Mudumalai national park is one of the tiger reserve in india. Status of the asian elephant population in mudumalai wildlife. Masinagudi range of mudumalai wildlife national park. Mudumalai national park, entry fee, timings, entry ticket. The protected area is home to several endangered and vulnerable species including indian elephant, bengal tiger, gaur and indian leopard. The mudumalai national park and wildlife sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the nilgiri hills blue mountains, in nilgiri district, about 150 kilometres 93. Field research station, indian institute of science,masinagudi, nilgiri 643 223. Km, this contiguous forest is home to a large number of asiatic elephant.
Spread across the states of tamil nadu, karnataka and. The very popular, permanent 50 ha mudumalai forest dynamics. Located in the north western side of the nilgiri hills, masinagudi range is among the 5 ranges that constitute the mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. The sanctuary is situated on karnatakakerala border adjacent to bandipur national park of karnataka and wayanad muthanga wildlife sanctuary of. The mudumalai national park and wildlife sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the nilgiri hills blue mountains, in nilgiri. The present study undertaken in the mudumalai wildlife sanctuary and the adjoining sigur plateau in the state of tamil nadu, india, addressed the importance of forests in the household economy of. The first wildlife sanctuary in southern india, this national park is located in the nilgiri biosphere reserve. In april 2007, the tamil nadu state government declared mudumalai to be a tiger reserve. The jim corbett national park map can help you to go around safely and without.
To be there, you can take one of the regular buses from ooty to mysore and get down at the reception counter in theppakadu. One a short cut over the steep and narrow sigur ghat. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is located at a distance of 2 kms from the city in the nilgiri hills where the eastern ghats meet the western ghats. Mudumalai national park, mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. Mudumalai national park map tourism map of mudumalai. Mudumalai national park and wildlife sanctuary is situated on the road that connects mysore and ooty. Elephants can widely be seen along the national highway which bifurcate the. Study on the seasonally waterlogged grasslands of mudumalai. The sanctuary straddles the ooty mysore interstate highway roughly midway between the two cities theppakadu being 91 km, from mysore and 67 km, from ooty and could be approached with equal facility from either direction. Mudumalai is the first sanctuary in south india set up in 1940 and was declared as a national park in 1990.
News7 tamil live tamil news live news live 7 coronavirus stay home stay safe news7 tamil 270 watching live now. What little of this habitat is left undisturbed is only in the wildlife protected areas. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary, located in the nilgiri hills of tamil nadu is bordered by the wayanad wildlife sanctuary and bandipur tiger reserve. Elephant safari resumes in mudumalai wildlife sanctuary. Mudumalai forest reserve mudumalai national park tamil. The park is separated from the bandipur national park by river moyar that flows along the border of the state, acting as a vital water resource that sustains the flora and fauna of the region. List of national parks in india, map of national parks. Mudumalai national park is located in northwestern side of the nilgiri hills in tamil nadu state in india. Download scientific diagram map of mudumalai wildlife sanctuary showing the location of 50 ha permanent forest dynamic plot, from where lichens were. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary and national park is a protected area located in the tamil nadu state within the track of western ghats. The forests in the mudumalai area were once in the care of the trimalapad religious sect of the nilambar temple who leased them to merchants with a lust for the forests rich. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary mudumalai wildlife reserve is situated in the south indian state of tamil nadu. The unesco world heritage committee has considered it as as a world heritage site.
The two main animal parks in northern india are the binsar wildlife sanctuary and the more famous jim corbett national park which is home to. The mudumalai national park and wildlife sanctuary also a declared tiger reserve, lies on the northwestern side of the nilgiri hills blue mountains, in nilgiri district, about 150 kilometres 93 mi northwest of coimbatore city in tamil nadu. A wonderful scenic place, it is also known as the tiger reserve and is spread over an area of 32,155 hectares. It is about 90 km from mysore and only around 70 km from ooty. Masinagudi is one of the ranges of mudumalai wildlife sanctuary, in the state of tamil nadu. Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary ooty timings, entry fees. The wildlife sanctuary is located in the north west region of coimbatore city in tamil nadu state.
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