Welcome
to South India and experience the untouched delightful South by invasions throughout
its history. South India and the Indian heritage is more intact here than in other
regions of the country. This is a land of temples, a land of the devoutees.
Wildlife in Kerala Kollam Wildlife Sanctuaries Shenduruni Wildlife Sanctuary (66 km from town on the Kollam-Shencotta road)
: Main attractions: Elephatns, tigers, leopards, bears, lion tailed macques.
Acces: Nearest Airport: Thiruvananthapuram (72 Kms) Nearest Railhead
: Thenmala, connected with Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kashmir. Motorable Road connected
with Kollam Town and Thiruvananthapuram city.
Pathanapuram taluk, 66 km from Kollam town on the Kollam - Shencotta road. The
Shenduruny forest was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1984. The Name Shenduruny
comes from an endemic species of tree called Chenkuruny (gluta travancoria),
mainly confined to this region. The artificial lake formed by the parappar dam
built across the shenduruny and kulathupuzha rivers occupies the central region
of the sanctuary.
