Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
animal sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India
About Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
It is the second largest wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, and was established in 1973. It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. It is a rain forest reserve connected to two major sanctuaries -Bandipur National Parkto the north in Karnataka andMudumalai National Parkin Tamil Nadu. The landscape is mountainous with lush forests typical of the western ghats. It has a large population of elephants, and has been declared a Project Elephant Site. The reserve is also home to a small population of tigers. Panthers, jungle cats, civet cats, monkeys, wild dogs, bison, deer, bears, monitor lizards and a variety of snakes are seen. There is also a profusion of birds, butterflies and insects. Moist deciduous forest consists of maruthi, karimaruthi, rosewood, venteak, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, b
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