Adventure & Wildlife Magazine - Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 Vol 1|Issue 5-6| Nov 16 - Jan 17 | Page 12

ADVENTURE & WILDLIFE
•Flora: The park has mostly evergreen and semi-
evergreen forests. Shola grassland habitat is found at
elevations above 1,400 metres (4,593 ft). Evergreen trees
include Poeciloneuron indicum, Holigarna arnottiana,
Artocarpus sp., Calophyllum sp., Alstonia scholaris,
Canarium strictum,Syzygium cumini, Flacourtia
montana, Symplocos spicata, Hopea parviflora, Mesua
ferrea and Evodia roxburghiana. There are also a few
plantations of Eucalyptus, Casuarina and Acacia
auriculiformis.
•Fauna: Mammals in the park include Bengal tiger,
Indian leopard, dhole, golden jackal, lion-tailed
macaque, common langur, sloth bear, gaur, sambar,
spotted deer, barking deer, Malabar giant squirrel,
Indian giant flying squirrel, Indian crested porcupine and
mongoose. Reptiles are represented by snakes and
tortoises. Bird species in the park include the Malabar
trogon, great hornbill, Malabar whistling thrush and
imperial pigeon.
Nagarahole National Park
Also known as Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarahole) National
Park gets its name from the Nagara Hole (Snake River
in Kannada) which runs eastwards through its centre.
Nagarahole river flows through the park before it joins
the Kabini river that also acts as a boundary between
Nagarahole and Bandipur. The park covers an area of
about 575 km 2 . The Wayanad Wild