Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary - National Park
This sanctuary is
located where the Nilgiri Hills, the offshoot of the Western ghats meet
the eastern ghats. The Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary has varied mixture of
flat land, undulating parkland, open grassland, swamp, valleys and nullas.
The Moyyar river in this region forms a series of spectacular cascades on
its way. 65 Kms. away from Udhagamandalam and situated along the
Udhaga-mandalam- Mysore highway, this sanctuary could be reached from
Mysore as well.
This 321 Sq.km. wide sanctuary encompasses a
National Park spread in an area of 103 sq.kms. The vegetation is varied
with moist deciduous. It becomes dry deciduous towards Bandhipur, mainly
mixed forests with Bamboss (Bambusa arundinacea), Terminalia tomontosa,
Grewia, and blooming trees like Indian labumusum.Aredesia, Solanahncea are
some of the flora. The fauna include Elephants, Gaur, Bonnet Macaque,
Common langur, tigers and leopards, Chital, dhole panther, Sloth Bear,
Python, barking deer, Four- Horned Antelope, Otter, Crocodiles (mugger),
Giant flying squirrel, Sambar, Hyena, Wild Dog, Wild Boar, Mouse Deer,
Spotted Deer, Jackal, Hare, Parcupine and Mongoose.
The Birds in
this sanctuary are Peacock - India's National bird, grey jungle fowl, the
red spur fowl, the grey patridge quails, goggle eyed plower, Malabar
whistling thrust, large racket-tailed dronge, the shama, the magpie-robin,
spotted babbler, small green barbet, green pigeons, little brown dove,
malabar grey hornbill, bulbuls, mynahs, etc. Birds of prey like eagles,
hawks, falcons and king vulture and some migratory water birds can be
watched.
From Udhagamandalam you can (Base camp at Parson's
Valley) trek to this sanctuary and the mukkurthi Park..
OTHER
IMPORTANT DETAILS:
Altitude: 1000m. above MSL; (2)
Rainfall : 2300 mm annually; (3) Access: Road- NH Passes through the
Sanctuary. One has to stop at Theppakkadu, Rail: 65 Kms- Udhagamandalam,
95 Kms - Mysore, Air: 160 Kms- Coimbatore; (4) Season: September to May;
(5) Accommodation: Hotel Tamilnadu, T.T.D.C. Ltd., Phone No. 249,
Masinagudi Exchange, Forest Guest House, Abhayaranyam, Kargudi, Masinagad
& Theppakkadu (with catering arrangements); (f) Other Facilities:
Vehicles on hire, & Elephant safari; (g) Nearest Gasoline station:
Udhagamandalam _ 65 Kms; (I) Authority: The wildlife Warden, Mahalingam
Buildings, Coonoor Road, Ootacamund- 643 001. Phone: 0423- 44098.
Indira
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