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Nestled in the lush forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala are 12 Wildlife sanctuaries and two National parks.
The Wildlife sanctuaries and National parks in Kerala are as under:
Peppara Wildlife sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife sanctuary, Shenduruni Wildlife sanctuary, Periyar Wildlife sanctuary, Idukki Wildlife sanctuary, Chinnar Wildlife sanctuary, Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary, Aralam Wildlife sanctuary, Muthanga Wildlife sanctuary, Kadalundi Bird sanctuary, Thattekad Bird sanctuary, Kumarakom Bird sanctuary, Silent Valley National Park, Eravikulam National Park.
Main animals in the sanctuaries of Kerala are Elephants, gaur, samba, deer, wild dogs, jungle cats, tigers, wild boars, sloth bears, leopards, lion tailed macaques, Nilgiri Tahrs, languor, Malabar giant squirrel, flying squirrel, tiger, panthers, spotted deer, grizzled giant squirrels ,Hanuman languor, peacocks, star tortoises, wild dogs, civet cats, The Atlas moth, bonnet, macaques, Loris, mongoose, foxen, bears, barking deer, pangolins, bison, bears etc…
Main reptiles in the sanctuaries of Kerala are Cobra, Viper, krait, a number of non poisonous snakes, bicolor frogs, crocodiles, Varner pond terrapins, cane turtles, star tortoises, geckoes, skunks, chameleons, spectacled cobras, pythons, green keel backs, rat snakes, vine snakes, monitor lizards etc..
Main birds in the sanctuaries of Kerala are water fowl, cuckoo, owl, egret, heron, water duck, migratory Siberian duck, jungle fowls, mynas, laughing thrushes, black bulbuls, pea fowls, woodpeckers, kingfishers, the hornbill, stork, raptor, darter, cormorant, grackle, cluster, Indian rollers, common snipes, crow pheasants, jungle nightjars, kites, grey drongos, Malabar trogons, large pied wagtails, bays sparrows, grey jungle fowls, Indian hill mynas, robins, jungle babblers, sunbirds, peacocks, crimson-throated barbets, bee-eaters, shrikes, fairy bluebirds, grey- headed fishing eagles, black winged kites, night herons, grey hornbills, Malabar hornbills and more than 253 additional species including migrant birds.
Main flora in the sanctuaries of Kerala are Teak, maruthu, karimaruthu, rosewood, venteak, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, bamboo, neem, nanjanathi, sandal, dendrocalamus, marythu, vaka, mulluvenka, elavu, manjakadambu Pala, vembu, aval etc… and over 1800 flowering plants including 171 grass species, 143 species of orchids tec..
The backwaters of Kerala are a unique product of Kerala and are found nowhere else in the world. Backwaters are a network of lakes, canals and deltas of forty four rivers that drain into the Arabian Sea. The backwaters of Kerala are a self supporting eco system teeming with aquatic life. The canals connects the villages together and are still used for local transport. Over 900km of this labyrinthine water world is navigable.
The largest backwater stretch in Kerala is the Vembanad Lake which flows through three districts and opens out into the sea at the Kochi port. The Ashtamudi Lake, literarily having eight arms, which covers major portions of the Kollam district in South, is the second largest and is considered the gateway to the backwaters.
The most exciting thing of backwaters of Kerala, however, is the kettuvallom (traditional houseboat) which has become the most popular tourism product in India today. In a land as water bound as Kerala it wouldn't be an unusual sight, but for a visitor to God's Own Country a house boat gliding along the vast green expanse of the backwaters is the most amazing spectacle in the world. Even more enchanting is holiday in the houseboats of Kerala.
Kerala has a long chain of lush, mid-clad hill stations that are home to exotic wildlife. All the hill resorts in Kerala offer the most enchanting experience of nature in all its virgin beauty.
The major Hill resorts of Kerala are:Munnar,Ponmudi,Peerumedu,Nelliyampathy,
Perunnamuzhi,Thusharagiri,wayanadu,Pythal Mala, Ezhimala
