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data-language-autonym="भोजपुरी" data-language-local-name="Bhojpuri" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>भोजपुरी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reserva_de_la_biosfera_Nilgiri" title="Reserva de la biosfera Nilgiri – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Reserva de la biosfera Nilgiri" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nilgiria_Biosfera_Rezervejo" title="Nilgiria Biosfera Rezervejo – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Nilgiria Biosfera Rezervejo" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B0%D8%AE%DB%8C%D8%B1%D9%87%E2%80%8C%DA%AF%D8%A7%D9%87_%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B3%D8%AA%E2%80%8C%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87_%D9%86%DB%8C%D9%84%DA%AF%DB%8C%D8%B1%DB%8C" title="ذخیرهگاه زیستکره نیلگیری – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="ذخیرهگاه زیستکره نیلگیری" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hi mw-list-item"><a href="https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%97%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A4_%E0%A4%9C%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%A1%E0%A4%B2" title="नीलगिरि संरक्षित जैवमंडल – Hindi" lang="hi" hreflang="hi" data-title="नीलगिरि संरक्षित जैवमंडल" data-language-autonym="हिन्दी" data-language-local-name="Hindi" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>हिन्दी</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ml 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Reserve"><img alt="Map showing the location of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/India_relief_location_map.jpg/284px-India_relief_location_map.jpg" decoding="async" width="284" height="306" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/India_relief_location_map.jpg/426px-India_relief_location_map.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cd/India_relief_location_map.jpg/568px-India_relief_location_map.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="1615" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:79.846%;left:30.078%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve"><img alt="Map showing the location of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/8px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" 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.longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&params=11_33_00_N_76_37_30_E_region:IN_type:landmark_dim:78km"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">11°33′00″N</span> <span class="longitude">76°37′30″E</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">11.55000°N 76.62500°E</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">11.55000; 76.62500</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Area</th><td class="infobox-data">5,520 km<sup>2</sup> (2,130 sq mi)</td></tr><tr class="note"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1986</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Governing body</th><td class="infobox-data">Tamilnadu forest department, Karnataka forest department, Kerala forest department, Project Tiger</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nbnaturepark.com/">www<wbr />.nbnaturepark<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_of_the_Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f5/Logo_of_the_Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="73" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="158" data-file-height="73" /></a><figcaption>Logo of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_reserve" class="mw-redirect" title="Biosphere reserve">biosphere reserve</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountains" title="Nilgiri Mountains">Nilgiri Mountains</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Western_Ghats" title="Western Ghats">Western Ghats</a> in <a href="/wiki/South_India" title="South India">South India</a>. It is the largest protected <a href="/wiki/Forest" title="Forest">forest</a> area in <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>, spreading across <a href="/wiki/Tamil_Nadu" title="Tamil Nadu">Tamil Nadu</a>, <a href="/wiki/Karnataka" title="Karnataka">Karnataka</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kerala" title="Kerala">Kerala</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It includes the protected areas <a href="/wiki/Mudumalai_National_Park" title="Mudumalai National Park">Mudumalai National Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mukurthi_National_Park" title="Mukurthi National Park">Mukurthi National Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sathyamangalam_Wildlife_Sanctuary" class="mw-redirect" title="Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary">Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary</a> in Tamil Nadu; <a href="/wiki/Nagarhole_National_Park" title="Nagarhole National Park">Nagarhole National Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bandipur_National_Park" title="Bandipur National Park">Bandipur National Park</a>, both in Karnataka; <a href="/wiki/Silent_Valley_National_Park" title="Silent Valley National Park">Silent Valley National Park</a>, <a href="/wiki/Aralam_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary">Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wayanad_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary">Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha_Wildlife_Sanctuary" title="Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary">Karimpuzha Wildlife Sanctuary</a> in Kerala. </p><p>An ecosystem of the hill ranges of Nilgiris and its surrounding environments covering a tract of over 5000 square kilometers was constituted as Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve by <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a> in September 1986 under Man and Biosphere Programme. Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve is India's first and foremost biosphere reserves with a heritage, rich in flora and fauna. Tribal groups such as the <a href="/wiki/Badagas" title="Badagas">Badagas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toda_people" title="Toda people">Toda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kota_people_(India)" title="Kota people (India)">Kotas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Irula_people" title="Irula people">Irulla</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kurumba_(tribe)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurumba (tribe)">Kurumba</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paniya_people" title="Paniya people">Paniya</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ravula" title="Ravula">Adiyan</a>, Edanadan Chettis, Allar, and Malayan are native to the reserve.