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PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE

 

PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE



GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE



Periyar Tiger Reserve is nestled in the Southern Western Ghats mountain ranges of peninsular India. Predominately an evergreen biotope with great scenic beauty, religio-cultural heritage and rich assemblage of Flora and Fauna. Periyar Tiger Reserve owes its name to the Periyar River which originate from the forest track of the mountain Sprawled over an extent of 925 km2 of core area or critical Tiger Habitat, the Tiger Reserve epitomize unique ecological and cultural diversity of the rain forest. Because of its natural splender, Periyar is a popular destination for the thousands of tourists and nature lovers. Also the reserve harbors a variety of endangered and endemic species. Administratively, it falls in Idukki and Pathanamthitta Districts of Kerala

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HISTORY OF PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE


The present Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was constituted in 1950 and was brought under Project Tiger in 1978 as Periyar Tiger Reserve, the tenth Tiger Reserve in the country. The core area was intended to be constituted as a National Park in 1982 as per Notification G.O. (P) 310/82/AD dated. 27.10.1982 of the Government of Kerala. In 1991 Periyar Tiger Reserve was declared as part of Project Elephant Reserve No. 10. Now, the Tiger Reserve functions as two Divisions, Periyar East (HQ-Thekkady) and Periyar West (HQ-Peermade)

 

 

1895 - Completion of Mullaperiyar Dam

1899 - Periyar Lake Reserve

1934 - Nellikkamppety Game Sanctuary

1950 - Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

1978 - Periyar Tiger Reserve

1982- First notification of core area as National Park

1991 - Project Elephant Reserve

1996 - India Eco Development Project 

2001 - Reorganization of Periyar Tiger Reserve

2004 - Formation of Periyar Foundation


GEO PHYSICAL FEATURES OF PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE


Location :                              Idukki District, Kerala

Year of Establishment :          1950  

Area :                                      925 km2

Altitude :                                100m-2019m


Annual Rainfall :                   2500mm(Average)

Temperature :                          150-310 (December January are coo and April

                                                and May are hotter month)


Climate :                                Lowest humidity prevails during the dry

                                                months of February to April. The dew

                                                formation during December January keeps

                                                the vegetation especially grass, green and

                                                wet

Major peaks:                                    Kottamala, sundaramala, Chokkampatti Mala,

                                                Mangaladevi mala



 MAJOR FOREST TYPES


West coast tropical evergreen forests

West coast semi-evergreen forests

Southern moist mixed deciduous forests

Southern hill-top tropical evergreen forests

Southern montane wet temperate forests

South Indian sub tropical hill savannahs

Southern wet montane grasslands

MAJOR MAMMALS FOUND IN PERIYAR TIGER RESERVE


Tiger, Leopard, Elephant, Bison, Nilgiri Tahr, Wild Boar, Wild dog, Sambar Deer, Barking Deer, Nilgiri Langur, Sloth Bear, Otter, Lion Tailed
Macaque

SEASON FOR VISIT

There is no specific season for visiting Periyar Tiger Reserve


HOW TO REACH

Tourism activities are centered around the headquarters at Thekkady. The nearest town Kumily is 4 Km. away. Thekkady is accessible by roads from the Cochin (172 Km). The airports of Madurai (190 Km.). Trivandrum (277 Km.) and nearest railheads are Kottayam (115 Km.) and Theni (85 Km

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