{"id":331937,"date":"2025-04-05T17:58:58","date_gmt":"2025-04-05T12:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331937"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:35:16","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T06:05:16","slug":"agasthyamalai-biosphere-reserve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/agasthyamalai-biosphere-reserve\/","title":{"rendered":"Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News:<\/strong> Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to survey Agasthyamalai landscape to spot encroachments into forests. <strong>Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-332027 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agasthyamalai-Biosphere-Reserve.png?resize=541%2C359&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve\" width=\"541\" height=\"359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agasthyamalai-Biosphere-Reserve.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agasthyamalai-Biosphere-Reserve.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agasthyamalai-Biosphere-Reserve.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Agasthyamalai-Biosphere-Reserve.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 541px) 100vw, 541px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located in the <strong>southernmost end<\/strong> of the Western Ghats spanning the <strong>states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was <strong>established in 2001<\/strong> as a Biosphere Reserve and became part of the <strong>UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It derives its name from the <strong>great Hindu Sage Agasthya muni<\/strong>, with its <strong>highest peak<\/strong> known as <strong>Agasthya Malai (1,868 metres).<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Protected areas:<\/strong> It encompasses the protected areas of-\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Shendurney<\/strong> Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Peppara<\/strong> Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Neyyar<\/strong> Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n<li><strong>Kalakkad Mundanthurai<\/strong> Tiger Reserve.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Climate and vegetation:<\/strong> It has <strong>tropical monsoon climate<\/strong> with <strong>high rainfall<\/strong> (especially on the western slopes).<\/li>\n<li>Its ecosystem diversity includes <strong>tropical wet evergreen forests, moist deciduous forests, montane rain forests and Shola.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> It is the habitat for over <strong>2,250 plant species<\/strong>, including 405 endemic species and rare medicinal herbs (ex &#8211; <strong>Arogyapacha<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> Animals include the Bengal tiger, Asian elephant<strong>, Nilgiri tahr, grizzled giant squirrel<\/strong> and birds like <strong>Great Indian hornbill.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Tribes:<\/strong> Agastyamalai is also home to the <strong>Kanikaran tribes<\/strong>, one of the <strong>oldest surviving ancient tribes<\/strong> in the world.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to survey Agasthyamalai landscape to spot encroachments into forests. Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve. About Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Location: It is located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats spanning the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. 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