Palani hills wildlife sanctuary and national park

The National Park is situated within a range of mountains.It is the reason why temperatures here are marginally cooler. During the months of March till May, the normal temperature of the zone runs inside ten to twenty-degree celsius. The winter months are somewhat colder with temperatures going down toeight-degree celsiusbetweenDecember and February. The region gets plenty of downpoursbetween the months of April and May.

You can plan a trip to this wildlife park during the months of April and May. They arethe best time to explore the Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park. There are mellow rains with normal showers and hence, the animals and greenery thrive here. Amid this period, the waterfalls in different parts of the sanctuary are most dynamic and depict a feeling of undiluted magnificence to the backwoods.

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So, what if you look for other wildlife reserves nearby ?

If you reach as far as the western part of the park you will get to Manjampatti Valley.Here, you can find theIndira Gandhi Wildlife Reserve and National Park. You can also get to explore the ChinnarWildlife Park in Kerala. The KurinjimalaSanctuary in Kerala borders the south-western corner of the Palani wildlife reserve. These wildlife reserves are locatednear the newly developedEravikulam National Park.

This region also incorporates the only reserve, including Palni Slopes in North- East, Kallar, Palni Slopes in South-East, Upper Palni Shola, Allinagaram, and PalniHills West woodlands in the Dindigul and Kodaikanalbackwoods sectors.

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The special attractions that drive the wildlife reserve :

Here, in the National Park, you will find different types of animal species. They are the following:

Warm-blooded animals :

Wild Hogs are common in territories that are away from human residence and development. Some endangered species in this zone include: Bengal Tigers,Indian Elephants, AndIndian Panther, Gauralso called the Wild Bull, NilgiriTahr, and Monster Squirrel.

Creatures of land and water and reptiles :

Several endemic types of creatures of land and water do exist in the National Park.They are-RaorchestesDubois, GhatixalusAsterops, MicrixalusNigraventris, IndiranaLeptodactyla, NyctibatrachusDeccanensis,etc.

Reptiles like UropeltisWoodmasoni,HemidactylusAnamallensis, KaestleaPalnica, KaestleaTravancorica, PlatyplectrurusMadurensis, AhaetullaDispar, TeretrurusRhodogaster, UropeltisPulneyensis, UropeltisBroughami, SaleaAnamallayana, BoigaDightoni and TrimeresurusMacrolepis,RistellaRurkii, etc. are also seen in this sanctuary.

• Talking about different types of plants, here you can witness a variety of those.For example,theSonerilapulneyensis: It is a fragile Melastomataceae succulent herb endemic to Pambar Shola. Few other plantations are the Plectranthusbourneate - a succulent herb common to Pambar Shola, Trichoglottistenera - an epiphytic orchid. Pambar Shola is its real natural surroundings.

• Phyllanthuschandrabosei: a bush commonly found inPambar Shola.

• Huperziasp: a plant partner found inPambar Shola.

• Selaginella sp.: a sensitive crawling plant endemic to Pambar Shola.

• Utleriasalicifolia: just a single bunch found in the Palni slopes.

• Elaeocarpusblascoi: a tree known to be wiped out until this year.

• Cyatheacrinita: tree greenery, exceedingly imperiled.

• Aeschynanthusperrottetii: known just from one other shola in the Palni slopes.

• Eulophia sp.: another species foundin the Palni slopes, previously found in April 2000.

• Actinodapohnebourneae: a shrub tree known to be extinct.