The large contiguous extent of forest has the highest density of protected areas in the entire nation for so small an area.
No. | Name | District | Area (ha) | Notification | Perceived Threats |
1 | Mudumalai WLS & NP | Nilgiris | 21776 | 27.01.1940 | Exotics, anthropogenic pressures |
2 | Mukurthi NP | Nilgiris | 7846 | 15.10.1991 | Introduction of exotics, poaching |
3 | Wyanad | Wyanad | 34444 | 03.05.1973 | Degradation, Biotic pressures |
4 | Bandipur NP | Mysore | 87420 | 15.03.1985 | Uncontrolled tourism |
5 | Nagarhole NP | Mysore & Kodagu | 64339 | 01.04.1983 | Uncontrolled tourism |
6 | Silent Valley NP | Palakkad | 8952 | 15.11.1984 | Extraction of medicinal plants, removal of timber & poaching |
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