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Etymology">Etymology</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Etymology"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The word Nilgiri is derived from the <a href="/wiki/Tamil_language" title="Tamil language">Tamil</a> word <i>neelam</i> meaning blue and the <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanskrit language">Sanskrit</a> word <i>giri</i> meaning mountain.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is thought that the bluish flowers of <a href="/wiki/Kurinji" class="mw-redirect" title="Kurinji">kurinji</a> shrubs gave rise to the name.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 1970s, an area of around 5,670 km<sup>2</sup> (2,190 sq mi) in the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_Mountains" title="Nilgiri Mountains">Nilgiri Mountains</a> was proposed to be included in the list of <a href="/wiki/Biosphere_reserves_of_India" title="Biosphere reserves of India">biosphere reserves of India</a>. This proposed area encompassed a forestry zone of 2,290 km<sup>2</sup> (880 sq mi), a core zone of 2,020 km<sup>2</sup> (780 sq mi), an agricultural zone of 1,330 km<sup>2</sup> (510 sq mi) and a restoration zone of 30 km<sup>2</sup> (12 sq mi). Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was established in September 1986 and is India's first biosphere reserve under <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO's</a> <a href="/wiki/Man_and_the_Biosphere_Programme" title="Man and the Biosphere Programme">Man and the Biosphere Programme</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniels1996_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniels1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Geography">Geography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Geography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg/290px-Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg" decoding="async" width="290" height="193" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg/435px-Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2a/Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg/580px-Nilgiris_Biosphere_Reserve.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1120" data-file-height="747" /></a><figcaption>Map of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve</figcaption></figure> <p>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve extends over an area of 5,520 km<sup>2</sup> (2,130 sq mi) from the eastern part of <a href="/wiki/Kodagu_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Kodagu District">Kodagu District</a> to <a href="/wiki/Erode_District" class="mw-redirect" title="Erode District">Erode District</a> in the east and to the <a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Gap" title="Palakkad Gap">Palakkad Gap</a> in the south with an elevation of 80 to 2,600 m (260 to 8,530 ft). It has a buffer zone of 4,280 km<sup>2</sup> (1,650 sq mi) and core areas of 1,250.3 km<sup>2</sup> (482.7 sq mi), comprising 701.8 km<sup>2</sup> (271.0 sq mi) in Karnataka, 264.5 km<sup>2</sup> (102.1 sq mi) in Kerala and 274 km<sup>2</sup> (106 sq mi) in Tamil Nadu.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniels1996_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniels1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The reserve extends from the <a href="/wiki/Tropical_and_subtropical_moist_broadleaf_forests" title="Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests">tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tropical_moist_forests" class="mw-redirect" title="Tropical moist forests">tropical moist forests</a> of the western slopes of the Ghats to the tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests tropical dry forests on the east slopes. The rainfall range is 500–7,000 mm (20–276 in) per year. The reserve encompasses three ecoregions, the <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Ghats_moist_deciduous_forests" title="South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests">South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Western_Ghats_montane_rain_forests" title="South Western Ghats montane rain forests">South Western Ghats montane rain forests</a>, and <a href="/wiki/South_Deccan_Plateau_dry_deciduous_forests" title="South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests">South Deccan Plateau dry deciduous forests</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Flora">Flora</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Flora"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg/220px-Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg/330px-Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6a/Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg/440px-Shola_forest_from_Nilgiris.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="1836" /></a><figcaption>Shola forest in the Nilgiri Hills</figcaption></figure> <p>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve harbours more than 3,700 plant species, including about 200 <a href="/wiki/Medicinal_plants" title="Medicinal plants">medicinal plants</a>; the 132 <a href="/wiki/Endemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic">endemic</a> <a href="/wiki/Flowering_plant" title="Flowering plant">flowering plants</a> are contained in the <a href="/wiki/List_of_endemic_plants_in_the_Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve" title="List of endemic plants in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve">list of endemic plants in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniels1996_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniels1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stunted <a href="/wiki/Evergreen" title="Evergreen">evergreen</a> trees grow in <a href="/wiki/Shola" title="Shola">shola</a> forest patches above 1,800 m (5,900 ft) and are festooned with <a href="/wiki/Epiphyte" title="Epiphyte">epiphytes</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Chandrashekara_al2006_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chandrashekara_al2006-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Tall