Saturday, September 10, 2011

Kerala Wildlife, Wildlife in Kerala, Wildlife in Kerala, Wildlife Tour in Kerala, Wildlife Travel in Kerala


Main animals in the sanctuaries of Kerela are
Elephants, gaur, sambar, deer, wild dogs, jungle cats, tigers, wild boars, sloth bears, leopards, lion tailed macaques, Nilgiri Tahrs, langur, malabar giant squirrel, flying squirrel, tiger,panthers, spotted deer, grizzled giant squirrels, Hanuman langurs, peacocks, star tortoises, wild dogs, civet cats, The Atlas moth, bonnet, macaques, Loris, mongoose, foxen, bears, barking deer, pangolins, bison, bears etc

Nestled in the lush forests of the Western ghats in Kerala are 12 Wildlife sanctuaries and two National Parks


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The following are the Wildlife Sanctuaries / National Parks in Kerela
Peppara Wildlife sanctuary Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Neyyar Wildlife sanctuary Muthanga Wildlife sanctuary
Shenduruni Wildlife sanctuary Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Periyar Wildlife sanctuary Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Idduki Wildlife sanctuary Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife sanctuary Silent Valley National Park
Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuay Eravikulam National Park
 
The Reptiles found in the sanctuaries of Kerala are
Cobra, Viper, krait, a number of non poisonous snakes, bicoloured frogs, crocodiles, varanur pond terrapins, cane turtles, star tortoises, geckoes, skunks, chameleons, spectacled cobras, pythons, green keel backs, rat snakes, vine snakes, monitor lizards etc.
 
Main birds seen in the sanctuaries of Kerela are
Water fowl, Cuckoo, Owl, Egret, Heron, Water duck, Migratory Siberian Duck, Jungle fowls, Mynas, Laughing thrushes, Black bulbuls, Peafowls, Woodpeckers, Kingfishers, The hornbill, Stork, Raptor, Darter, Cormorant, Grackle, Cluster, Indian rollers, Common snipes, Crow pheasants, Jungle nightjars, Kites, Grey drongos, Malabar trogons, Llarge pied wagtails, Baya sparrows, Grey jungle fowls, Indian hill mynas, Robins, Jungle babblers, Sunbirds, Peacocks, Crimson-throated barbets, Bee-eaters, Shrikes, Fairy bluebirds, Grey-headed fishing eagles, Black winged kites, Night herons, Grey hornbills, Malabar hornbills  and more than 253 additional species including migrant birds
 
Main flora in the sanctuaries of Kerela  are Teak, maruthu, karimaruthi, rosewood, venteak, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, bamboo, neem, nanjanathi, sandal, dendrocalamus, marythu, vaka, , mulluvenka. elavu,manjakadambu pala, vembu, aval etc... and over 1800 flowering plants including 171 grass species, 143 species of orchids etc..

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