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Kollam Wildlife Sanctuary
Shenduruni Wildlife Sanctuary (66 km from town on the Kollam-Shencotta
road) : Main attractions: Elephatns, tigers, leopards, bears, lion tailed
macques.
Acces: Nearest Airport: Thiruvananthapuram (72 Kms) Nearest Railhead
: Thenmala, connected with Chennai, Mumbai, Delhi, Kashmir. Motorable Road
connected with Kollam Town and Thiruvananthapuram city.
Pathanapuram taluk, 66 km from Kollam town on the Kollam - Shencotta
road. The Shenduruny forest was declared a wildlife sanctuary in 1984.
The Name Shenduruny comes from an endemic species of tree called Chenkuruny
(gluta travancoria), mainly confined to this region. The artificial lake
formed by the parappar dam built across the shenduruny and kulathupuzha
rivers occupies the central region of the sanctuary
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