trees above a height of 18 m (59 ft) are used by the giant honey bees (<i><a href="/wiki/Apis_dorsata" title="Apis dorsata">Apis dorsata</a></i>) for building nests, including the species <i><a href="/wiki/Tetrameles" title="Tetrameles">Tetrameles</a> nudiflora</i>, Indian laurel (<i><a href="/wiki/Ficus_microcarpa" title="Ficus microcarpa">Ficus microcarpa</a></i>), Coromandel ebony (<i><a href="/wiki/Diospyros_melanoxylon" title="Diospyros melanoxylon">Diospyros melanoxylon</a></i>), yellow snake tree (<i><a href="/wiki/Stereospermum_tetragonum" title="Stereospermum tetragonum">Stereospermum tetragonum</a></i>), rusty kamala (<i><a href="/wiki/Mallotus_tetracoccus" title="Mallotus tetracoccus">Mallotus tetracoccus</a></i>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Acrocarpus" title="Acrocarpus">Acrocarpus</a> fraxinifolius</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During the peak flowering season from January to May, at least 73 species blossom including <a href="/wiki/Teak" title="Teak">teak</a> (<i>Tectona grandis</i>), red cedar (<i><a href="/wiki/Erythroxylum_monogynum" title="Erythroxylum monogynum">Erythroxylum monogynum</a></i>), hiptage (<i><a href="/wiki/Hiptage_benghalensis" title="Hiptage benghalensis">Hiptage benghalensis</a></i>), large-flowered bay tree (<i><a href="/wiki/Persea_macrantha" title="Persea macrantha">Persea macrantha</a></i>), zunna berry (<i><a href="/wiki/Ziziphus_rugosa" title="Ziziphus rugosa">Ziziphus rugosa</a></i>) and creeping smartweed (<i><a href="/wiki/Persicaria_chinensis" title="Persicaria chinensis">Persicaria chinensis</a></i>). They depend on <a href="/wiki/Pollination" title="Pollination">pollination</a> by giant honey bee, Asiatic honey bee (<i><a href="/wiki/Apis_cerana" title="Apis cerana">Apis cerana</a></i>), red dwarf honey bee (<i><a href="/wiki/Apis_florea" title="Apis florea">A. florea</a></i>) and <i><a href="/wiki/Trigona" title="Trigona">Trigona</a></i> bees.<sup id="cite_ref-Thomas_al2009_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Thomas_al2009-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Fauna">Fauna</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Fauna"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Birds">Birds</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Birds"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti">.mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner{display:flex;flex-direction:column}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{display:flex;flex-direction:row;clear:left;flex-wrap:wrap;width:100%;box-sizing:border-box}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{margin:1px;float:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .theader{clear:both;font-weight:bold;text-align:center;align-self:center;background-color:transparent;width:100%}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbcaption{background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-left{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-right{text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .text-align-center{text-align:center}@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .tmulti .thumbinner{width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;max-width:none!important;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow{justify-content:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle{float:none!important;max-width:100%!important;box-sizing:border-box;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .tsingle .thumbcaption{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .tmulti .trow>.thumbcaption{text-align:center}}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .tmulti .multiimageinner img{background-color:white}}</style><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg/200px-The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="143" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg/300px-The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a1/The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg/400px-The_Black_Chinned_Laughingthrush.jpg 2x" data-file-width="992" data-file-height="709" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Nilgiri laughingthrush</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve harbours 14 bird species that are <a href="/wiki/Endemic" class="mw-redirect" title="Endemic">endemic</a> to the Western Ghats.<sup id="cite_ref-Daniels1996_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Daniels1996-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Of these, the <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_laughingthrush" title="Nilgiri laughingthrush">Nilgiri laughingthrush</a> (<i>Strophocincla cachinnans</i>) inhabits only higher elevations above 1,200 m (3,900 ft).<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Other endemics and near-endemics include <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_wood_pigeon" title="Nilgiri wood pigeon">Nilgiri wood-pigeon</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malabar_grey_hornbill" title="Malabar grey hornbill">Malabar grey hornbill</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blue-winged_parakeet" title="Blue-winged parakeet">Malabar parakeet</a>, <a href="/wiki/White-bellied_treepie" title="White-bellied treepie">white-bellied treepie</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_blue_robin" title="Nilgiri blue robin">white-bellied shortwing</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey-headed_bulbul" title="Grey-headed bulbul">grey-headed bulbul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grey-breasted_laughingthrush" title="Grey-breasted laughingthrush">grey-breasted laughingthrush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rufous_babbler" title="Rufous babbler">rufous babbler</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black-and-orange_flycatcher" title="Black-and-orange flycatcher">black-and-rufous flycatcher</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_flycatcher" title="Nilgiri flycatcher">Nilgiri flycatcher</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_pipit" title="Nilgiri pipit">Nilgiri pipit</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Mammals">Mammals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Mammals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:204px;max-width:204px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:202px;max-width:202px"><div class="thumbimage"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg/200px-2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="133" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg/300px-2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg/400px-2010-kabini-elephant-family.jpg 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="532" /></a></span></div><div class="thumbcaption">Asian elephants at the Kabini River</div></div></div></div></div> <p>Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and adjacent areas host the largest <a href="/wiki/Asian_elephant" title="Asian elephant">Asian elephant</a> (<i>Elephas maximus</i>) population in India, estimated at 5,750 individuals by 2007. Herds move in 562–800 km<sup>2</sup> (217–309 sq mi) large <a href="/wiki/Home_range" title="Home range">home ranges</a> and congregate at perennial water sources during the dry season.