Monday, October 21, 2013

Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary



Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary at Muthanga is a very famous tourist attraction for children and nature lovers. Mainly children love a casual stroll inside the sanctuary viewing the magnificent and beautiful beasts. In elephants the male has a big tusk. It is said that the elephants are hunted for their tusks since they are used for carvings and many other purposes. Gaur is a kind of wild bison which are really big and well built. Cheetal is a type of deer which has spots all over its body and looks nice. Dholes and jackals are predators and so are the tigers. Otters are mammals which live close to water bodies.

Wayanad Wild Life Sanctuary is also referred to as Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary is situated on the Kerala side of Western Ghats. The major wild life attractions in this sanctuary are Sloth Bears, Reptiles, Sāmbhar, Elephants, Tigers, Monkeys, Spotted Deer, Panthers, Civet Cats, Bison, Lizards, Wild Dogs, Bears, Leopards, and Lion-Tailed Macaque.

Currently Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of the Wayanad plateau. The vegetation in Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary is predominantly of the moist deciduous teak forests. You can also spot west-coast semi-evergreen trees.

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