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Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
General information
Total Area
285 sq. Kms
Best time to visit
The sanctuary is open all year, but the best is to avoid from June to August due to the monsoon
Accommodation
Hotels & Restaurants
Nearest Town
Palakkad 125 kms
How to get there
Rail- Palakkad, Airport is Coimbatore, 55 kms
Species found
includes Bonnet Macaques, Tigers, Spectacled Cobras, Kraits, Vipers, Turtles, Darters, Little Cormorants and Black Eagles
Parambikulam has one of the largest population of gaur (bison). Sambar, spotted deer, jungle cat, lion-tailed macaque, common otter, sloth bear etc. are the other inhabitants. There are also a few tigers and leopards. Facilities for boarding and lodging are available at the sanctuary. There are forest rest houses at Thunacadavu, Thellikkal and Elathode. Motor transport and boat cruise can be arranged on request. The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu lies adjacent
The vegetation varies from tropical wet evergreen to grasslands. The Agasthyarkoodam hill, 1890 metres high, lies in the premises of the sanctuary.
Declared as a sanctuary in 1958, it is the drainage basin for the Neyyar River and its tributaries - Mullayar and Kallar.The Wild Population
Elephants, Gaur, Sloth Bear, Nilgiri Tahr, Jungle Cat, Wild Boar, Nilgiri Langur can be seen here.
This sanctuary has a substantial natural vegetation cover. The diversity of its flora makes this sanctuary an ideal gene pool preserve.
Other Attractions
A Crocodile Rearing Centre, Deer Farm and Lion Safari Park are the main attractions near the dam site.
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