Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary

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Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary
Interactive map of Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary
LocationTirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Area356.73 km²
Established2014

Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu, India. [1] It is most renowned for its famous mountains. Out of the 29 such mountain peaks, Sivagiri Mala is considered the highest point at 1,748 m and Ramakkalteri is a great tourist attraction. [2] Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary earned the title of ‘wildlife sanctuary’ in the year 2015. [1] It is a protected wildlife sanctuary. [3]

Location

It is spread across an area of 35,673.33 ha in the Tirunelveli forest division. [1] It is stretched across various mountain ranges with dense forested areas. A few of the highest peaks include: Sivagiri Mala (431 m), Totti Mala (381 m), Aruitalai Mottai (231 m) and Kalli Mala (88 m). [2] The board landscape of Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary shares boundaries with tiger and grizzled squirrel reserves. [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "TNFOREST :: Tamil Nadu Forest Department". Forests.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  2. 1 2 "Nellai WLS". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  3. ↑ "Protected Area Gazette Notification Database (Tamil Nadu)". www.wiienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  4. ↑ "Wildlife conservation and management in Tamil Nadu" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-02-14.

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