Western Ghats

Mathikettan Shola

National Park  ·  Kerala  ·  Park #43
Flagship species: Lion-tailed Macaque
12.8km² Area
2003Established
1600 – 2000 mElevation
5Key Species
6Best Months

About Mathikettan Shola

Mathikettan Shola National Park is a pocket wilderness of montane evergreen forest and rolling grasslands in the Idukki district. The park forms part of the Pampadum-Mathikettan complex protecting an important corridor of high-elevation Ghats ecosystem, and the lion-tailed macaque moves through the Shola canopy in small family groups.

Key wildlife
Lion-tailed Macaque 🐒
Nilgiri Tahr 🐐
Gaur 🐂
Sambar Deer 🦌
Nilgiri Laughingthrush 🐦
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