Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary : Four Monkeys Found Dead
Four monkeys were found dead in the Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary in Kannur district of Kerala, raising concerns among wildlife authorities.
- Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary is located on the western slopes of Western Ghats and it is the northernmost wildlife sanctuary of Kerala.
- It is contiguous with Wayanad-Brahmagiri, Wayanad’s northern slopes and the Protected Areas of Karnataka State namely the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary and also the forests of Coorg.
- The Cheenkannipuzha river forms the main drainage system on the southern side. Other rivers found here are: Narikkadavu thodu, Kurukkathodu and Meenumuttithodu.
- It includes West Coast tropical evergreen forest, west coast semi-evergreen forests, South Indian moist deciduous forest, Southern hilltop evergreen forest and plantations.
- It is the only protected area of the West Coast Tropical Evergreen forest of Dipterocarpus-Mesua- Palaquium type.
- Highest peak of this sanctuary is Katti Betta.
- The major tree species are Artiocarpus heterophyllus, Bishofia javanica, Calophyllum elatum, Cannarium strictum,Cullenia exarillita, Dipterocarpus sp, Drypetes elata, Dysoxylum malabaricum, Elaeocarpus tuberculatus etc.
