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| Last Updated:: 09/04/2025

Wildlife Sanctuaries

              In Kerala there are a large number of wildlife parks and sanctuaries. Kerala is considered to be a green paradise on earth. The dense green forests with a wide variety of animals such as elephants, tigers, deers, leopards etc and water birds provide a great opportunity to the tourists to sight these different creatures.

 

 

Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala

Sl.No

Name of Wildlife Sanctuaries

District

Year of formation

Area(in Sq.km)

 

1

Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Thiruvananthapuram

1958

128.0000

 

2

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary

1983

53.0000

 

3

Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary

Kollam

1984

171.0000

 

4

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary (Tiger Reserve)

 

 

Idukki

1950

925.000

 

5

Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary

1976

70.0000

 

6

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

1984

90.4400

 

7

Kurinjimala WildLife Sanctuary

2006

32.0000

 

8

Thattekkad Bird Sanctuary

Ernakulam

1983

25.0000

 

9

Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary

2004

0.0274

 

10

Peechi-Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary

 

Thrissur

1958

125.0000

 

11

Chimmony Wildlife Sanctuary

1984

85.0000

 

12

Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary (Tiger Reserve)

 

 

Palakkad

1973

643.660

 

13

Choolannur PeaFowl Sanctuary

2007

3.4200

 

14

Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary

Malappuram

2019

227.970

 

15

Malabar Sanctuary

Kozhikode

2009

74.2150

 

16

Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary

Wayanad

1973

344.4400

 

17

Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

Kannur

1984

55.0000

 

18

Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary

Kannur

2011

30.3798

 

Source: -Kerala Forest &Wild Life Department