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Kollam Wildlife Sanctuary

Shenduruni Wildlife Sanctuary (66 km from town on the Kollam-Shencotta road) : Main attractions: Elephatns, tigers, leopards, bears, lion tailed macques.

Acces: Nearest Airport: Thiruvananthapuram (72 Kms) Nearest Railhead : Thenmala, connected with Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kashmir. Motorable Road connected with Kollam Town and Thiruvananthapuram city.

Pathanapuram taluk, 66 km from Kollam town on the Kollam - Shencotta road. The Shenduruny forest was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1984. The Name Shenduruny comes from an endemic species of tree called Chenkuruny (gluta travancoria), mainly confined to this region. The artificial lake formed by the parappar dam built across the shenduruny and kulathupuzha rivers occupies the central region of the sanctuary.

Some very famous and well sanctuaries

- Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary - Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary - Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary - Kollam Wildlife Sanctuary - Kottayam Wildlife Sanctuary

- Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary - Ernakulam Wildlife Sanctuary - Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary - Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary - Thrissur Wildlife Sanctuary

Kollam Wildlife Sanctuary
Kerala Wildlife Reservation Form