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Fauna includes over 100 species of mammals, 370 species of birds, 80 species of reptiles, about 39 species of fish, 31 amphibians and 316 species of butterflies.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (February 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> It is home to mammals such as the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_tiger" title="Bengal tiger">Bengal tiger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_leopard" title="Indian leopard">Indian leopard</a>, <a href="/wiki/Chital_deer" class="mw-redirect" title="Chital deer">chital deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gaur" title="Gaur">gaur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sambar_deer" title="Sambar deer">sambar deer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Dhole" title="Dhole">dhole</a>, <a href="/wiki/Golden_jackal" title="Golden jackal">golden jackal</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_boar" title="Indian boar">Indian boar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_tahr" title="Nilgiri tahr">Nilgiri tahr</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_spotted_chevrotain" title="Indian spotted chevrotain">Indian spotted chevrotain</a>, <a href="/wiki/Black_buck" class="mw-redirect" title="Black buck">black buck</a>, <a href="/wiki/Asian_palm_civet" title="Asian palm civet">Asian palm civet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sloth_bear" title="Sloth bear">sloth bear</a>, <a href="/wiki/Four-horned_antelope" title="Four-horned antelope">four-horned antelope</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_marten" title="Nilgiri marten">Nilgiri marten</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_crested_porcupine" title="Indian crested porcupine">Indian crested porcupine</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malabar_giant_squirrel" class="mw-redirect" title="Malabar giant squirrel">Malabar giant squirrel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Honey_badger" title="Honey badger">honey badger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_grey_mongoose" title="Indian grey mongoose">Indian grey mongoose</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_pangolin" title="Indian pangolin">Indian pangolin</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indian_fox" class="mw-redirect" title="Indian fox">Indian fox</a>, <a href="/wiki/Smooth_coated_otter" class="mw-redirect" title="Smooth coated otter">smooth coated otter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Painted_bat" title="Painted bat">painted bat</a>. Primates include the <a href="/wiki/Lion_tailed_macaque" class="mw-redirect" title="Lion tailed macaque">lion tailed macaque</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilgiri_langur" title="Nilgiri langur">Nilgiri langur</a>, <a href="/wiki/Gray_langur" class="mw-redirect" title="Gray langur">gray langur</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bonnet_macaque" title="Bonnet macaque">bonnet macaque</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Amphibians_and_reptiles">Amphibians and reptiles</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Amphibians and reptiles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Amphibians include <a href="/wiki/Purple_frog" title="Purple frog">purple frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raorchestes_silentvalley" title="Raorchestes silentvalley"> Silent valley brush frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malabar_gliding_frog" title="Malabar gliding frog">Malabar gliding frog</a>, <a href="/wiki/Beddomixalus" title="Beddomixalus">Beddomixalus</a>. Around fifty percent of India's amphibian species are endemic to the region, and around ninety species of reptiles including the genera <a href="/wiki/Teretrurus_rhodogaster" title="Teretrurus rhodogaster"><i>Brachyopihidium</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Dravidogecko" title="Dravidogecko">Dravidogecko</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Melanophidium_wynaudense" title="Melanophidium wynaudense"><i>Melanophidum</i></a>, <i><a href="/wiki/Ristella" title="Ristella">Ristella</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Salea" title="Salea">Salea</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Plectrurus" title="Plectrurus">Plectrurus</a></i>, <i><a href="/wiki/Teretrurus" title="Teretrurus">Teretrurus</a></i>, and <i><a href="/wiki/Xylophis" title="Xylophis">Xylophis</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-:0_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Threats">Threats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Nilgiri_Biosphere_Reserve&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Threats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg/220px-Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg/330px-Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg/440px-Bandipur_fires_2019.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a><figcaption>Forest fire in Bandipur National Park in 2019</figcaption></figure> <p>Shola forests outside protected areas are threatened by fragmentation, especially in the vicinity of settlements.<sup id="cite_ref-Chandrashekara_al2006_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Chandrashekara_al2006-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The rapid and dense growth of the invasive <i><a href="/wiki/Passiflora_mollissima" class="mw-redirect" title="Passiflora mollissima">Passiflora mollissima</a></i> inhibits the regeneration of native tree species in the Shola forest patches.