Kurinjimala Sanctuary

Kurinjimala Sanctuary

Kurinjimala Sanctuary protects the approximately 32 km² core habitat of the endangered Neelakurinji plant in Kottakamboor and Vattavada villages in Devakulam Taluk, Idukki district of Kerala State in South India. [http://kurinji.in/kurinjimap.html map]

The sanctuary was declared by the Kerala Forest Minister Benoy Viswam at the Neelakurinji Fest at Munnar on October 7, 2006.

The Government notification said that the sanctuary would ensure the long-term protection of the unique biodiversity of the area, especially Strobilanthes kunthiana and its habitat. The sanctuary is home to threatened species of Elephant, Gaur, Nilgiri Tahr and deer. Private land holdings having legal titles are excluded from the sanctuary area.

The new sanctuary is contiguous to the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary to the northwest, Manjampatti Valley in Amaravati reserve forest of Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary to the northeast, Eravikulam National Park and Anamudi Shola National Park to the west, Pampadum Shola National Park to the south and the proposed Palani Hills National Park to the east. The sanctuary provides continuity and connectivity to these five protected areas. [Government of Kerala, Forest and Wildlife Department, Notification No. 36/2006 F&WLD (6 October, 2006) retrieved 5/12/2007 [http://kurinji.in/sro.html Kerala Gazette] ] , [Mathew Roy (September 25, 2006) "Proposal for Kurinjimala sanctuary awaits Cabinet nod" the Hindu, retrieved 5/12/2007 [http://www.hindu.com/2006/09/25/stories/2006092510910400.htm the Hindu] ] The massive flowering of Neelakurinji attracted nearly ten lakh (1,000,000) people to Munnar and other places during the 2006 bloom. [Mathew Roy (May 07, 2007) "Neelakurinji - generation next" the Hindu, retrieved 5/12/2007 [http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/07/stories/2007050708970400.htm the Hindu] ]

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