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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Kannur district}}<br />
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{{Infobox Protected area<br />
| name = Kottiyoor Wildlife sanctuary<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary 01.jpg<br />
| image_caption = Sign at the wildlife sanctuary<br />
| image_alt = Sign at the wildlife sanctuary<br />
| location = [[Kannur district]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
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| map = India Kerala#India<br />
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| area = {{convert|30.3798|sqkm|1|abbr=on}}<br />
| established = 2011<br />
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| governing_body = Department of forests, [[Government of Kerala]]<br />
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'''Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary''' is Wildlife Sanctuary located in [[Kannur district|Eastern Hilly Areas in Kannur district]] of [[Kerala]], India. Situated near to other sanctuaries in Kerala and [[Karnataka]], the Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is rich in biodiversity and rich flora and fauna. This Wildlife Sanctuary connects Kannur and Wayanad Districts.<br />
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==History==<br />
As per government order numbers G.O(MS)No.17/2011/F&WL, Kottiyoor reserve forest, a part of [[Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve]] was declared as Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary on 1 March 2011.<ref name="forest">{{Cite web |title=WILDLIFE SANCTUARIES, NATIONAL PARKS, OTHER PROTECTED AREAS AND BIOSPHERE RESERVES |url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=205&Itemid=162 |website=forest.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==Description==<br />
Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary located in [[Kottiyoor]] village in [[Kannur district]] of Kerala. This wildlife sanctuary is located close to the [[Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary]] and the [[Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary]] in Kerala and [[Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary]] in Karnataka.<ref name="aranyakam">{{Cite web|url=https://aranyakam.org/kottiyoor-wildlife-sactuary/|title=Kottiyoor Wildlife Sactuary|access-date=2022-05-29|last=P|first=Aruvi|date=2021-10-15|language=en-GB}}</ref> Forests in the sanctuary include evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, deciduous forests and grasslands.<ref name="metro">{{Cite web |url=http://metrovaartha.com/blog/2014/10/04/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81-3/ |title=ആർക്കൈവ് പകർപ്പ് |access-date=2017-06-07 |archive-date=2017-08-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806060606/http://metrovaartha.com/blog/2014/10/04/%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D-%E0%B4%B5%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%B3%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%95%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%A8%E0%B5%81-3/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Bavali River]], a tributary of [[Valapattanam River]] flows through the boundaries of the sanctuary.<ref name="metro"/><br />
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==Flora and fauna==<br />
There are more than 41 species of mammals recorded in the sanctuary including [[Asian elephant]], [[Tiger]], [[Leopard]] [[Gaur]], [[Sambar deer]], [[Barking deer]], [[Travancore flying squirrel]], [[Lion-tailed macaque]], [[Nilgiri langur]], and [[Malabar slender loris]].<ref name="aranyakam"/><ref name="BirdLife">{{cite web |title=BirdLife Data Zone |url=http://datazone.birdlife.org/site/factsheet/kottiyoor-reserve-forest-iba-india |website=datazone.birdlife.org}}</ref> The 179 bird species recorded here includes [[Broad-tailed grassbird]], [[Nilgiri wood pigeon]], [[Blue-winged parakeet]], [[Malabar grey hornbill]], [[Grey-headed bulbul]], [[Wayanad laughingthrush]], [[Rufous babbler]], [[White-bellied blue flycatcher]], [[White-bellied treepie]] and [[Nilgiri pipit]].<ref name="aranyakam"/><ref name="BirdLife"/> The Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary is also the home to 36 species of reptiles, 23 species of amphibians, 29 species of fish, 216 species of butterflies and 55 species of odonates. The [[Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis]], endemic to Kerala, is named after its locality, Kottiyoor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Cnemaspis kottiyoorensis CYRIAC & UMESH, 2014 |url=http://reptile-database.reptarium.cz/species?genus=Cnemaspis&species=kottiyoorensis}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:Protected areas of Kerala]]<br />
[[Category:2011 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
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