PARAMBIKULAM TIGER RESERVE

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Context: A faunal survey conducted in the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve spread across Palakkad and Thrissur has recorded over 500 species, many of which were hitherto unseen in the protected area.

Details:

• Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, which also includes the erstwhile Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, is a 66 square kilometres protected area lying in Palakkad district and Thrissur district of Kerala state, South India.
• The Wildlife Sanctuary, which had an area of 285 square kilometres was established in part in 1973 and 1984.
• It is in the Sungam range of hills between the Anaimalai Hills and Nelliampathy Hills
• Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as part of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in 2010.
• The Western Ghats, Anamalai Sub-Cluster, including all of Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, has been declared by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee as a World Heritage Site.
• The Tiger Reserve is the home of four different tribes of indigenous peoples including the Kadar, Malasar, Muduvar and Mala Malasar settled in six colonies.
• Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is among the top-ten best managed Tiger Reserve in India.

Must read: https://www.iasgyan.in/daily-current-affairs/tiger-reserves-in-india

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/parambikulam-tiger-reserve-faunal-survey-records-over-500-species/article66580491.ece