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Poaching, deforestation, forest fires and dangers to native tribes are the main threats. Despite poaching banned by law in 1972, people still tend to illegally hunt animals such as tigers, elephants and chital for skin, fur or tusks. Forests are being destroyed for farming or livestock. Animals that kill livestock are killed by farmers. Forest fires destroy vegetation. Native tribes are being evacuated from their homelands, resulting in loss of tribal culture.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. 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href="/wiki/Wildlife_of_Kerala" title="Wildlife of Kerala">Wildlife of Kerala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Airports</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Calicut_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Calicut International Airport">Calicut International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cochin_International_Airport" title="Cochin International Airport">Cochin International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_International_Airport" title="Kannur International Airport">Kannur International Airport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quilon_Aerodrome" title="Quilon Aerodrome">Kollam Airport</a><small>(Defunct)</small></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trivandrum_International_Airport" class="mw-redirect" title="Trivandrum International Airport">Trivandrum International Airport</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Amusement parks</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fantasy_Park&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Fantasy Park (page does not exist)">Fantasy Park</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valanchery" title="Valanchery">Flora Fantasia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkunnu" title="Kottakkunnu">Kottakkunnu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vismaya" title="Vismaya">Vismaya</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wonderla" title="Wonderla">Wonderla</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Archaeological sites</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Anchuthengu" title="Anchuthengu">Anchuthengu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ariyannur_Umbrellas" title="Ariyannur Umbrellas">Ariyannur Umbrellas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheraman_Parambu" title="Cheraman Parambu">Cheraman Parambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavallur" title="Kadavallur">Kadavallur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandanissery" title="Kandanissery">Kandanissery</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudakkallu_Parambu" title="Kudakkallu Parambu">Kudakkallu Parambu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pattanam" title="Pattanam">Pattanam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangasseri" title="Tangasseri">Tangasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thovarimala_Ezhuthupara" title="Thovarimala Ezhuthupara">Thovarimala Ezhuthupara</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Beaches</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_Beach" title="Alappuzha Beach">Alappuzha Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azheekal_beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Azheekal beach">Azheekal beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekal" title="Bekal">Bekal beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chavakkad_Beach" title="Chavakkad Beach">Chavakkad Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cherai_Beach" title="Cherai Beach">Cherai Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Kochi_beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Fort Kochi beach">Fort Kochi beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappad" title="Kappad">Kappad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappil,_Thiruvananthapuram" title="Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram">Kappil, Thiruvananthapuram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kappkadavu" class="mw-redirect" title="Kappkadavu">Kappkadavu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Beach" title="Kollam Beach">Kollam Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovalam" title="Kovalam">Kovalam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikode_Beach" title="Kozhikode Beach">Kozhikode Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mappila_Bay" title="Mappila Bay">Mappila Bay</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marari_Beach" title="Marari Beach">Marari Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Meenkunnu_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Meenkunnu Beach">Meenkunnu Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munakkal_Beach" title="Munakkal Beach">Munakkal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mundakkal_Beach" title="Mundakkal Beach">Mundakkal Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muzhappilangad_Beach" title="Muzhappilangad Beach">Muzhappilangad Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Muziris_beach" title="Muziris beach">Muziris beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Purathur" title="Purathur">Padinjarekkara beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tirur" title="Tirur">Paravanna beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payyambalam_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Payyambalam Beach">Payyambalam Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poovar" title="Poovar">Poovar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shankumugham_Beach" title="Shankumugham Beach">Shankumugham Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snehatheeram_Beach" title="Snehatheeram Beach">Snehatheeram Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thekkumbhagam" title="Thekkumbhagam">Paravur Thekkumbhagam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumullavaram_Beach" title="Thirumullavaram Beach">Thirumullavaram Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tanur,_Malappuram" title="Tanur, Malappuram">Tanur beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thottada_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Thottada Beach">Thottada Beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vatakara" title="Vatakara"> Vadakara Sandbank</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikkunnu" title="Vallikkunnu">Kadalundi