Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

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Parambikulam Tiger Reserve
 

News: The Supreme Court recently dismissed the Kerala government's appeal against the order of the Kerala HC
directing the relocation of Arikomban (Wild Elephant), the 'rice tusker' of Munnar, to the Parambikulam tiger reserve.
About:
 Parambikulam is one of the premier Tiger Reserves of India and is endowed by nature in terms of species, habitat and ecosystem diversity.
 It is located in the Palakkad District of Kerala and lies in between the Anamalai hills and Nelliampathy hills of the Southern Western Ghats.
 The Reserve supports diverse habitat types viz., evergreen forests, moist and dry deciduous forests and grasslands.
 Other unique habitats like montane grasslands and marshy grasslands (locally known as ‘vayals’) are extensively found.
 Fauna - Asian elephant, Gaur, Spotted deer, Sambar, Nilgiri Tahr, Barking deer (Muntjac), Lion Tailed Macaques.