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Chinnar Travel Guide


Elephants, Chinnar Wildlife SanctuaryChinnar Wildlife Sanctuary located in Kerala, South India is one of the better-known wildlife sanctuaries located in Kerala, South India. This entire wildlife park is covered with thorny scrub forests, wet grasslands, shoals and dry deciduous forests that provide a natural habitat for the Giant Grizzled Squirrel that has been declared as a endangered species.

During your wildlife tours from Karimuthi to Chinnar you get to watch wild animals such as spotted deer, monkeys, elephants and peacocks roaming freely on either side of the road. The Chinnar Wildlife Park got the distinction of being declared as a wildlife sanctuary in the year 1984. This wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, India is located close to the Anamalai Wildlife in Sanctuary Tamil Nadu, south India and the Eravikulam National Park in Kerala, South India.

Flora & Fauna
The following species are found in the thorny scrub forests: Acacia arabica (Karivelam), Acacia leucofolia (Velvelam), Acacia concinna (Cheevaka), Prosopis juliflora (Prosopis), Opuntia dillenii (Kallimul). Fauna consist of Elephant, Gaur, Panther, Spotted deer, Sambar, Giant Grizzled Squirrel, Hanuman monkey, Rabbit etc. inhabit the chinna forests. The Giant Grizzled Squirrel is an endangered species. It is dull gray in colour.

The Chinnar sanctuary is accessible by good roads from the Airports of Coimbatore and Kochi. The nearest railway stations are Aluva(200 km) and Pollachi(60km) As you travel along the road from Karimutti to Chinnar, you can spot elephant, spotted deer, sambar, hanuman monkey and even peacocks on either side of the road . This is a unique experience because generally one has to go deep into the jungle to see wildlife as in the case of most other sanctuaries.

Accessability
Munnar - Chinnar : 62 kms
Cochin - Chinnar : 190 kms
Parambikulam - Chinnar (via Pollachi) : 60 kms
Kottayam - Chinnar : 208 kms
Thekkady - Chinnar : 172 kms
Idukki - Chinnar : 117 kms

Best Season
Almost throughout the year except during October - November.







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