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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
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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
SANCHUARY
