{"id":327019,"date":"2025-02-17T17:22:51","date_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=327019"},"modified":"2025-02-17T17:22:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T11:52:51","slug":"anamudi-shola-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/anamudi-shola-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Anamudi Shola National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Anamudi Shola National Park is in the news due to the Kerala Water Authority&#8217;s (KWA) plan to construct a check dam across the Silandhi River in Vattavada, which requires the use of 0.0442 hectares of forest land from the park.<\/p>\n<h2>About Anamudi Shola National Park<\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 288px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/hi-static.z-dn.net\/files\/dff\/cf9f69523e43bff4150935d2d4051392.jpg?resize=288%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Anamudi\" width=\"288\" height=\"383\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Brainly.in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is situated in the <strong>Idukki district of Kerala,<\/strong> near the town of<strong> Munnar.<\/strong> It is located within the <strong>Eravikulam National Park complex.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is part of the <strong>Western Ghats mountain range,<\/strong> which is a UNESCO World Heritage site.<\/li>\n<li>It covers an area of <strong>approximately 7.5 square kilometers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It acts as a critical watershed area for several rivers in the region,<strong> including the Periyar and Pambar rivers.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The park is an essential component of the Western Ghats ecosystem, known for its unique biodiversity. It acts as a <strong>crucial habitat for endemic and endangered species.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> The park is home to diverse vegetation, including <strong>tropical montane forests, grasslands, and shola forests.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> The park supports various species of <strong>mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, including endangered species such as the Nilgiri tahr and the lion-tailed macaque.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Threats:<\/strong> It has been threatened by human activities such as <strong>encroachment, illegal logging, and land conversion. It is vulnerable to climate change, which may impact its biodiversity.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Anamudi Shola National Park is in the news due to the Kerala Water Authority&#8217;s (KWA) plan to construct a check dam across the Silandhi River in Vattavada, which requires the use of 0.0442 hectares of forest land from the park. About Anamudi Shola National Park It is situated in the Idukki district of Kerala,&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/anamudi-shola-national-park\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Anamudi Shola National Park<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10366,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,4182,12039],"tags":[11872,10595],"class_list":["post-327019","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-hindustan-times","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327019","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10366"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=327019"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/327019\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=327019"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=327019"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=327019"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}