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Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary





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Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in the Tirunelveli districtofTamil Nadu, India.[1] It is most renowned for its famous mountains. Out of the 29 such mountain peaks, Sivagiri Mala is considered the highest point at 1,748 m and Ramakkalteri is a great tourist attraction.[2] Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary earned the title of ‘wildlife sanctuary’ in the year 2015.[1] It is a protected wildlife sanctuary.[3]

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It is spread across an area of 35,673.33 ha in the Tirunelveli forest division.[1] It is stretched across various mountain ranges with dense forested areas. A few of the highest peaks include: Sivagiri Mala (431 m), Totti Mala (381 m), Aruitalai Mottai (231 m) and Kalli Mala (88 m).[2] The board landscape of Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary shares boundaries with tiger and grizzled squirrel reserves.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "TNFOREST :: Tamil Nadu Forest Department". Forests.tn.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
  • ^ a b "Nellai WLS". PeakVisor. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  • ^ "Protected Area Gazette Notification Database (Tamil Nadu)". www.wiienvis.nic.in. Retrieved 2022-02-11.
  • ^ https://www.forests.tn.gov.in/tnforest/app/webroot/img/document/WILDLIFE-CONSERVATIONA-AND-MANAGEMENT-IN-TAMILNADU.pdf [dead link][bare URL PDF]
  • 9°06′N 77°16′E / 9.100°N 77.267°E / 9.100; 77.267


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