New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary — Attraction in Kerala

New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats, situated in the Malappuram District of Kerala state in South India.It extends till Silent Valley National Park of the Palakkad District to the south and to Nadugani in the Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu to the North.

New Amarambalam Wildlife SanctuaryComprising an area of 265.72 square kilometres (102.6 sq mi), The New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Kerala in South India. Since it shows very high altitudinal gradation from 40 metres (131 ft) to 2,554 metres (8,379 ft), the protected area is coupled with high rainfall and thick forest cover. Amarambalam continues with the Silent Valley National Park, and also forms a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.[1]The Indian Bird Conservation Network (IBCN) has identified 212 species of birds from the Nilambur and Amarambalam forests. Amarambalam is classified as an Important Bird Area (IBS) of the Western Ghats Endemic Bird Area where 16 restricted range species (RRS) have been identified; eight species have been sighted in Amarambalam. Beside the RRS's, there are one critically endangered and two vulnerable species. In 2001 BirdLife International has also...

New Amarambalam reserved forests and other nearby areas like Vadakkekotta vested forest were proposed as a new wildlife sanctuary called Karimpuzha National Park, by the Ministry of Environment and Forests, India, in 2006. Manjeri colony of the Cholanaikar tribal community was exempted from the sanctuary. It came into existence on July 03, 2020.

Mukkuruthi National Park is another national park bordering Karimpuzha National Park. Karimpuzha National Park is contiguous to  Silent Valley National Park to the south and extends up to Nadugani pass.

Karimpuzha National Park is also called as New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary. It has an area of around 227.97 square kilometers.  The Wildlife sanctuary is at an altitude of 40 meters (131 feet) to 2,554 meters (8,379 feet).  It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in the state of Kerala.

It is the 18th Wildlife sanctuary in the state of Kerala. Ecotourism projects are being planned to help the local tribal community in getting employed in...

New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats, situated in the Malappuram District of Kerala state in South India.It extends till Silent Valley National Park of the Palakkad District to the south and to Nadugani in the Nilgiri District of Tamil Nadu to the North. Comprising an area of 265.72 square kilometres (102.6 sq mi), The New Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Kerala in South India. Since it shows very high altitudinal gradation from 40 metres (131 ft) to 2,554 metres (8,379 ft), the protected area is coupled with high rainfall and thick forest cover. Amarambalam continues with the Silent Valley National Park, and also forms a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve As of 2000, Amarambalam comprises almost all mammals found in the Western Ghats: 25 mammals, including the endemic and threatened Lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus) and Nilgiri tahr...