Saturday, February 20, 2010

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary declared as Tiger Reserve




Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary Situated at the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills declared as Tiger Reserve which is 38th Tiger Reserve of India and second of Kerala.

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a 285 km² Protected area in Chittur taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala state, South India. Established in 1973, it is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills. The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site. The sanctuary is the home of 4 different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar,Muduvar and Maha Malasar settled in six colonies. Parambikkulam Wildlife Sanctuary will be declared as a Tiger Reserve on February 17, 2010.

This is very good news, will go at Parambikulam ?

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Tigers at the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala. Photo: N.A. Naseer


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