Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary – An Incredible Peep Parlor of Biodiversity

Kerala is now a world famous ecotourism spot and the uncrushed nature by human is the main thing that is supporting the ecotourism development in this traveler’s paradise. The lap of the greenish nature in this God’s own country is always welcoming the tourists from all corner of the world. The Western Ghats of Kerala is the main set up for ecotourism activities at this southern state in India. Peppara wildlife Sanctuary is a great contribution to the ecotourism achievement in Kerala

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is located around the artificial lake created by Peppara dam across Karamana River and this area is declared as wildlife sanctuary on 1983. This sanctuary is a dense forest and safe home to wide variety of wild animals, plants and birds.  Palode reserve forest and Kottoor Reserve forest are the part of it. The topography of this wildlife sanctuary in Trivandrum district is quite hilly. Peppara wildlife sanctuary is a 'gene pool' sanctuary, with a rich variety of flora and fauna over a rugged terrain with running rivulets, rolling hillocks and green meadows.

A boat ride through the scenic lake is providing great view to the biodiversity in this lush greenery. A variety of wildlife is populating the sub tropical and tropical evergreen forests. This dense evergreen is also home to homing and migratory birds and butterflies. Tiger, panther, wild dog, lion tailed macaque, elephant, gaur, sambhar, barking deer, mouse deer, wild boar, Nilgiri langur, Malabar squirrel etc are making rich this sanctuary with biodiversity. The bird species that including water birds like darter, little cormorant, pied king fisher and egrets are the specialty here. Also moth and butterflies are present here. The tribal settlements in this sanctuary are also coloring the human life at the lap of Mother Nature.

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