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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}
{{Infobox protected area
| name = Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
| iucn_category =
| photo = VB 054 Hump-Nosed Viper 01.jpg
| photo_caption = Hump Nosed Viper ([[Hypnale hypnale]]) at Shendurney WLS, Kollam district, Kerala, India.
| map = India Kerala#India
| map_caption = Location in Kerala, India
| map_width =
| location = [[Western Ghats]], [[Kollam district|Kollam]], [[India]]
| nearest_city = [[Kollam]] - 75 km<br>[[Trivandrum]] - 80 km
| coordinates = {{coord|8.858694|N|77.210649|E|region:IN-KL|format=dms|display=inline,title}}
| coords_ref = <ref>{{Cite web |url= http://protectedplanet.net/sites/Shendurney_Sanctuary |title= Shendurney Sanctuary |work=protectedplanet.net}}</ref>
| area = {{Convert|172.403|km2|abbr=on}}
| length= {{convert|23|km|mi}}
| elevation = 1169m
| established = {{Start date and age|1984|06|25|df=yes|p=yes|br=yes}}
| visitation_num =
| visitation_year =
| governing_body =
| url = [https://shendurney.com Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary]
}}
'''Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a protected area in the [[Western Ghats]], [[India]], located in [[Kollam district]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/nov/25/the-wild-side-of-kerala-2066559.html|title=The wild side of biodiversity-rich Kerala|work=The New Indian Express|date=25 November 2019|access-date=25 November 2019}}</ref> of [[Kerala]] and comes under the control of [[Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve]]. It was established in 25 August 1984 and comprises {{Convert|172.403|km2}}. The name is a corruption of the Chengurinji, a tree endemic to the region ([[Gluta travancorica]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/03/19/stories/2006031900390800.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125095255/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2006/03/19/stories/2006031900390800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=25 January 2013|work=[[The Hindu]]|title=Royal reserve|date=2006-03-19|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> The sanctuary is having an artificial lake of nearly 18.69Sq.km size and also surrounded by the reservoir of [[Thenmala Dam]]. The Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary is a treasure house of plant diversity. About 1257 species of flowering plants belonging to more than 150 families are reported from this sanctuary of which 309 species are endemic to Western Ghats. Birds from 267 species including migratory, endemic and endangered species have been reported here.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://shendurney.com/significance-of-shendurney-wildlife-sanctuary/|title=Significance of Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary|work=Shendurney.com|access-date=26 September 2017}}</ref>

Tropical evergreen and semi-evergreen forest cover a major area of the sanctuary.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shendurney.com/|title=Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary|work=Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary|access-date=19 September 2014}}</ref> It has a presence of lion-tailed macaque, a highly endangered species. A brood of the highly elusive nocturnal forest bird, the [[Great eared nightjar|Great Eared Nightjar]] was spotted for the first time at Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary in Kollam, Kerala. Earlier, it was recorded from the Siruvani foothills in [[Tamil Nadu]] in May 1995. The Great Eared Nightjar (Eurostopodus macrotis bourdilloni) belongs to the nightjar family. It gets its name from the two erect earlike tufts of feathers on its head, behind the eyes).

The first eco-tourism project in India, Thenmala Eco-tourism Project has been formulated
in and around Shenduruney Wildlife Sanctuary.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://shendurney.com/html/significance.htm |title=Archived copy |access-date=2013-03-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410022506/http://shendurney.com/html/significance.htm |archive-date=2013-04-10 }}</ref>

Another important aspect of the Shendurnani Sanctuary is that there is no sandalwood trees here.{{fact|date=July 2019}}

==References==
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{{Western Ghats}}
{{Tourism in Kerala|state=collapsed}}
{{Kollam district}}

[[Category:South Western Ghats montane rain forests]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]
[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala]]
[[Category:1984 establishments in Kerala]]
[[Category:Geography of Kollam district]]
[[Category:Protected areas of Kerala]]
[[Category:Tourist attractions in Kollam district]]
[[Category:Protected areas established in 1984]]

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