Kerala is potential with the wildlife sanctuaries. The Western Ghats of Kerala with its tropical forest  provides  a natural  feast to your eyes.

The Neyyar sanctuary with an area of over 12,000 ha has substantial natural vegetational cover. The diversity of its flora makes the sanctuary an ideal gene pool preserve. The towering peak of Agastiarmalai at an elevation of 1868 m. is the most important landmark. The sanctuary stretches from the Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu in the east to Neyyattinkara taluk in th south. The Neyyar river and its tributaries flow along the entire stretch of the preserve. The irrigation dam at Neyyar receives water from the Neyyar river which originates from Agastiar Peak.

The administrative complex of Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated about 1 km west of Neyyar dam but the sanctuary limits, and houses an information center, a crocodile farm, office, staff quarters, a rest house and a youth hostel. Tourists can visit the Lion Safari Park, Crocodile Farm and take a ride in the lake.

The Agastiarmalai region supports a wide variety of plant species including medicinal plants. There are at least 109 rare plants in the area. Trekking to Agastiar Peak, particularly during summer, is popular pastime of youngsters. However, unregulated trekking is restricted.

Thiruvananthapuram, the capital city, is only 30 kms away and is connected by good roads. The Kerala Tourism Development corporation arranges conducted tours to the Neyyar sanctury.

The forests of Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary was declared as sanctuary during 1983. The total area of the sanctuary is 53 sq.kms. The total water spread of the reservior is 5.82 sq.kms. General topography of the area is hilly with elevation varying from 100 m to 1717 m. Rainfall and other climatic factors are similar to that of Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary. There are 13 tribal settlements in the sanctuary. Eleven are in Athirumala section and two are in Thodayar section. The sanctuary is located about 50 kms. north east of Thiruvananthapuram city in Nedumangad taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district. The major mammals include elephant , gaur, sambar, barking deer, mouse deer, wild bear, tiger, panther, wild dog, lion tailed macaque, Nilgiri languar, Malabar squirrel etc. Water birds like darter, little cormorant, pied king fisher and egrets are also common. The area has a variety of moth, snakes and butterflies.

The Periyar Tiger Reserve, named after the Periyar river, one of our prestigious possessions on the High Ranges of Western Ghats, zealously guarded and efficiently managed.

Noted for its geomorphology, wildlife and scenic beauty , the Periyar Tiger Reserve attracts travellers form all over the world.It also harbours an aquatic eco system within itself. Numerous small islets in the large 50 year old artificial lake remind us of the intricate, inherent interrelationship among the terrestrial aquatic and subterrane life forms. This is the only sanctuary in India where the elephant can be observed and photographed at close quarter from the safety of a boat. General topography of the area is dense evergreen, semi evergreen and moist deciduous forests adorn the hills. There are extensive stretches as Savannah grasslands on the upper slopes .The varied habitat naturally supports a variety of species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fishes. Tiger,panther and wild dog,elephant etc are generally sited. There are several kinds of poisonous and non posionous snakes including king cobra. Tortoise may often be seen basking on rocks and tree-trunks by the lake. The entry point to the reserve is Thekkadi, which is  accessible by good roads from Kochi (190 kms) and Kottayam (115 kms)

Originally established to protect the Nilgiri Tahr, the Eravikulam National Park is situated in Devikulam taluk of the Idukki district. It was declared as a sanctuary in 1975, and considering its ecological, faunal, floral, geo-morphological and zoological significance, it was declared as a National Park in 1978. It covers an area of  97 sq.kms of rolling grasslands and high level sholas. The park is breath-taking beautiful and is easily comparable to the best of mountain ranges in the Alps. General topography is undulating, dotted with grass hillocks and sholas. Ananmudi(2694 m), the highest peak, south of the Himalayas, is situated in the south of the park. The major mammals include Tiger, panther and wild dogs , Civet cat, Jungle cat, Sloth bear, Nilgiri Lngur and wild bear are usually sighted in both the open grass lands and sholas forests. Tourists can visit the Rajamala part of the park with entry passes. The park is nearly 15 kms north of Munnar, which can be reached from Kochi (135 kms ) via Kothamangalam  and Kottayam (148 kms)

Chinnar is located in the rain shadow region of the Western Ghats. It is the second habitat for the endangered giant grizzled squirrel in India. With an area of 90.422 sq.kms, Chinnar has the unique thorny scrub forests with Xerophytic species. The forest types comprise thorny scrub forests, dry deciduous forest, high sholas and wet grasslands. The major mammals are Elephant, gaur, panther, spotted deer, sambar, giant grizzled squirrel, hanuman monkey, rabbit etc. inhabit the Chinnar forests. The giant grizzled squirrel is an endangered species. It is dull gray in colour. The Chinnar sanctuary is accessible by good roads from Kochi and Coimbatore. As you travel along the road from Karimutti to Chinnar, you can spot elephant, spotted deer, sambar, hanuman monkey and even peacocks on either side of the road. This is a unique experience because generally one has to go deep into the jungle to see wildlife as in the case of most other sanctuaries.

The one and only sanctuary of its kind in Kerala, the Thattekadu Bird Sanctuary was Situated in Ernakualm  district, the bird sanctuary is a feast to the eyes and music to the ears. Several kinds of birds usually found in South India are seen here. The famous ornithologist , Dr.Salim Ali was the architect of this sanctuary. He is reported to have identified 167 birds and his student Dr.Sugathan identified 207. Inaddition, the Bombay Natural History Society has identified 253 kinds of birds. Spread over an extent of 25.16 sq.kms, Thattekkad attracts nature lovers from far and wide. The main feature of Thattekkad is, we can see rare birds like Crismson-throated barbet, bee-eater, sunbird, shrike, fairy blue-bird, grey-headed fishing eagle, blackwinged kite, night hereon, gray heron, Malabar shama, common gray hornbill and malabar hornbill. The Sanctuary is 13 kms North - East of Kothamangalam along the Pooyamkutti road at a distance of 68 kms from Kochi.

The Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary  is a fine example of serene, tranquil, and undisturbed eco system, situated in Palakkad district. Ideally situated to the growth of teak, the tract encouraged large scale teak plantations through artificial regeneration in the early 20's. 9000 ha of teak plantations in the sanctuary are being managed in such a way as to restore the forest's original status. A giant teak tree 40m high and 6.4 m in girth is a standing monument of the past aptly named "Kannimaram"

General topography of the area is, several streams originate from the hill ranges and flow down westward to join the river Chalakudi. The terrain is most undulating with a valley in the basin. The Karimala Gopuram is the highest peak (1444 m). The average elevation is about 600 m.The sanctuary is accessible by road from Pollachi (60 kms)

The Silent Valley National Park is probably one of the most magnificent gifts of nature to mankind, a unique preserve of tropical rain forests in all its pristine glory with an almost unbroken ecological history. Sairandhri Vanam, meaning the forest in the valley, as referred to in the Mahabharatha  and the River Kunthi give a mythological dimension to the National Park. The Silent Valley is seldom silent but it has an inexplicably unique character about it, what with the dense forest, the music of the birds and its quiet majesty. The park is situated in the north-eastern corner of the Palakkad district. The river Kunthi descends from the Nilgiri hills above an altitude of 2000 m and traverses the entire length of the valley finally rushing down to the plains through a deep gorge. River Kunthi never turns brown, it is crystal clear, perennial and wild.

The valley has a fair representation of all peninsular mammals, birds include rare species ,butterflies and moths are varied and plenty. There are more than 100 species of butterflies  and 400 species of moths. Quite a few of them are extremely rare and endemic.