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How to Reach Peechi - Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary
By Air
Nearest airport is Kochi, 98 kms.
By Rail
Narest railway station is at Thrissur, 23 kms.
Vital Information
Location
Latitude10° 28' -10°38'
Longitude 76°18' - 76°28'
Peechi - Vazhani Wildlife Sanctuary lies in the catchment areas of Peechi and Vazhani dams in Trichur District. Peechi, the headquarters of the sanctuary is 15 km by road from Trissur.
The Peechi wildlife sanctuary is a treasure trove for wild and exotic orchids and flora and different species of colorful birds apart from the large number of wild animals that can be seen in this wildlife sanctuary while you are on wildlife tours to the Peechi Wildlife Sanctuary in Kerala, South India.
Flora
Evergreen forests are very sparsely seen in this wildlife sanctuary which is blessed with various kinds of flora.In the wet leaves shedding forests, trees like teak, rosewood, irul, thenmavu and venteak grow in abundance.In the evergreen forests, trees like kalpine, kambakam, karakil, whiteakil and ambani are seen. More than 50 different orchids and innumerable rare medicinal plants can also be seen here.
Fauna
Twenty five types of mammals, more than 60 types of birds and 10 types of snakes are found here. Carnivorous animals like leopard, tiger, fox etc and herbivorous animals like elks, deers, barking deers etc are here. Bison and elephants are rarely seen in the interior forests. Herds of spotted deers are common here. In leaves shedding forests and meadows elks are seen in large numbers. This sanctuary is a dwelling place of many kinds of birds and various species of birds were found out here in the ornithology survey conducted recently.Headquarters of this wildlife sanctuary is at Peechi. An information centre functions here for the tourists. The famous Kerala Forest Research Centre situated here adds importance to this sanctuary.Boating facilities are arranged in the lake here.
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