Location

Anamalais in Coimbatore district

Area

Wildlife Sanctuary – 84149 ha.
National Park – 11710 ha.
Total – 95860 ha.

Forest type

1.Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
2.Southern Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
3.Southern Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest 4.Southern Montane Wet Temperate Forest 5.Southern Tropical Thorn Forest
6.Dry Savannah Forest
7.Southern Bamboo Forest
8.Reeds

Animals found

Elephant, Gaur, Tiger, Panther, Sloth bear, Wild boar, Wild dog, Nilgiri Langur, Lion-tailed macaque, Sambar, Four-horned Antelope, Chital, Etc. and a host of birds, notably the trogar, pied horn bill and several eagles.

Annual rainfall

500 mm to 5000 mm, least rainfall on the eastern slopes and most rainfall on western slopes.

Nearest airport

Coimbatore – 75 Km.

Nearest Railway station

Pollachi 35 Km away.

Best season

Throughout the year (Except June to August)

Accommodation

Forest Rest House at Topslip Varagaliar, Amaravathi, Sethumadai. Catering arrangements available. Public Works Department Rest houses at Udumalpet and Amaravathi, Electricity Board Rest House at Attakatti.

Other facilities

Motor Vehicles and Elephant safari available here.

For greater details

This Wildlife Warden,
178, Meenakarai Salai,
Pollachi - 642001.
Phone No - 04259-25356