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Mudumali
Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala
Area
: Mudumalai 32,155 hectares.
Established
: Mudumalai, 1940 as a sanctuary.
Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary
Mudumalai wildlife reserve is a continuation of the
Bandipur National Park. The river Moyar that flows
along the border or Tamil Nadu and Karnataka separates the two. The
Mysore - Ooty highway runs through the park. The 321 sq. km. reserve
is situated in Tamil Nadu.
Mudumalali
wildlife reserve was the first sanctuary in south India.
The terrain is extremely varied with hills, valleys, ravines,
watercourses and swamps. The vegetation comprises of tropical moist
deciduous forests, dry deciduous forests and scrub forests. Compared
to the nearby reserves, the climate is warmer in Mudumalai.
Langur,
bonnet macaque, tiger, leopard, wild dog, hyena, jackal, sloth bear,
elephants, gaur, sambar, spotted deer, Indian muntjac, mouse deer,
wild boar, rodent and flying squirrel are part of the wildlife
in Mudumalai. It has a rich bird life that includes
Malabar trogan, Grey hornbill, crested hawk eagle, crested serpent
eagle, etc.
The
best time to visit the reserve is from February to June. The
sanctuary can be reached by road. The nearest railway station is
Udakamandalam. The nearest airport is Coimbatore. Accommodation can
be arranged at forest rest house, guesthouses at Masinagudi, Kargudi,
Abhayaranyam and Theppakkadu.
Flora(Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary)
The vegetation is quite varied in this region. The hilly terrain of
the Western Ghats, clothed in dense mixed and moist deciduous
forests, make Mudumalai (the ancient hills) a most
attractive wildlife reserve. Bamboos (Bambusa Arundinacea) Natural
teak (Tectona Grandis), Anogeissus latifolia, Terminalia, Crenulata/Terminalia
Tomontosa, Grewia, and blooming trees like Indian Labumusum,
Aredesia, Solanancea are some of the flora.
Fauna(Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary)
The fauna include Elephants, Gaur, Banner, Macaque, Common Langur,
Tigers, Leopards, Chital, Panther, Sloth Bear, Python, Barking Deer,
Four Horned Antelope, Otter, Crocodiles (Mugger), Giant Flying
Squirrel, Sambar, Hyena, Wild Dog, Wild Boar, Mouse Deer, Spotted
Deer, Jackal, Hare, Porcupine and Mongoose
The
birds listed in this sanctuary are Peacock-our National bird, Grey
Jungle Fowl, Red Spur Fowl, Grey Partridge Quails, Goggle Eyed
Plower, Malabar Whistling Thrush, Large
Racket-Tailed Dronge, The Magpie-robin, Spotted Babbler, Small Green
Barbet, Green Pigeons, Brown Dove, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Bulbuls,
Mynahs, etc. Among birds of prey, Eagles, Hawks, Buzzards, Harriers,
Falcons and King Vulture are predominant, besides some migratory
water birds.
TOURIST
INFORMATION(Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary)
Facilities: Vehicles on hire and Elephant safari
HOW
TO GET THERE
Air: The nearest airport is at Coimbatore, 160-km away.
Rail: The sanctuary is located at a distance of 65-km from
Udhagamandalam railway station and 95-km from Mysore station.
Road: Gudalur (16-km) is the nearest town to the sanctuary, which is
situated along the Udhagamandalam - Mysore highway. This sanctuary
could be reached from Mysore as well. There are regular buses from
Udhagamandalam, Mysore and the neighbouring towns to the sanctuary.
WHERE
TO STAY(Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary)
Within the sanctuary is an elephant camp called "Theppakkadu",
where there is a rest house. Accommodation is also available at
TTDC's Youth Hostel and rest houses in Masinagudi, Abhayaranayam and
Kargudi and the Bamboo Banks Farm that is 18-km away.
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