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Kunthakulam Bird Sanctuary
Kunthakulam Bird Sanctuary
Location
: 33-Km South Of Tirunelveli In Nanguneri Taluk, Tamil Nadu
Significance
: 10,000 Birds From Various Countries Migrate Here
Best Season
: January To April
Kunthakulam
bird sanctuary is one of the delights for the ornithologists. The sanctuary
is situated 33-km south of Tirunelveli in Nanguneri Taluk. Kunthakulam is a
small and natural scenic village, which is covered with natural forests and
ponds. Tourists who are keenly interested in adventure and trekking will enjoy
visiting the place. During the season January to April every year more than
10 thousand birds from various near and far off countries like Pakistan, Myanmar,
Sri Lanka, USA, and Australia migrate here. But as soon as the season is over,
the birds return to their respective native places. Every day more than 5,000
people come here and enjoy. Ariyakulam, 13-km east of Tirunelveli has another
bird sanctuary.
How to Get There The approach to the Kunthakulam
bird sanctuary is not so difficult as there is a good network of roads where buses
and other transport ply very frequently. The nearest city is Tirunelveli, which
is well connected by rail and road with the important places within and beyond
the state.
Rail : The nearest convenient railway station
is at Tirunelveli, which is an important railway junction on the southern railway
and is connected to all major cities of South India.
Road : From
Tirunelveli, there are regular buses to the sanctuary. A good network of roads
serves Tirunelveli. There are bus services to Chennai, Madurai, Trichy, Coimbatore,
Kanyakumari, etc.
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Nagarhole National
Park
Location : Karnataka
Set
Up In : 1955
Attractions : Snakes, Four-Horned Antelope,
Sloth Bear
The
Nagarhole national park lies at a distance of 96 kms from Mysore. Nagarahole
is derived from the combination of two Kannada words-'nagar' meaning snake and
'hole' meaning streams and true to its name a number of streams snake through
its rich tropical forests. The Nagarhaole National Park in Karnataka shares
its boundaries with the famous Bandipur National Park in Karanataka, which together
form a part of the Mudumalai Sanctuary in Tamil Nadu and the Wayanad Reserve
in Kerala. Once an exclusive hunting preserve of the erstwhile rulers of Mysore,
the terrain of this Park is gently undulating with lush green vegetation, swamps
and numerous water resources, rendering it an ideal habitat for a wide variety
of wildlife. Nagarhole Wildlife Sanctuary is home to the tiger along with the
other wild life species and around 250 bird species.
Located aside the river Kabini, the
dam and the reservoir of this mighty Kabini river act as a natural barrier, separating
the two wildlife sanctuaries - Bandipur and Nagarhole - in Karnataka. Nagarhole
is situated in the picturesque districts of Kodagu and Mysore in southern Karnataka.
The Nagarhole National Park was first set up in 1955. In 1975 its area was increased
to include a greater expanse of forest reserve. Apart from the largest Kabini
river that drains the Nagarhole national park, the other three important rivers
include Lakshmana, Teentha and Nagarhole. Several perennial and seasonal streams
also merge into the four rivers. Nagarhole is worth visiting at the height of
the dry season, when wild animals can be spotted in large numbers near sources
of water.
The
Wild Population of Nagarhole National Park The forest is home to
animals like jungle cat, civet, spotted deer, elephant, wild dog, flying fox,
tiger, panther, the four-horned antelope, sambar, wild boar, black-napped hare,
bonnet macaque, sloth bear, gaur (Indian bison), and pangolin. Cobras, crocodiles,
kraits, pythons, vipers, and several species of lizards are also found here. Among
the 250 bird species found here, the prominent ones are the common babbler, great
Indian reed, eagle, crested hawk, bulbul, dove, crested serpent, hornbill, Malabar
pied, alexandrine, peacock, bee-eater, woodpecker, warbler, golden-back parakeet,
and the southern tree pie.
Viewing The Wild
At Nagarhole, there are excellent facilities for viewing wildlife and large groups
of elephant, sambar, gaur, chital and even the occasional tiger or leopards are
seen. Vehicles and guides are available to take you around the Nagarhole National
Park.
How to Get There Air
: Bangalore (220 kms) is the nearest airport.
Rail :
Mysore 80 kms away is the nearest railhead.
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