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Kerala Wildlife Tour :-
the Periyar National Park and Tiger Reserve has a picturesque lake at the heart of the sanctuary. his reservoir meanders around the contours of the wooded hills, providing a perennial source of water for the local wildlife.

Herds of elephant and sambar, gaur and wild pigs wander down to the lake-side and can be observed from the launches that cruise the lake. In March and April, during the driest period here, the animals spend a lot of time near the lake and the elephants can be seen bathing and swimming in the reservoir. A glimpse may be had even of the tiger during this season, as it comes to the water.
Among the unusual species found at Periyar are the flying lizard and the flying snake.

Periyar also harbours the leopard, wild dog, barking deer and mouse deer.The lake attracts birds like the darter, cormorant, grey heron and ibis and they are seen perched on the snags of dead wood that dot the lake.

Trivandrum Backwater Tour
The Neyyar reservoir is easily navigable and extends 9.06 sq. km. The Neyyar sanctuary is spread over the Southeast corner of the Western Ghats, and covers a total area of 128 sq kms. 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. 
Elephants, gaur, sloth bear, Nilgiri tahr, jungle cat, wild boar, Nilgiri langur etc. are seen. A crocodile rearing centre, deer farm and lion safari park are the main attractions.

Ernakulam Wildlife Sanctuaries
Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary is a sanctuary set up for the preservation of the endangered Nilgiri Tahr. The park has the largest known population of Tahr's existing in the world and also shelters Atlas Moth, Elephants, Sambhar's, Gaurs, Lion-tailed Macaque, Nilgiri, Langur, Tigers and Leopards. Spread across an area of 97 sq. kms, the Park exhibits the breathtaking natural splendor of rolling grasslands and exotic flowers. Anamudi, the highest peak south of Himalayas, towers over the sanctuary in majestic pride.

Besides the Nilgiri tahr other important fauna are elephant, leopard, tiger, malabar civet, sambar, barking deer, nilgai, langur, phyhon etc. The birds found are imperial pigeon, grey jungle fowl etc.

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Tour
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a unique thorny scrub forest with xerophyte species.  Located at Devikulam taluk of Idukki district Kerala, Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is a well-known reserve that extends over an area of over 90 sq km. Recognized as a wildlife sanctuary in 1984, it lies in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats. As a result, Chinnar gets only about 48 rainy days in a year during the months of October and November when Northeast monsoons are at work.Chinnar is the habitat of the endangered Giant Grizzled Squirrel of India.

Apart from being the habitat of the endangered giant grizzled squirrel in India, the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is home to tigers, elephant, bonnet macaques, gaur, Kraits, spotted deer, spectacled cobras, sambar, turtles, vipers, little cormorants, darters and black eagles. The place is also ideal for boating and trekking.

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary Tour
Aaralam Wildlife Sanctuary is a tranquil little sanctuary, located on the western slopes of the Western Ghats. The common trees found in the semi evergreen areas of the sanctuary are Cinnamomum Zeylanicum, Hopea parviflora, Largestroemia lanceolata, Xyliaxylocarpa, Mallotus, and Philippinensis.

One can find a variety of animals and birds in the Western Ghats with different kinds of deer, boar, elephant, and bison. You can also sight Leopard, jungle cat and various types of squirrels at the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary.
 

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