50486 ha, which is equal to 30.2% of the total geographic area of the Kanyakumari District.
The forest has many peaks, few notable one are Mahendragiri (1645.2 m) in Mahendragiri RF, Mottaichi peak (1590.4 m) and Varaittumudi (1426.2 m).
Kalakad Mundanthurai tiger Reserve:
KMTR is the only one tiger reserve in Tamilnadu and 17th tiger reserve in India. This was established in the year 1988. This reserve is a mixture of three main sanctuaries Kalakad Sanctuary and Mundanthurai Sanctuary and a part of Kanyakumari Sanctuary. It sprawls across an area of 895 Sq.KM. This Reserve has been identified as one among the Type-1 Tiger Conservation Units (TCU) and also classified as tropical moist evergreen forests.
This sanctuary is located in the midst of latitudes 80 25’ North to 80 53’ North, between longitude 770 10’ East and 770 35’ East, this sanctuary also forms a part of Agasthiyarmalai Biosphere Reserve. This sanctuary receive rainfall both the monsoon and so it can be found greenish all time.
Vedanthangal bird’s sanctuary:
Vedanthangal bird’s sanctuary is the oldest and smallest one in India with great history. This sanctuary came into being only by the great effects of the local people. The people living in and around Vedanthagal understood the importance of birds in agriculture, they realized that droppings of these birds are rich in nitrogen and so are great manures to the fields than the artificial fertilizers. From 1798 they started to raise awareness to the government about converting this small tank into a sanctuary and finally they got it done. This little sanctuary is a sweet home to thirty thousand birds and also tops first in attracting tourists at large number. Especially during the months of October and January visitors throng here to witness the nesting of birds at a very close range.
This sanctuary is located 48 km inland from Bay of Bengal at Chengalpet district.
Being a small in area, not much varieties of trees are found. Predominantly water plants, and Barringtonia trees are present. During summer season, not much water is left in the pond so most of the water plants can’t survive. Other tall trees serves as the platform for the birds to build their nests.
Vallanadu wild life sanctuary
Vallanadu is the one of the notable places where the Blackbust population exists. This sanctuary is located in an isolated hillock surrounded by scrub forest in Thuthukudi district. Usually Blackbuck inhabits the plain region but due to development of cities, agriculture and poaching, they have changed their residence to Vallanadu, Gunidy national park, Mudumalai sanctuary and Point Calimere sanctuary. This sanctuary is situated exactly at 16 kms distance from Tirunelveli.
The forest here is not so dense and lush, mostly they are covered with thorn scrubs. And so the species living here are mostly xerophytes and thorny hardwood. Few of the notable plants are Azadirachta indica, Dodonia viscosa, Carissa carandus, Pterolobium indicum and Euphorbia Acalypha fruticosa,
This sanctuary has got some common animals such as Black buck, Monkeys, Wild cat, Mongoose, Black naped Hare, Scaly Ant eater- Pangolin, Viper, and Rat snake. Compared to animals, birds are found in large numbers at this sanctuary, so far there are about 100 species of birds including Black winged kite, Curlew, Lapwing, Nightjar, Sparrows, Horned owl, Peacock, Heron, Stork, and Grey partridges. About 20-40 percent of the total population is occupied by Black Buck.
Indira Gandhi wildlife:
Indira Gandhi wildlife sanctuary is the largest and most famous sanctuary in Tamilnadu. It is located in the Western Ghats of Annamalai. This sanctuary sprawls across the area of 958 sq.km and is the source of water for the nearby agricultural fields.
The tribal communities living in the sanctuary are Kadar, Malasar, Malai Malasar, Muduvar, Pulayar and Eravalar. They participate in the management as Forest watchers and Anti-poaching Watchers.
Habitats:
The flora of the sanctuary is estimated to be 2000, among this 30% fauna are considered to have high medicinal values. And there are also more than 100 species of ferns, grasses, palms, ad canes.
This sanctuary is a home to lakhs of fauna and many endangered species. We can see a wide varieties of herbivores including elephant, gaur, Sambar, spotted deer, barking deer, mouse deer, nilgiri Tahr and wild boar. There are also Tiger, Leopard, Wild Dog (Dhole), Indian Fox, Leopard-cat and Jungle cat. You can also see Sloth Bear, Small Indian civet, Toddy cat, Ruddy mongoose, Stripped-necked mongoose, Common Otter, Smooth Indian Otter, Nilgiri marten, Indian Flying fox squirrel, and Indian Giant Squirrel.
This sanctuary is a paradise to millions of birds, so far there are about 300 species of birds. As you stroll through the verdant forest you will be surrounded by the merry notes of these birds. The most prominent birds found here are Crested Serpent Eagle, Spot-bellied Eagle, Black Eagle, Crested Gohawk, Rufous bellied Eagle, Jerdon’s Baza, Mountain Hawk Eagle, Peregrine Falcon, Owl. Grey Jungle fowl, Painted Bush quail, Red Spurfowl, Malabar Pied Hornbill, Malabar Grey Hornbill, White-bellied Woodpecker, Alpine Swift, Brown-backed Needle tail, and Mountain Imperial Pigeon. This sanctuary is an apt place for the bird watchers.
This sanctuary is a safe haven for many endangered and endemic species of reptiles and amphibians. Some of the important ones are Travancore Cane turtle and Travancore tortoise, Marsh Crocodile, Common Indian monitor, Kerala Forest Terapin,. Travancore Cane turtle, Forest calottes snake, Sand snake, Olive keel back, Water snake and Bronze bark tree snake.
Tamilnadu can be the perfect place to start your wildlife adventure, you can go on for jeep safari in to the deep jungles, or take a tiger safari, or can take a royal ride in Asian Indian elephant. Not only that you can do angling, camping, trekking, fishing, rafting, bird watching and many more fun activities in the verdant forest of Tamilnadu. Tamilnadu wild life will give you more memorable memories and will show you many different things, which you can’t experience anywhere else. Tamilnadu tourism offers varied tailor made packages that covers all of Tamilnadu ’s adventurous destinations. Plan your vacation with Tamilnadu tourism and have a memorable trip with our family and friends.
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