{"id":349314,"date":"2025-11-05T17:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=349314"},"modified":"2025-11-05T17:48:02","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T12:18:02","slug":"pampadum-shola-national-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pampadum-shola-national-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Pampadum Shola National Park"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News: <\/strong>Pampadum Shola National Park is in the news for its successful forest restoration work. In recent years, the Forest Department has been removing non-native trees and wattle that had spread across the park and harmed its natural shola-grassland ecosystem.<\/p>\n<h2>About Pampadum Shola National Park<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_349321\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-349321\" style=\"width: 340px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-349321\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Research-Gate-1.jpg?resize=340%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"340\" height=\"472\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Research-Gate-1.jpg?resize=216%2C300&amp;ssl=1 216w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Source-Research-Gate-1.jpg?w=602&amp;ssl=1 602w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 340px) 100vw, 340px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-349321\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; Research Gate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Location:<\/strong> The Pampadum Shola National Park located in<strong> Idukki, Kerala.<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>It is in the <strong>eastern part of the Southern Western Ghats.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It is a <strong>part of Palani hills <\/strong>stretched up to <strong>Vandaravu peak<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Naming:<\/strong> The name \u201c<strong>Pampadum Shola<\/strong>\u201d translates to \u201c<strong>the forest where the snake dances\u201d<\/strong><strong>,<\/strong> reflecting the park\u2019s mystical charm and ecological richness.<\/li>\n<li>It is the <strong>smallest national park of Kerala<\/strong>, covering roughly <strong>12 sq. km<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Connecting:<\/strong> It connects <strong>the Eravikulam National Park and the Palani Hills.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It was declared a <strong>National Park in 2003.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Rivers:<\/strong> The park serves as an important <strong>watershed<\/strong> for the <strong>Pambar River and the Vaigai River,<\/strong> which are vital <strong>sources of water<\/strong> for the adjacent regions in Tamil Nadu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Terrain:<\/strong> The terrain ranges between <strong>1,600 to 2,400 meters<\/strong> in altitude.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Vegetation:<\/strong> It features diverse ecosystems such as <strong>evergreen forests, moist deciduous patches, shola grasslands, and semi-evergreen zones<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Biodiversity Hotspot:<\/strong> It hosts <strong>14 species of birds, 9 species of mammals, 100 species of butterflies, and 93 species of moths<\/strong>, including the <strong>threatened butterfly <em>Parantica nilgiriensis<\/em><\/strong> (Nilgiri Tiger).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Flora:<\/strong> The park supports <strong>22 species of trees, 74 species of herbs and shrubs, and 16 species of climbers<\/strong>, showcasing the botanical diversity of the Western Ghats.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fauna:<\/strong> Pampadum Shola is home to <strong>rare and endangered species<\/strong> like nilgiri tahr, elephants, gaurs, leopards, wild boars, sambars, and common langurs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: Pampadum Shola National Park is in the news for its successful forest restoration work. In recent years, the Forest Department has been removing non-native trees and wattle that had spread across the park and harmed its natural shola-grassland ecosystem. About Pampadum Shola National Park Location: The Pampadum Shola National Park located in Idukki, Kerala.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/pampadum-shola-national-park\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Pampadum 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":[1566,4182,12039,11211],"tags":[11872,10504],"class_list":["post-349314","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-environment","category-knolls","category-places-in-news","tag-9pm-daily-factly","tag-down-to-earth","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349314","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=349314"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/349314\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=349314"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=349314"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=349314"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}