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    Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Kerala near the borders with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 344 square kilometer sanctuary contains a variety of forest types and habitats that support diverse wildlife including 45 mammal species, 203 bird species, and 45 reptile species. Some notable mammals found in the sanctuary are elephants, tigers, leopards, gaur, sambar deer, wild boars and several primate species. The sanctuary was declared in 1973 and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

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    Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Kerala near the borders with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 344 square kilometer sanctuary contains a variety of forest types and habitats that support diverse wildlife including 45 mammal species, 203 bird species, and 45 reptile species. Some notable mammals found in the sanctuary are elephants, tigers, leopards, gaur, sambar deer, wild boars and several primate species. The sanctuary was declared in 1973 and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

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    Wayanad Wildwife

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    Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located in northern Kerala near the borders with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The 344 square kilometer sanctuary contains a variety of forest types and habitats that support diverse wildlife including 45 mammal species, 203 bird species, and 45 reptile species. Some notable mammals found in the sanctuary are elephants, tigers, leopards, gaur, sambar deer, wild boars and several primate species. The sanctuary was declared in 1973 and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

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    Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

    Wayanad wildlife sanctuary is contiguous to the protected areas of Nagarhole and Bandipur of Karnataka on the north-east and Mudumalai of Tamilnadu on the south east. Rich in biodiversity, the sanctuary is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Interestingly, it was from here that Pazhassi Raja fought valiantly against the British.

    Location: 76 02and 76 27 East Longitude and 11 35 and 1151 North Latitude. Area: 344.44 sq. km. Year of formation: Declared a Sanctury during 1973 (GO(MS)182/73/AD/30.05.1973) Climate: Temperature varies from 13C to 32C Topography: Altitude ranging from 650 to 1150m . The highest peak is Karottimala (1158m) Rainfall: Average annual rainfall is2000mm. Drainage: Cherupuzha, Bavali puzha, Kabani river, Kannaram puzha, Kurichiat puzha, Chedalathu puzha etc Forest Types: The types include South Indian Moist Deciduous forests, West coast semi-evergreen forests and plantations of teak, eucalyptus and Grewelia

    45 species of mammals, 203 sp. of birds, 45 species of reptiles, 30 species of amphibians and 59 species of fishes are reported from the sanctuary Elephant, Gaur, Tiger, Panther,Sambar, Spotted deer, Barking deer, Wild boar, Sloth bear, Nilgiri langur, Bonnet macaque, Common langur, Wild dog, common otter, Malabar giant squirrel etc are the major mammals.

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