{"id":152117,"date":"2021-12-09T16:42:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?page_id=152117"},"modified":"2021-12-09T16:42:02","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T11:12:02","slug":"nilgiris-elephant-corridor-and-nilgiri-biosphere-reserve","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/nilgiris-elephant-corridor-and-nilgiri-biosphere-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Nilgiris Elephant Corridor and Nilgiri\u00a0Biosphere Reserve\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

About Nilgiris elephant corridor:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0It is situated in the ecologically fragile\u00a0<\/span>Sigur plateau<\/span>. The plateau connects the Western and the Eastern Ghats. Apart from that, the plateau also sustains elephant populations and their genetic diversity.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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Sourc<\/span><\/b>e:\u00a0<\/span>Vikaspedia<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Nilgiri<\/span><\/b>\u00a0Biosphere Reserve:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>The\u00a0<\/span>Nilgiri<\/span>\u00a0Biosphere Reserve is the largest protected forest area in India.\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Location:<\/span><\/b> The Biosphere Reserve spreads across three states. Namely, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Kerala<\/span>.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Flora:\u00a0<\/span><\/b>It hosts<\/span>\u00a0forest systems, ranging from seasonal rain forests in the low hills, tropical montane\u00a0<\/span>Shola\u00a0<\/span>forests and grasslands in the higher reaches, and moist deciduous to scrub through dry-deciduous towards the plains in the Eastern end. <\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Endemic Flora<\/strong>: Vanda, Liparis,\u00a0<\/span>Bulbophyllum<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Spiranthes<\/span>,\u00a0<\/span>Thrixspermum<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fauna:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/b>Important faunal elements\u00a0<\/span>include<\/span>\u00a0Tiger, Elephant, Gaur, Lion tail macaque,\u00a0<\/span>Cheethal<\/span>, Sambar, Wild Boar, Barking deer,\u00a0<\/span>Nilgiri<\/span> Tahr, etc.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Hills and Wildlife Sanctuaries:<\/span><\/b>\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n