Established in 1973, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
is contiguous to the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipore of Karnataka
and Mudumalai of Tamilnadu.
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary, 15 kms from Calicut is bisected by a tract of cultivated
land into two distinct parts.
One
falls in the Kozhikode District and the other in the Kannur District. Wayanad
literally means the 'land of swamps'.
Rich in bio-diversity, the sanctuary is an integral part of the nilgiri biosphere
reserve, which has been established with the chief objective of conserving the
biological heritage of the region.
The sanctuary has excellent moist deciduous teak forests and marshes dominated
by bamboo and other grasses. These forests are also said to be amongst the most
extensively forested belts in the Indian Peninsula.
The Wild Population - Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Elephants, Tigers, Panthers, Jungle Cats, Civet Cats, Monkeys, Wild Dogs, Bisons,
Deer, Bears, Racquet-tailed Drongo, Barbet. Monitor lizards and a variety of
snakes are seen.
The sanctuary is also rich in avian life and Peacocks, Babblers, Cuckoos, Owls,
Woodpeckers, Jungle Fowls are a few of the various types of birds seen here.
The park in rich in flora and has Teak, Maruthu, Karimaruthi, Rosewood, Venteak,
Vengal,
Chadachi,
Mazhukanjirarn, Bamboo etc. grow in the moist deciduous forest.
Veteria indica, Lager stroemia, Lanceolata, Terminalia paniculata etc. are common
in the semi evergreen patches.
HOW TO GET THERE
Air : The nearest Airport is at Cochin, 300km.
Rail : The nearest railhead is Calicut 110 km.
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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
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