Neyyar
Wildlife
Sanctuary,
Kerala
Total
Area
128 sq.
kms
Best
time to
visit
October
to March
How
to get
there
Rail-
Mullayar
Species
found
Elephants,
Gaur,
Sloth
Bear,
Nilgiri
Tahr,
Jungle
Cat, Wild
Boar,
Nilgiri
Langur
etc.
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About
Neyyar
Wildlife
Sanctuary:
The Neyyar
reservoir
is easily
navigable
and extends
9.06 sq.
km. The
vegetation
varies
from tropical
wet evergreen
to grasslands.
The Agasthyakoodam
hill,
1890 metres
high,
lies in
the premises
of the
sanctuary.
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
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.
Wildlife
in Neyyar
Wildlife
Sanctuary:
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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