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# Important National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries for UPSC Prelims
- URL: https://www.upscprep.com/important-national-parks-wildlife-sanctuaries-for-upsc-prelims/
- Published: 2023-02-08T08:32:56.000Z
- Updated: 2023-02-08T08:32:56.000Z
- Author: UPSCprep.com
- Tags: UPSC Basics, UPSC Prelims

### Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) 

- **Location:** Located in Kerala, it is an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- It was established in 1973\.
- This sanctuary is contiguous to the tiger reserves of Nagerhole and Bandipur of Karnataka and Mudumalai of Tamil Nadu.

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Wayanad Wildlife Sancturay (Kerala)

**River:** Kabini river (a tributary of Cauvery river) flows through the sanctuary. 

**Type of forests:** South Indian Moist Deciduous forests, West coast semi-evergreen forests and plantations of teak, eucalyptus and Grewelia.

**Important species found here -** Elephant, Gaur, Tiger, Panther,Sambar, Spotted deer, Barking deer, Wild boar, Sloth bear, Nilgiri langur, Bonnet macaque, Common langur, Wild dog, common otter, Malabar giant squirrel etc are the major mammals.