Nagaram beach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Varkala_Beach" title="Varkala Beach">Varkala Beach</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Boat races</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aranmula_Boat_Race" title="Aranmula Boat Race">Aranmula Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edappal" title="Edappal">Biyyam Kayal Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Champakulam_Moolam_Boat_Race" title="Champakulam Moolam Boat Race">Champakulam Moolam Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indira_Gandhi_Boat_Race" title="Indira Gandhi Boat Race">Indira Gandhi Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kallada_Boat_Race" title="Kallada Boat Race">Kallada Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kandassankadavu_Boat_Race" title="Kandassankadavu Boat Race">Kandassankadavu Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nehru_Trophy_Boat_Race" title="Nehru Trophy Boat Race">Nehru Trophy Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Payippadu_Vallam_Kali" title="Payippadu Vallam Kali">Payippadu Vallam Kali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/President%27s_Trophy_Boat_Race" title="President's Trophy Boat Race">President's Trophy Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sree_Narayana_Jayanthi_Boat_Race" title="Sree Narayana Jayanthi Boat Race">Sree Narayana Jayanthi Boat Race</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Triprayar_Boat_Race" title="Triprayar Boat Race">Triprayar Boat Race</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Caves</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chovvanur_burial_cave" title="Chovvanur burial cave">Chovvanur burial cave</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edakkal_Caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Edakkal Caves">Edakkal Caves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottukal_cave_temple" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottukal cave temple">Kottukal cave temple</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumala_caves,_Piralimattam" class="mw-redirect" title="Nedumala caves, Piralimattam">Nedumala caves, Piralimattam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vizhinjam_rock_caves" class="mw-redirect" title="Vizhinjam rock caves">Vizhinjam rock caves</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Dams</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Banasura_Sagar_Dam" title="Banasura Sagar Dam">Banasura Sagar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bhoothathankettu" title="Bhoothathankettu">Bhoothathankettu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheruthoni_Dam" title="Cheruthoni Dam">Cheruthoni Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chimmony_Dam" class="mw-redirect" title="Chimmony Dam">Chimmony Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idamalayar_Dam" title="Idamalayar Dam">Idamalayar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Idukki_Dam" title="Idukki Dam">Idukki Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakki_Reservoir" title="Kakki Reservoir">Kakki Reservoir</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanjirapuzha_Dam" title="Kanjirapuzha Dam">Kanjirapuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karapuzha_Dam" title="Karapuzha Dam">Karapuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malampuzha_Dam" title="Malampuzha Dam">Malampuzha Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malankara_Dam" title="Malankara Dam">Malankara Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mangalam_Dam" title="Mangalam Dam">Mangalam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattupetty_Dam" title="Mattupetty Dam">Mattupetty Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollengode,_Palakkad" title="Kollengode, Palakkad">Meenkara Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullaperiyar_Dam" title="Mullaperiyar Dam">Mullaperiyar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neyyar_Dam" title="Neyyar Dam">Neyyar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parambikulam_Dam" title="Parambikulam Dam">Parambikulam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pazhassi_Dam" title="Pazhassi Dam">Pazhassi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peechi_Dam" title="Peechi Dam">Peechi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peringalkuthu_Dam" title="Peringalkuthu Dam">Peringalkuthu Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvaripallam_Dam" title="Peruvaripallam Dam">Peruvaripallam Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponmudi_Dam" title="Ponmudi Dam">Ponmudi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Poomala_Dam" title="Poomala Dam">Poomala Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pothundi_Dam" title="Pothundi Dam">Pothundi Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sholayar_Dam" title="Sholayar Dam">Sholayar Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Siruvani_Dam" title="Siruvani Dam">Siruvani Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thanneermukkom_Bund" title="Thanneermukkom Bund">Thanneermukkom Bund</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thenmala_Dam" title="Thenmala Dam">Thenmala Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thunakkadavu_Dam" title="Thunakkadavu Dam">Thunakkadavu Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vazhani_Dam" title="Vazhani Dam">Vazhani Dam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walayar_Dam" title="Walayar Dam">Walayar Dam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Festivals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aanayoottu" title="Aanayoottu">Aanayoottu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aaraattu" title="Aaraattu">Aaraattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aluva_Sivarathri_festival" title="Aluva Sivarathri festival">Aluva Sivarathri festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arattupuzha_Pooram" title="Arattupuzha Pooram">Arattupuzha Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edakkunni_Uthram_Vilakku" title="Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku">Edakkunni Uthram Vilakku</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feast_of_Saint_Raphael,_Ollur" title="Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur">Feast of Saint Raphael, Ollur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gandharvanpattu" title="Gandharvanpattu">Gandharvanpattu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ilanjithara_Melam" title="Ilanjithara