Kerala boasts of more than a dozen of wild life sanctuaries filled with Indian elephants, wild boars, tigers, lion-tailed monkeys, ibex and leopards.
THE PERIYAR WILDLIFE SANCTUARY is one of the major wild life sanctuaries in India. A boat-cruise in the PERIYAR lake can elevate you to ecstasy. You can watch elephants in their natural habitat from the boat you are traveling in.
Set amidst dense and evergreen forests, marshes and valleys, is PARAMBIKULAM SANCTUARY which is home to the Bisons. Unlike PERIYAR, PARAMBIKULAM have fewer facilities, with the emphasis on preserving the natural environment.
THE ERAVIKULAM NATIONAL PARK is a mere 30-minute drive from the tea-town of MUNNAR. Home to thousand pf Ibex, this is a spot of endless and rare beauty.
NEYYAR wild life sanctuary stretching from NEYYATINKARA taluk to MUNDANTHURAI Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu was established in 1958. It has a crocodile farm and a lion safari park. One can see elephant, gaurs, sambars, barking deer, wild boars, lion-tailed macaques etc. in natural surroundings and also birds such as kingfishers, white breasted water hens, little egrets, brahminy kites etc. in this sanctuary. PEPPARA wild life sanctuary is 50 km northeast of THIRUVANANTHAPURAM city. Animals like gaurs, sambars, wild boars etc. and birds like little cormorants, pied kingfishers etc.