You can often spot herds of endangered Indian elephants, gaur vulnerable, and chital. The sanctuary is a haven for Bengal tigers and leopards in India and other endangered species. There are at least 266 species of birds in the sanctuary, including endangered species like the Indian white-rumped vulture and the long bill Geier. Western Ghats, Nilgiri Sub-group (6,000 km2 (2,300 sq km) 6000), including all Mudumalai National Park, taking into account the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO for selection as a World Heritage Site.
Location
Mudumalai Sanctuary as a habitat for wildlife because of its strategic position as a wildlife corridor between several other protected areas that are part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In the north, the Bandipur National Park and Nagarhole National Park. In the West, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park in the south are Mukurthi and Silent Valley National Park. In the east, the plateau de Segur, which connects Sathyamangalam Forest reserve and nature reserve Biligirirangan Hills. These adjacent parks and reserves Forests cover more than 3,300 square kilometers (1,300 square miles) of forest to support a population of 1800-2300 elephants.
Conservation history
By the end of the 18th Century has been the forests of the sanctuary under the control of Nilambar Tirumalapad religious sect (Tirumalapad Kovilagam). In 1927 the area was declared a reserved forest. The park was in 1940 became the first nature reserve in southern India. Originally, 62 km2 (24 km ²) The sanctuary was enlarged to 295 km2 (114 square miles) in 1956. In 1958 the sanctuary was extended to 318.7 km2 (123.1 km ²) and then to its present size of 321 km2 (124 square miles). The sanctuary is contiguous with Bandipur National Park (874 km2 (337 square miles)), Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary (344 km2 (133 square miles)) and Sigur Singara and reserve forests.
The park is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. There are 48 tigers in the tiger reserve, the Nilgiri free to roam. In April 2007 the Government of Tamil Nadu Mudumalai like a tiger reserve under § said 38V of the Act on the Protection of Wildlife in 1972 in an effort to preserve declining population of tiger country. Then about 350 families live in the central area were removed from the park and given 1 million rupees ($ 20,800) as compensation. Who in the buffer zone of 5 km around the park too afraid of being deported, but no one will be displaced by the buffer zone. In fact, some people will be involved in this area in the project because of their persecutors, and leads to improvement Income through eco-tourism.
Elephant working near bamboo thickets to Moyer River. There are three main types of forest in the sanctuary: deciduous tropical rain occur in the western Benne Block, where rainfall is higher than in other blocks. Tropical dry deciduous forest occurs in central and southern dry tropical forests in the eastern spine.
In addition, there are patches of semi-evergreen rain forest in the southwest and west of the Mudumalai. The annual rainfall there exceeds 2,000 mm (79 inches). Tree species in this habitat include: ovoid Cosseria, Litsea mysorensis, Cinnamomum malabatrum diocesan and Olea. The climbers, including: Todalia asiatica, sneeze word (Watakaka volubilis) Gnetum ula Entada scandens and are also in the semi-evergreen forests.
Moist Bamboo brakes are in the middle of the dry deciduous, moist deciduous forests and semi-evergreen and along the edge Riparian forests and bogs. There are two types of bamboo in Mudumalai, clumping bamboo giant, Bambusa (Arundinacea) and Dendrocalamus strictus. Elephants and Gaur eat two types of bamboo.
This sanctuary is home to several species of wild relatives of crops, including wild rice, wild ginger, Turmeric, cinnamon, Solanum, guava, mango and pepper, to act as a reserve gene pool for cultivated plants. In some places mixed vegetation types are present. Deciduous trees lose their leaves in summer and assumes a mantle of flowers, while the arrival of the monsoon from fruits and tender greens.
Wild Life
There is a wide diversity of wildlife in the sanctuary with about 50 species of fish, 21 species of amphibians, 34 reptiles, 227 birds and 55 mammal species. Mammalian diversity is higher in dry forests and dry deciduous thorny than in other habitats. Thirteen percent of all mammal species in India are in the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. Among the 15 cat species in India and 4 live in Mudumalai Tiger, panther, leopard and jungle cat.
The population of the Indian elephant, Elephas maximus indicus quantities (E), up to several hundred animals. Three primates, you will also find the Grey langurs (Semnopithecus Priam) and Bonnet Macaques (Macaca radiata). important prey for tigers and leopards, ungulates here, including the Gaur (Bos gaurus) (V), the sambar Red deer (Cervus unicolor) (VU), chital deer (Axis axis), Indian Muntjac (Muntiacus Muntjac), discovered Indian Musk Moschiola indica, and wild boar (Sus scrofa), all here together. Rodents are the giant Indian squirrel (Ratufa indica maxima) and Red Giant Flying Squirrel (petaurista Petaurista). Some reptiles are here Python Flying Lizard, Eyewear Cobra, Krait and found Asian snakes. Waran is the type most frequently observed.
Peacock in Mudumalai
Eight percent of bird species occur in India Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary. found under the 227 species of birds in Mudumalai, 110 species are insects, 62 are carnivores, are 23 species fishivores are 12 species and omnivores 20 species are grainivores. These include the single Flycatcher near threatened black and orange. regional endemic include Trogon Malabar Grey Hornbill and Malabar. Some very rare birds of prey like the eagle hawk can bellied are sometimes seen in this sanctuary. Other birds of prey hawk eagle, crested serpent Eagle Crest Changeable Hawk Eagle, Black Eagle, Oriental Honey-buzzard, Jerdon Baza, Bonelli's Eagle, Crested Goshawk, Besra, Spotted Owl Brown Wood Owl and Hawk Minivet.sp.
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