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Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary : Annual Faunal Survey

Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary : Annual Faunal Survey

The annual faunal survey was held in the Shendurney wildlife sanctuary.

  • Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area located in the Western Ghats of India, in the Kollam district of
    This Sanctuary derives its name from Chenkurinji (Gluta travancorica), a species endemic to this region.
  • It comes under the control of Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve.
  • Flora: Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forests cover a major area of the sanctuary.
  • Fauna: Includes tigers, gaurs, elephants, sambar deers, sloth bears, Malabar Raven, Malabar banded swallowtail, Red-disc Bushbrown, etc