| Location and approach |
| The 90sq.km Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the eastern part of the HighRanges of southern Western Ghats of Kerala state.It is regarded as one of the unique protected areas in the whole of the Western Ghats due to its ecological, floral, geomorphological and cultural significance.The habitat types range from high altitude shoal-grassland to dry thorny scrub.The sanctuary is also contiguous to Eravikulam National Park and Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary of Thamilnadu.
Chinnar is accessible from Kochi(208 km.) and Coimbatore (115 km.) airports along main roads.The Munnar-Udumalpet road that passes through the sanctuary divides it into more or less equal parts.Munnar,the major tourists center,is 60km.from chinnar. The nearest town is Marayur.
Landscape and Climate
The terrain is highly undulating with altitudes ranging from 500m.at Chinnar to over 2300m.at Nandala malai. The area is drained by two perennial rivers namely Pambar and Chinnar. The sanctuary is situated in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats, getting rains mostly during the north-east monsoons (October-December). The average annual rainfall is 500mm.The plains are generally hot but the higher altitudes are cool.
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Site managed by:
Department of Forests and Wildlife, Goverment of Kerala |
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