Parambikulam

Parambikulam http://wwww.parambikulam.org is a place in Palakkad district of Kerala state, south India. Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, 10°28′N 76°50′E / 10.467°N 76.833°E / 10.467; 76.833 established in 1973 is a Sungam range sprawling over 285 km².^[1]^[2] It is 135 km from Palakkad town and adjacent to the Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site.^[3]

Besides being an abode of elephants, wild boar, sambar, Gaur, crocodiles, and a few tigers and panthers, it has rich diversity of flora and fauna. Trekking in the forest is allowed with prior permission. Boating can be done at the lake. The Cannimare Teak Tree, which is said to be Asia’s largest, is here near Thunakadavu.

References

^ Wildlife Institute of India, "State/UT Wise Details of Protected Areas" ENVIS
^ T R Shankar Raman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore[1]
^ UNESCO, World Heritage sites, Tentative lists, Western Ghats sub cluster, Niligiris. retrieved 4/20/2007 World Heritage sites, Tentative lists

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[1] Wildlife Institute of India, "State/UT Wise Details of Protected Areas" ENVIS

[2] T R Shankar Raman, Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore[1]

[UNESCO-3] UNESCO, World Heritage sites, Tentative lists, Western Ghats sub cluster, Niligiris. retrieved 4/20/2007 World Heritage sites, Tentative lists

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