{"id":30445,"date":"2025-06-19T12:10:04","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T06:40:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=30445"},"modified":"2025-06-19T14:05:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-19T08:35:19","slug":"idukki-wildlife-sanctuary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/idukki-wildlife-sanctuary\/","title":{"rendered":"Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tribal students and residents of Kannampadi within the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary are about to open a new chapter in their life, with three new libraries set to open in the tribal settlement.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Idukki 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 <\/span><b>state of Kerala.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It covers forests surrounding the <\/span><b>Idukki Arch Dam.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Terrain:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The terrain of the sanctuary is characterized by steep <\/span><b>mountains, valleys, and hills.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Topography:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Altitude ranging from 450 to 1272 m. The highest peak is <\/span><b>Vanjur Medu<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (1272 m).<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The major rivers flowing through the area are <\/span><b>Periyar and Cheruthoniar<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rainfall: Average rainfall is 3800 mm.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Vegetation:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> West Coast Tropical Evergreen forests, Semi Evergreen forests, Moist Deciduous Forests, Hill shoals, and Grasslands.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Flora and Fauna of Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forests are essentially dense teak, rosewood, jackfruit, ebony, cinnamon, and diverse bamboo species.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to Elephants, bison, sambar deer, wild dogs, jungle cats, tiger, wild boar etc apart from various species of <\/span><b>snakes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> including cobra, viper, krait, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Birds include jungle fowl, myna, <\/span><b>laughing thrush, black bulbul<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, peafowl, woodpecker, kingfisher, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is home to the endangered species of <\/span><b>the Nilgiri Tahr<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/kerala\/world-of-reading-opens-to-kannampadi-residents\/article69709197.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TH<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary is in Thodupuzha and Udumbanchola taluks, Kerala, known for rich biodiversity, forests, and the scenic Idukki Reservoir. 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