Английская Википедия:Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Indian English Шаблон:Infobox Protected area The Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve is a biosphere reserve in India established in 2001, located in the southernmost end of the Western Ghats and includes Шаблон:Convert of which 1828 km2 is in Kerala and 1672.36 km2 is in Tamil Nadu. It encompasses the following wildlife sanctuaries: Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary, Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary, and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.[1][2]

Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve became part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2016.[3]

Location

ABR straddles the border of Pathanamthitta, Kollam and Thiruvananthapuram Districts in Kerala and Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu, South India at the southern end of the Western Ghats. The Biosphere lies Between 8° 8' to 9° 10' North Latitude and 76° 52' to 77° 34' East Longitude. Central location is Шаблон:Coord .

It is composed of Neyyar,[4] Peppara[5] and Shendurney[6] Wildlife Sanctuaries and their adjoining areas of Achencoil,[7] Thenmala, Konni,[8] Punalur, Thiruvananthapuram Divisions and Agasthyavanam Special Division in Kerala.[9] Inclusion of adjoining areas of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu has been approved. The reserve now covers parts of Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari Districts in Tamil Nadu and Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam and Pathanamthitta Districts in Kerala.[2]

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1868 m high Agastya Mala mountain

Ecology

ABR includes the Indian Ecoregions of tropical wet evergreen forests,[10] South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests, South Western Ghats montane rain forests and Shola. It is the habitat for 2,000 varieties of medicinal plants, of which at least 50 are rare and endangered species. Animals include the Bengal Tiger, Asian Elephant, and Nilgiri Tahr. Agastyamalai is also home to the Kanikaran,[11][12] one of the oldest surviving ancient tribes in the world.[13] Ecotourism is popular in the area.

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Thenmala Adventure Zone

Kanikkarans are the Original tribal Settlers in Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve.[14]

Management

A local committee and a state level Biosphere Management Committee co-ordinate the activities of various departments in the ABR area and ensure the scientific management of the ABR according to guidelines of the Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests.[15][16]

References

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External links

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  1. ↑ Kerala Forests & Wildlife Dept, Biosphere Reserves.Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve
  2. ↑ 2,0 2,1 Tamil Nadu Forest Department (2007) retrieved 2 September 2007 AGASTHIYARMALAI BIOSPHERE RESERVE Шаблон:Webarchive
  3. ↑ UNESCO, World Network of Biosphere Reserves, Agasthyamalai. retrieved 19 March 2016 World Network Of Biosphere Reserves
  4. ↑ Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary Шаблон:Webarchive
  5. ↑ Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Шаблон:Webarchive
  6. ↑ Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary Шаблон:Webarchive
  7. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  8. ↑ Konni, Kerala
  9. ↑ AGASTHYAVANAM BIOLOGICAL PARK, Kerala
  10. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  11. ↑ Anuradha, R. V., "Sharing with the Kanis, A case study from Kerala, India" Шаблон:Cite web
  12. ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
  13. ↑ Шаблон:Cite news
  14. ↑ UNESCO World Heritage Site
  15. ↑ Kerala Forests & Wildlife Department
  16. ↑ Wildlife Institute of India
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