{"id":30223,"date":"2026-08-26T12:29:44","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T06:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30223"},"modified":"2026-08-26T13:58:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T08:28:25","slug":"peppara-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/peppara-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the monsoon bird survey conducted by the Thiruvananthapuram Wildlife Division recorded as many as 124 bird species at Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in the Thiruvananthapuram <\/span><b>district of Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in 1983.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is bordered on the northeast by <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kalakkadmundanthurai-tiger-reserve\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve<\/b><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Tamil Nadu, on the north by Palode Reserve Forest, south by <\/span><b>Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The sanctuary constitutes the catchments of <\/span><b>peppara dam constructed across the Karamana River.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major peaks in the sanctuary are <\/span><b>Chemmunjimottai<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1717 m), Athirumalai 1594 m.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Forest types include <\/span><b>tropical evergreen forests, moist mixed deciduous<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> forests and semi-evergreen forest, Myristica swamp forest etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Flora:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Common tree species are Terminalia paniculta, T. bellerica, PTEROCARPUS MARSUPIUM, Palaquium ellipticum, Mesua ferrea, Hopea parviflora, Bombax ceiba, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The common mammals found are Tiger, Leopard, Sloth bear, The Asian Elephan, Sambars, Barking deer, Lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri tahr etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/thiruvananthapuram\/2026\/Aug\/26\/monsoon-survey-124-bird-species-recorded-in-keralas-peppara-wildlife-sanctuary\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">NIE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Real-Time Monitoring System Implemented in Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary to Enhance Conservation Efforts in Kerala\u2019s Rich Ecosystem. 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