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Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary | Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala

The Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the rain shadow region of Western Ghats of Kerala, India., and represents a large number of plants and animals unique to the thorny vegetation.

An extensive Sandalwood forest nearby is an added attraction at Chinnar. This is also an ideal place to watch herds of gaurs amble past. Dry deciduous forests, high sholas and wet grasslands add to the diversity of the sanctuary. As one travels from Karimuthi to Chinnar, elephants, spotted deer, sambar, Hanuman monkey and even peacocks can be spotted on either side of the road.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is one of such sanctuaries which you must visit to know Kerala from close.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at Devikulam taluk of Idukki district Kerala. It is a well-known reserve that stretches over an area of more than 90 sq km.

This wildlife reserve was given the recognition of wildlife sanctuary in 1984.

This beautiful sanctuary is located in the leeward side of the Western Ghats.

And it is the due consequence of this that Chinnar gets 48 rainy days in a year in the months of October and November when Northeast monsoons hover.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala laps variety of trees. It boasts of exotic thorny scrub forest with xerophytic species.

In this sanctuary dry and deciduous forest, thorny scrub forests, high Sholas and wet grasslands abound. Among an array of the species of flora you can see Acacia arabica or Karivelam, Acacia leucofolia or Velvelam, Santalum album or Chandanam, Anogeissuslatifolia or Mazhukanjiram, Elaeocarpus recurvatus or Bhadraksham and Strobilanthus kunthianus or Neelakurinji.

Apart from the exotic flora, Kerala Wildlife Sanctuary also houses endangered giant grizzled squirrel.

It is a shelter to tigers, elephant, bonnet macaques, gaur, Kraits, spotted deer, spectacled cobras, sambar, turtles, vipers, little cormorants, darters and black eagles.

Being at this wonderful sanctuary you can also try your hands at adventurous activities such as trekking and boating.

Getting there:

Nearest railway station: Ernakulam about 130 km from Munnar
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Nearest airport: Cochin International Airport, about 150 km from Munnar.

Climate :
Rainfall - 100 Mm. Unlike Other Regions In Kerala, Chinnar Gets Only 48 Days Of Rain ( Northeast Monsoon : October - November) Annually.

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