Eravikulam National Park

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Eravikulam National Park is a high-altitude wildlife sanctuary in the Western Ghats of India, renowned for its rolling grasslands, shola forests, and the endangered Nilgiri tahr.

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Eravikulam National Park canonical 13
Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf national park ⓘ
protected area ⓘ
wildlife sanctuary ⓘ
accessControl visitor access regulated by forest department ⓘ
area approximately 97 square kilometres ⓘ
averageAnnualRainfall high rainfall due to southwest monsoon ⓘ
bestVisitingSeason post-monsoon and winter months ⓘ
biosphereRegion Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot ⓘ
linked to: Western Ghats
climate montane tropical climate ⓘ
conservationObjective protection of Nilgiri tahr habitat ⓘ
protection of high-altitude shola–grassland ecosystem ⓘ
country India ⓘ
distanceFromMunnar about 13 kilometres ⓘ
elevationRange approximately 1200 to 2695 metres above sea level ⓘ
endangeredSpecies Nilgiri tahr ⓘ
established 1978 ⓘ
flagshipSpecies Nilgiri tahr ⓘ
flora Neelakurinji (Strobilanthes kunthiana) ⓘ
governingBody Department of Forests and Wildlife, Government of Kerala ⓘ
Kerala Forest Department ⓘ
habitat montane grasslands ⓘ
shola forests ⓘ
highestPoint Anamudi ⓘ
highestPointCountryRank highest peak in mainland India south of the Himalayas ⓘ
highestPointElevation 2695 metres ⓘ
IUCNCategory II ⓘ
knownFor mass flowering of Neelakurinji ⓘ
population of Nilgiri tahr ⓘ
rolling grasslands and shola ecosystem ⓘ
legalStatus protected under Indian wildlife protection laws ⓘ
locatedIn Idukki district ⓘ
Kerala ⓘ
Western Ghats ⓘ
mountainRange Anamalai Hills ⓘ
linked to: Anaimalai Hills
nearestCity Munnar ⓘ
neelakurinjiFloweringCycle approximately once in 12 years ⓘ
previousStatus Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
riverSource tributaries of Cauvery River ⓘ
tributaries of Periyar River ⓘ
seasonalClosure closed during calving season of Nilgiri tahr ⓘ
state Kerala ⓘ
stateProtectedAreaNetwork part of protected area network of Kerala ⓘ
terrain high-altitude grasslands ⓘ
rolling hills ⓘ
tourismActivity trekking (restricted areas) ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ
UNESCOStatus part of Western Ghats World Heritage Site complex region ⓘ
zoning buffer area ⓘ
core area ⓘ

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Referenced by (14)

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Kerala → hasNationalPark → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Anaimalai Hills → containsProtectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Anamudi → locatedInProtectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Nilgiri tahr → occursInProtectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Eravikulam National Park → previousStatus → Eravikulam Wildlife Sanctuary ⓘ
linked to: Eravikulam National Park
Munnar → touristAttraction → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Munnar → nearbyProtectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Idukki district → contains → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Idukki district → hasProtectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary → adjacentTo → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Forest Department of Kerala → oversees → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Anai Mudi → partOf → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Anai Mudi → protectedArea → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ
Strobilanthes kunthiana → notableLocation → Eravikulam National Park ⓘ