National Park Eravikulam Photo: national Park Eravikulam

The southern Indian state of Kerala is famous for its nature reserves, parks and beautiful scenery. So, it is one of the most beautiful places of the country, Eravikulam national Park, located at the foot of the Western Ghats. It covers an area of about kV km Main part lies on a high plateau, with an area of about 2 000 meters. And it is within the Park is the highest Himalayan peak of southern India – the mountain Anamudi (Elephant mountain) with a height of 2695 meters.

In Eravikulam there is a huge number of insects, 19 species of amphibians, 26 species of mammals, including the Nilgiris Thar. It is on the territory of this Park registered the largest population of these endangered animals – a total of about 750 individuals. Also Eravikulam meet Gaura, Indian muntjac, sambari. Frequent and ordinary jackals, jungle cats, wild dogs, leopards. In the Park there are also such lesser-known animals such as the Indian porcupines, Nilgiri Harz, Nilgiri langurs, or as it is called trachypithecus Joni, mongoose prostatodynia, Eastern (Asian) bascogetvie otters and red mongoose. Also sometimes in a Park frequented by elephants.

In addition to mammals, Eravikulam became home to 132 bird species, among which black-and-orange Flycatcher, skate, Kusturica and many others.

Also the Park is famous for the fact that its territory was discovered a new species of frog Raorchestes resplendens is a bright red-orange frogs with black spots.

Visitors of Eravikulam can enroll in a special bus tours, as private vehicles on its territory are not allowed. Also in the Park is prohibited to litter or start fires.

It is easily accessible from Cochin and Coimbatore. Nearest from Park town is Munnar, which is at a distance of just 13 km away.

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