PERIYAR
TIGER RESERVE - ENVIRONMENT
News:
231 bird species spotted
at Periyar Tiger Reserve in survey
What's
in the news?
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Authorities have confirmed the presence of
a migratory bird for the first time inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR).
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The fourth bird survey held at the PTR has
spotted 231 bird species in total, including 14 threatened and 20 endemic
species.
Key
takeaways:
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The Kashmir
flycatcher is an insectivorous species that breeds in the northwest
Himalayas.
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In the survey, the Orange-breasted green pigeon was also spotted at the PTR after a
gap of 100 years.
Periyar
National Park:
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Periyar National Park and Wildlife
Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area near Thekkady in the districts of Idukki,
Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala.
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It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve.
Features:
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The park is a repository of rare, endemic
and endangered flora and fauna and forms the major watershed of two important rivers of Kerala, the Periyar
and the Pamba.
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The park is often called the Periyar
Wildlife Sanctuary or Thekkady. It is located high in the Cardamom Hills and
Pandalam Hills of the south Western Ghats along the border with Tamil Nadu.
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Sabarimala
Temple complex is located inside the Periyar Tiger
Reserve.