Melam">Ilanjithara Melam</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=India_International_Boat_Show&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="India International Boat Show (page does not exist)">India International Boat Show</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_Film_Festival_of_Kerala" title="International Film Festival of Kerala">International Film Festival of Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kadavallur_Anyonyam" title="Kadavallur Anyonyam">Kadavallur Anyonyam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanyarkali" title="Kanyarkali">Kanyarkali</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karivela" title="Karivela">Karivela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kerala_Adventure_Carnival" title="Kerala Adventure Carnival">Kerala Adventure Carnival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Keralotsavam" title="Keralotsavam">Keralotsavam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kollam_Pooram" title="Kollam Pooram">Kollam Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottakkal_pooram" title="Kottakkal pooram">Kottakkal pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kottankulangara_Festival" class="mw-redirect" title="Kottankulangara Festival">Kottankulangara Festival</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Machad_Mamangam" title="Machad Mamangam">Machad Mamangam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nalukulangara_Pooram" title="Nalukulangara Pooram">Nalukulangara Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kalpathi_Ratholsavam" title="Kalpathi Ratholsavam">Kalpathi Ratholsavam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nenmara_Vallanghy_Vela" title="Nenmara Vallanghy Vela">Nenmara Vallanghy Vela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onam" title="Onam">Onam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onathallu_or_Avittathallu" class="mw-redirect" title="Onathallu or Avittathallu">Onathallu or Avittathallu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peruvanam_Pooram" title="Peruvanam Pooram">Peruvanam Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tattamangalam_Kuthira_Vela" title="Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela">Tattamangalam Kuthira Vela</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thirumandhamkunnu_Pooram" title="Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram">Thirumandhamkunnu Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thrissur_Pooram" title="Thrissur Pooram">Thrissur Pooram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Uthralikavu_Pooram" title="Uthralikavu Pooram">Uthralikavu Pooram</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Forts</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arikady_Fort" title="Arikady Fort">Arikady Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anchuthengu_Fort" title="Anchuthengu Fort">Anchuthengu Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bekal_Fort" title="Bekal Fort">Bekal Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chandragiri_Fort,_Kerala" title="Chandragiri Fort, Kerala">Chandragiri Fort, Kerala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cranganore_Fort" class="mw-redirect" title="Cranganore Fort">Cranganore Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Fort" title="East Fort">East Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fort_Emmanuel" title="Fort Emmanuel">Fort Emmanuel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hosdurg_Fort" title="Hosdurg Fort">Hosdurg Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nedumkotta" title="Nedumkotta">Nedumkotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Overbury%27s_Folly" title="Overbury's Folly">Overbury's Folly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palakkad_Fort" title="Palakkad Fort">Palakkad Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paloor_Kotta_Falls" title="Paloor Kotta Falls">Paloor Kotta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pallipuram_Fort" title="Pallipuram Fort">Pallipuram Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St_Thomas_Fort,_Tangasseri" class="mw-redirect" title="St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri">St Thomas Fort, Tangasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Angelo_Fort" title="St. Angelo Fort">St. Angelo Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tellicherry_Fort" title="Tellicherry Fort">Tellicherry Fort</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Fort" title="William Fort">William Fort</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Islands</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dharmadam_Island" title="Dharmadam Island">Dharmadam Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ezhumanthuruthu" title="Ezhumanthuruthu">Ezhumanthuruthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gundu_Island" title="Gundu Island">Gundu Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Islands_of_Kollam" title="Islands of Kollam">Islands of Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kavvayi" class="mw-redirect" title="Kavvayi">Kavvayi</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kuruvadweep" title="Kuruvadweep">Kuruvadweep</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munroe_Island" title="Munroe Island">Munroe Island</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Parumala" title="Parumala">Parumala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizhala" title="Pizhala">Pizhala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pulinkunnoo" title="Pulinkunnoo">Pulinkunnoo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ramanthuruthu" class="mw-redirect" title="Ramanthuruthu">Ramanthuruthu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valiyaparamba" title="Valiyaparamba">Valiyaparamba</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallarpadam" title="Vallarpadam">Vallarpadam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vallikkunnu" title="Vallikkunnu">Balathiruthi Islands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vypin" title="Vypin">Vypin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willingdon_Island" title="Willingdon Island">Willingdon Island</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lakes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ashtamudi_Lake" title="Ashtamudi