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.
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Some very famous and well sanctuaries
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Kollam Wildlife Sanctuary
Kerala Wildlife Reservation Form