Anamalai Tiger Reserve
Wildlife sanctuary and national park in Tamil Nadu, India / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Anaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park and as Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipettai taluk in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department by a notification dated 27 June 2007,[3] declared an extent of 958.59 km2 that encompassed the erstwhile IGWLS&NP or Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, as Anaimalai Tiger Reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the Reserve presently includes a core area of 958.59 km2 and buffer/peripheral area of 521.28 km2 forming a total area of 1479.87 km2.[4]
Anaimalai Tiger Reserve | |
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Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park | |
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
Location | Coimbatore District, Tamil Nadu, India |
Coordinates | 10.4170°N 77.0567°E / 10.4170; 77.0567 |
Established | 1976[1][2] |
Governing body | Tamil Nadu Forest Department |
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