Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary

Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary is a 402.4 km² (155.4 sq mi) protected area in Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu South India declared in February 2008. The area is a tiger habitat.

Wildlife

The area is a wildlife corridor with high biodiversity, and in addition to tigers, is home to the threatened species: Indian bison, elephant, Indian rock python, lion-tailed macaque, mouse deer, Nilgiri tahr and sambar deer.

Habitation

There are a few tribal villages in the sanctuary and adjoining reserve forests.^[1]

Notes

↑ Koteswaran C.S. quoting Dr. V. N. Singh Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife)(26/2/2008) Kanyakumari Gets Sanctuary, Deccan Chronicle, Chennai, front page

External links

Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary

Protected areas of Tamil Nadu

Biosphere reserves	Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

National parks	Grass Hills National Park Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Karian Shola National Park Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Wildlife sanctuaries	Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries	Chitrangudi Kanjirankulam Karaivetti Karikili Koothankulam Melaselvanur - Kilaselvanur Pulicat Lake Udayamarthandapuram Vaduvur Vedanthangal Vellode Vettangudi

Tiger reserves	Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Conservation reserves	Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

Protected areas of India

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