Chimmony wildlife sanctuary Attractions & Activities - The Best Holiday Destinations for 2020
Serene, beautiful - Chimmony wildlife sanctuary (Kerala) located in the Western Ghats, is one of the world’s 25 bio-diversity hot-spots, the haven of innumerable species of endangered plants and animals.
The total area of this wild life sanctuary considered as a global mega-diversity zone comprising several local species of living organisms and virgin forestscome to around 85.067 sq km inclusive of the Chimmeney Lake.
Set up in 1984, this sanctuary forms part of the Mukundapuram Taluk of Thrissur District’. The distance is 60 km from the Kochi International Airport and 36 km from Thrissur town. It comes under the Peechi Wild Life Division.
The forest area of the sanctuary is categorized into
West Coast tropical evergreen forest,
West Coast semi-evergreen forest and
Southern Indian moist deciduous forest.
Fifty percent of the forests come under moist deciduous category, and 25% under semi-ever green category.
Fauna
Reptiles – 25
Amphibian – 14
Fishes – 31
Mammals 39 Species
Major Mammals
Tiger
Leopard
Sloth Bear
Dhole
Nilgiri Langur
Bonnet Macaque
Elephant
Gaur
Sambar
Spotted Deer
Wild Boar
Malabar Giant Squirrel
Birds 160 species
Darter
Dabchick
Malabar Grey Hornbill
Sri Lankan Frogmouth
Malabar Whistling Thrush
Raquet Tailed Drongo
Malabar Trogon
Ruby Throated Bulbul
Crested Serpent Eagle
Spot Bellied Forest Owl
Paradise Flycatcher
Indian Pitta
history
Immensely blessed by nature, this protected area which is an integral part of the Western Ghats comprises steep mountain ranges having a height of 40 to 1116 Mtrs from the sea level.
The sanctuary coming under the watershed zone of the Chimmony Lake and surrounded by the mountain ranges in the western slopes of the Nelliyampathy hills are rich with several rivers and jungle streams.
The main mountain peaks of this sanctuary are Pindi Mudi (1116 Mtrs) and Ponmudi (928 mtrs). The South-East borders have abundance of green forests coming under the Chalakudi-Vazhachaal Forest Division.
District Thrissur
Area 85.067 Sq. Km.
Location 25 Km from N.H. 47, Amballur
Altitude 40 to 1116 m above MSL
Av. Rainfall 2980 mm
Max. Temp. 36°c
Min Temp. 15°C
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