Protected Areas
As of 1997, 13 protected areas had been designated, covering an area of over 3,200 km².
- Pushpagiri, Karnataka (60 km²)
- Talakaveri, Karnataka 250 km²)
- Brahmagiri, Karnataka (190 km²)
- Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (50 km²)
- Karimpuzha National Park, Kerala (230 km²)
- Silent Valley National Park, Kerala (110 km²)
- Eravikulam National Park, Kerala (97 km²)
- Periyar National Park, Kerala (540 km²)
- Parambikulam, Kerala (260 km²)
- Idukki National Park, Kerala (80 km²)
- Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala(40 km²)
- Shenduruny Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala (300 km²)
- Meghamalai, Tamil Nadu (120 km²)
- Anamalai, Tamil Nadu (600 km²)
- Mukurthi National Park, Tamil Nadu (60 km²)
- Kalakad Mundanthurai Tamil Nadu(290 km²)
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