| WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES IN KERALA | |||||
| Name (District in Brackets) |
Year of Notification | Area Sq. Km | Forest Types | Zonation mMSL | Important Animals and Plants |
| National Parks: |
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| Eravikulam
(Idukki) |
1972 1978 (N. P.) |
97 | TE, MF, MD |
1000-2695 | Nilgiri Tahr (Ibex), Nilgiri Pine Marten, High elevation shola birds |
| Silent Valley (Palakkad) |
1984 | 89.52+148 (added in 2007 as buffer
zone) |
MF, TE, TSE, MD | 900-2500 | Lion Tailed Macaque, Tiger, lesser carnivores |
| Sanctuaries: | |||||
| Periyar
Tiger Reserve (Idukki) |
1950. 350 sq. km notified in 1982 as
National Park |
777.54+148 (added in 2007, actual
transfer 2012) |
TE, MF, MD, P. West Coast TE | 900-2019 | Tiger, Lion Tailed Macaque, Black Panther, Elephant, smaller mammals |
| Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife (Thrissur) |
1958 | 125 | TSE, MD, P, C. | 40-928 | Tiger, Leopard, Sloth Bear, Elephant, Sambar, Barking Deer, Bonnet Macaque, Nilgiri langur, Slender Loris, Porcupine |
| Neyyar
Wildlife (Thiruvananthapuram) |
1958 | 128 | TE, TSE, MF, MD, P, C. reed brakes. | 80-1866 | Ibex, Lion Tailed Macaque, Elephant, Nilgiri Langur, Crocodile, Shola birds. More than 150 endemics. |
| Parambikulam Wildlife (Palakkad) Tiger Reserve |
1973 Notified as TR in Dec. 2009 |
274 Core of Tiger Reserve 390.88 Buffer zone 252.77 from 2009 |
TE, TSE, DD, MD, P | 300-1439 |
Nilgiri Tahr, Lion Tailed Macaque, Tiger, Gaur, Elephant,
Nilgiri Marten, Mouse Deer, Hornbill, King Cobra, Cane
Turtle, Malabar Gain Squirrel, Sloth Bear, Drongos,
Bee-eaters, Treepies |
| Wayanad Wildlife (Wayanad) |
1973 | 344 | TSE, MD, P, C | 800-1158 | Elephant, Tiger, Gaur, Panther,Sambar, Spotted Deer,
Barking Deer, Wild Boar, Sloth bear, Nilgiri Langur, Bonnet
Macaque, Common Otter, Malabar Giant Squirrel |
| Idukki Wildlife (Idukki) |
1976 | 77.6 | TSE, MD, P, C | 600-1200 | Elephant, Sambar |
| Peppara
Wildlife (Thiruvananthapuram) |
1983 | 53 | TE, TSE, MF, MD, P, C | 60-1717 | Lion Tailed Macaque, Elephant, Shola birds |
| Thattekkad Wildlife (Idukki) |
1983 | 25.14 | TSE, MD, P, C | 30-620 | Ceylon Frogmouth, Bourdillon’s Long eared Indian Nightjar,
Peninsular Bay Owl, Crimson-throated Barbet, Malabar
Hornbill, Malabar Shama, Grey-headed Fishing eagle, Malabar
Trogon, Leopard, Sloth Bear |
| Chinnar Wildlife (Idukki) |
1984 | 90.44 | TE, MF, MD, DD, P, C. Natural Sandal forests |
440-2300 | Nilgiri Tahr, Elephant, Panther, Dry habitat species of
animals & birds, Rhododendron, Neelakurinji and other shola
species |
| Chimmony Wildlife (Thrissur) |
1984 | 90 | TE, TSE, MD, P, C | 50-1116 | Elephant, Tiger |
| Aralam Wildlife (Kannur) |
1984 | 55 | MF, TE, TSE, C | 60-1598 | Gaur, Sambar, Nilgiri Langur, |
| Chenduruny
Wildlife (Kollam) |
1984 | 100.32 | TE, TSE, MF, MD, P. Myristica swamps | 120-1785 | Tiger, Lion Tailed Macaque, Shola birds & lesser predators. Gluta Travancorica(tree) |
| Kurinjimala (Idukki) |
2006 |
32 (approx.) |
MF, P |
800-2550 (approx.) |
Strobilanthes
kunthiana (neelakurinji plant) and other shola species |
| Mangalavanam
Bird (Ernakulam) |
2004 | 0.0274 |
Mangroves |
Almost at Sea level |
Birds |
| Choolannur Pea Fowl (Thrissur & Palakkad) |
2007 |
3.42 |
Pea fowl |
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| Malabar
Wildlife (Kozhikode) |
2009 |
74.22 |
TE, TSE, MD, grasslands |
50-1600 |
Brown Palm Civet, Tiger, Kerala Laughing
Thrush, Wayanad laughing thrush, Musheer (fish), King Cobra,
butterflies |
| Kottiyoor |
2011 |
30.38 | TE, TSE, MF |
74-1361 |
Elephant, Chital, Gaur, Leopard, Malabar Pied
Hornbill |
| Karimpuzha |
2019 |
227.97 |
TE,TSE, MF |
40-2554 |
226 species of birds, 23 species of
amphibians, 33 species of reptiles and 41 species of mammals
including Nilgiri Tahr and Lion-tailed Macaque |
| Smaller National Parks | |||||
| Anamudi Shola National Park (Idukki) |
2003 |
7.5 |
MF |
2152-2305 |
Shola species |
| Mathikettan Shola National Park (Idukki) |
2003 |
12.82 |
MF |
1984- |
Shola species |
| Pambadum Shola National Park (Idukki) | 2003 |
1.32 |
MF |
1886-2531 |
Shola species, tiger |
| Community Reserve |
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| Kadalundi-Vallikunnu (Malapppuram) |
2008 |
1.5 |
Mangroves |
Sea level |
Birds (terns, gulls, herons, sandpipers,
whimbrels etc) Mangroves, crabs, mussels |
TE - Tropical Evergreen;
TSE - Tropical Semi Evergreen;
MF - Montane Forests/Grasslands;
MD - Moist Deciduous
P - Plantations; C - Cultivated area.