Friday, July 5, 2013

The Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary






The Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary is located on 345 square kilometers of densely forested land.This is an ideal destination to watch herds of elephants, the sanctuary is contiguous with the protected area of the Nagarhole National Park and the Bandipur Tiger Reserve in neighbouring Karnataka and Mudumalai of Tamil Nadu.

The Muthanga National Park is a popular wildlife sanctuary located on the Kerala hills and offers a natural habitat to a large number of wild animals including Gaur, sloth bears, sambhar, elephants, reptiles, tigers, spotted deer, monkeys, panthers, jungle cats, civet cats, wild dogs, bison, lizards, bears, wild pigs, leopards  etc

Birds at the Muthanga National Park promise to enchant you and keep you thoroughly entertained as you course the nature trails and look to spot wildlife on your holiday tours to this part of Kerala, South India. Among the commonly spotted birds at the Muthanga national Park in Kerala, South India some which deserve a special mention are the Malabar Grey Hornbill, peacocks, owls, woodpeckers, cuckoos, jungle fowl, babblers, herons, egrets, water ducks, bulbuls, peafowl, shrikes, eagles, cormorants, wagtails, rollers, pheasants, snipes and a large variety of other birds. Be amazed at the colorful assembly of good-looking birds at the Muthanga National Park in Kerala, South India and enjoy the singing of these birds as you spot and identify them to your delight with the help of a bird watching guide.

The vegetation at the Muthanga National Park in Kerala, South India is simply exotic. A profusion of herbal and medicinal vegetation grows wild all over the Muthanga national Park that is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. 

The perfect time to go on wildlife tours to the flourishing Muthanga National Park in Kerala, South India is during the months of June to October. There can be few experiences so gratifying as to take a tour to Muthanga National Park, where you can spot tigers very frequently. The sanctuary has one of the largest populations of elephants in India.

How to Reach:
Nearest Railway Station : Kozhikode, about 97 kms by road from Sulthan Bathery
Nearest Airport : Karipur International Airport, Kozhikode, nearly 120 kms from Sulthan Bathery

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