India has a great diversity of flora and fauna and its beautiful scenery for hundreds of years attracts the attention of people from all over the world. Therefore, the Indian government is trying to preserve it, creating reserves, national parks and buffer zones. One such place is the reserve of Someshwar, which is located in the southern part of the country, in the Western Ghats. Though its area is quite small – only a little more than 88 sq km, which is covered mostly evergreen plants, species diversity amazes. The reserve is home to a huge number of animals, such as the common langur, leopard, wild dog, sambar, Jackal, axis, tiger and others. Of reptiles there often there can be a monitor lizard, Python and Holy for the Hindus the king Cobra. Fans of birds in the reserve, too, have to admire the Someshwar is the habitat of many interesting species like the Malabar trogon and Ceylon Bilonog (Nightjar or legoscia).

Also at the Park is worth a visit a wonderful waterfall Anacabe and the top Agumbe, which offers fantastic views of the reserve.

On the territory of Someshwar are thirteen villages whose residents mostly work in factories for the production of cashew nuts and rice mills located close to reserve.

The best period to visit Someshwar – from October to April. Although the reserve is quite easily accessible from Bangalore and Mangalore, as the region is very well developed transportation network, it is still quite isolated, and his visits are not so many tourists.