New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
| New Amarambalam Reserved forest | |
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| Location | Nilambur, Malappuram, Kerala, India |
| Nearest city | Nilambur, Edakkara, Chungathara, Karulai |
| Coordinates | 11°14′0″N 76°11′0″E / 11.23333°N 76.18333°E |
| Area | 265.72 km2 (102.6 sq mi) |
| Established | 2003[1] |
New Amarambalam reserved forest is a reserved forest in the
Hemitragus hylocrius
, MunnarMacaca silenus
Geography
Comprising an area of 265.72 square kilometres (102.6 sq mi), The New Amarambalam forest comes under Karimpuzha WLS of Kerala in South India. Since it shows very high altitudinal gradation from 40 metres (131 ft) to 2,554 metres (8,379 ft), the protected area is coupled with high rainfall and thick forest cover. Amarambalam continues with the Silent Valley National Park, and also forms a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.[1]
Bird sanctuary
The
Nectarinia minima). The bird community showed high evenness. Maximum species richness was obtained during November and highest diversity index was recorded during April.[1]
Endemic fauna of the Western Ghats
As of 2000, Amarambalam comprises almost all mammals found in the Western Ghats: 25 mammals, including the endemic and threatened Lion-tailed macaque (Hemitragus hylocrius).[1]
Publications
- BirdLife International: Threatened Birds of Asia. The BirdLife International Red Data Book. BirdLife International, Cambridge, U.K., 2001.
- Sharma, J. K., Ramachandran, K. K., Nair. K. K. N., Mathew, G., Mohandas, K., Jayson, E.A. and Nair, P. V.: Studies on the Biodiversity of New Amarambalam Reserved Forest of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. In: Biosphere Reserves in India and their Management. Proceedings of the Review Meeting: Biosphere and their Management, 8–11 September 2000, Peechi, Kerala.
- Nameer, P.O.: Birds of Nilambur Forest Division - a survey report. NEST & Kerala Forest Department, 1993.
- Saneesh, C.S.: New Amarambalam Valley: an IBA of Kerala . MISTNET, 2009.
References
- ^ a b c d e "BirdLife International (2016) Important Bird and Biodiversity Area factsheet: Amarambalam Wildlife Sanctuary - Nilambur". BirdLife International. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
- ^ "Karimpuzha sanctuary comes into being". The Hindu. 3 July 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Nameer PO, Associate Professor & Head". Kerala Agricultural University. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
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