Kerala Wildlife

Kerala Wildlife

Kerala is home to several wildlife sanctuaries. Wildlife lovers can plan tours to this state of the India to explore its rich fauna of the South. The mountains of Western Ghats are a Habitat for various flora and fauna. The main wildlife parks in Kerala are:

Peiryar wildlife sanctuary

Located around the Peiryar Lake in northwestern Idukki in Kerala, wildlife Peiryar

Sanctuary was fighter of the Maharajas of Travancore. It is now declared as national park. While turning this park, one can explore the herds of elephants, Tigers, leopards, monkeys, diet, bear, porcupine, Malabar squirrel and large number of birds including the great Hornbill India.  One can tour the Park between December and April.

Idukki wildlife sanctuary

Idukki wildlife sanctuary is home to elephants, deer, gaur, Tiger, boar and various birds, including birds of forest, wood peckers and King fishers.

Thattekad bird sanctuary

The bird lovers can be packaged to bird sanctuary Thattekad found Munnar. It is also known as Dr. Salim Ali sanctuary for birds and home to more than 200 varieties of birds. This sanctuary is home to birds such as Malabar Trogon, Malabar Hornbill and common grey Hornbill.

Other known and worthy of visits shrines are wildlife sanctuary chinnar wildlife sanctuary, wildlife sanctuary Parambikulam wildlife sanctuary Aralam wildlife sanctuary Muthanga, bird sanctuary Kadalundi bird sanctuary Thattekad, Kumarakom and Silent Valley National Park, Eravikulam National Park bird sanctuary.

Wildlife sanctuaries of Kerala

Kerala wildlife sanctuaries are home to large variety of animals, reptiles and floras. The main animals are elephants, gaur, sambar, deer, dogs, cats, Tigers, wild boar, sloth bears, leopards, macaques Lion, Nilgiri Tahrs, grizzled, Hanuman Langur, giant squirrel's tail real turkeys, turtles star, dogs, cats, Civet, moth of Atlas bonnet macaques, Loris, Mongoose, bears, barking deer, pangolin, bison, etc..

The main floras are teak, maruthu, karimaruthi, palo de Rosa, venteak, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, bamboo, neem, nanjanathi, sandal, dendrocalamus, marythu, vaka, mulluvenka, elavu, Palau manjakadambu, vembu, aval, 171 species of grass, 143 species of orchids, etc.

A Kerala wild life tour

A wealth of experience of wilderness awaits enthusiasts of the wild life in the State of Kerala. Its dynamic vegetation and climatic conditions the astonishing biodiversity of forests supports a wide range of animals and birds.

Periyar National Park: is one of the most famous shrines of the India. It is also known as the Thekkady wild life reserve. This park consists of a Lake made by man, which is an important source of drinking water for the animals. Tourists can also take tours boat to roam around the Lake and see the animals in their natural habitat. Elephants are a major attraction of this place. With them you can also see sambar, bison, Tigers and Malabar flying squirrels etc.. It is the best time to visit this place between October and June.

Kumarkom Bird Sanctuary: it lies on the shores of Lake Vembanand and is very popular for migratory Siberian cranes. You can see a wide variety of birds that come from different parts of the India. Birds such as Waterfowl, Heron, Heron, cuckoo, larks and wood beetle are the main attraction of this temple. The time to visit this place is between June and August, while one can see migratory birds between November February.

Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary: is located in the District of Idduki along the Western Ghats only 17 km from Munnar. This reserve was established for the conservation of the endangered Nilgiri Thar. This park offers a fascinating view of nature along with rare flora and fauna in their natural room. It is also to home to Atlas Moth, elephants, Sambhars, Gaurs, Lion tailed Macaque, Nilgiri Langur, Tigers and leopards.

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary: is located in the southeastern part of the Kannur district and is North of Kerala most wildlife reserve. Tourists can enjoy a wild safari in the quiet atmosphere of the sanctuary. He is known for different types of squirrels. One can also detect leopards, jungle cats, herds of deer, elephants and Buffalo. The best time to visit this reserve is between October and June.