Lake">Ashtamudi Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani" title="Ponnani">Biyyam Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enamakkal_Lake" title="Enamakkal Lake">Enamakkal Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mananchira" title="Mananchira">Mananchira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oranju_Poika" title="Oranju Poika">Oranju Poika</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Padinjarechira" title="Padinjarechira">Padinjarechira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paravur_Lake" title="Paravur Lake">Paravur Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pookode_Lake" title="Pookode Lake">Pookode Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sasthamcotta_Lake" title="Sasthamcotta Lake">Sasthamcotta Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Veeranpuzha" title="Veeranpuzha">Veeranpuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vellayani_Lake" title="Vellayani Lake">Vellayani Lake</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vadakkechira" title="Vadakkechira">Vadakkechira</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vanchikulam" title="Vanchikulam">Vanchikulam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vembanad" title="Vembanad">Vembanad</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lighthouses</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Vizhinjam_Lighthouse" title="Vizhinjam Lighthouse">Vizhinjam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tangasseri_Lighthouse" title="Tangasseri Lighthouse">Tangasseri</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kovilthottam_Lighthouse" title="Kovilthottam Lighthouse">Kovilthottam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alappuzha_Lighthouse" title="Alappuzha Lighthouse">Alappuzha</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manakkodam_Lighthouse" title="Manakkodam Lighthouse">Manakkodam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vypin_Lighthouse" title="Vypin Lighthouse">Vypin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Azhikode_Lighthouse" title="Azhikode Lighthouse">Azhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chetwai_Lighthouse" title="Chetwai Lighthouse">Chetwai</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponnani_Lighthouse" title="Ponnani Lighthouse">Ponnani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beypore_Lighthouse" title="Beypore Lighthouse">Beypore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kozhikkode_Lighthouse" title="Kozhikkode Lighthouse">Kozhikode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kannur_Lighthouse" title="Kannur Lighthouse">Kannur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Mountains</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aathanad" title="Aathanad">Aathanad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Agastya_Mala" title="Agastya Mala">Agastya Mala</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ambanad_Hills" title="Ambanad Hills">Ambanad Hills</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Kerala_Soil_Museum" title="Kerala Soil Museum">Kerala Soil Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lockhart_Tea_Museum" title="Lockhart Tea Museum">Lockhart Tea Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Munnar_Tea_Museum" class="mw-redirect" title="Munnar Tea Museum">Munnar Tea Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Napier_Museum" title="Napier Museum">Napier Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pazhassi_Raja_Archaeological_Museum" title="Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum">Pazhassi Raja Archaeological Museum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sardar_Vallabhbhai_Patel_Police_Museum" title="Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum">Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Police Museum, Kollam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teak_Museum" title="Teak Museum">Teak Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nilambur" title="Nilambur">Nilambur</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wayanad_Heritage_Museum" title="Wayanad Heritage Museum">Wayanad Heritage Museum</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Palaces</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mappila_Bay" title="Mappila Bay">Arakkal Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aranmula_Kottaram" title="Aranmula Kottaram">Aranmula Kottaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bolgatty_Palace" title="Bolgatty Palace">Bolgatty Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/British_Residency" title="British Residency">British Residency</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheena_Kottaram" title="Cheena Kottaram">Cheena Kottaram</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Halcyon_Castle" title="Halcyon Castle">Halcyon Castle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hill_Palace,_Tripunithura" title="Hill Palace, Tripunithura">Hill Palace, Tripunithura</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kanakakkunnu_Palace" title="Kanakakkunnu Palace">Kanakakkunnu Palace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Karimpuzha,_Palakkad" title="Karimpuzha, Palakkad">Karimpuzha Kovilakam</a></li> <li><a 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title="Athirappilly Falls">Athirappilly Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ayyapanov_Waterfalls" title="Ayyapanov Waterfalls">Ayyapanov Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charpa_Falls" title="Charpa Falls">Charpa Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cheeyappara" class="mw-redirect" title="Cheeyappara">Cheeyappara</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dhoni,_Palakkad" title="Dhoni, Palakkad">Dhoni Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edavanna" title="Edavanna">Kollam Kolli Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kakkadampoyil" title="Kakkadampoyil">Kozhippara Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kudamutti_Falls" title="Kudamutti Falls">Kudamutti Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kumbhavurutty_Waterfalls" title="Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls">Kumbhavurutty Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lakkom_Water_Falls" class="mw-redirect" title="Lakkom Water Falls">Lakkom Water Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manalar_Waterfalls" title="Manalar Waterfalls">Manalar Waterfalls</a></li> <li><a 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