About– It is the 5th Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu and the 51st tiger reserve of India with an area of 1016.57 sq km. It is formed by combining two wild life sanctuaries namely grizzled squirrel WLS and Megamalai WLS.
Rivers– Vaigai River flows through this reserve.
Vegetation- It has a mix of tropical evergreen forests and semi-evergreen forests, dry deciduous forests and moist mixed deciduous forests, grassland.
Fauna:
- Meghamalai has a large population of ungulates (hoofed mammals), spotted deer, Indian gaurs, wild boars and other carnivores.
- The adjoining Srivilliputhur hosts grizzled giant squirrels, flying squirrels, leopards, Nilgiri tars, jungle cats, Sambars, elephants, lion-tailed macaques and many species of birds.
