The State government is planning to declare the 148 sq. km. buffer zone of Silent Valley National Park as the new Bhavani-Kadalundi Wildlife Sanctuary “for ensuring long-term protection of the entire bio-diversity of the area” that include the unique rain forests of Silent Valley.
The draft notification on constituting a new wildlife sanctuary in the State sent by the Forest Department underlined the ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphologic, natural and zoological significance of the area.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/silent-valley-buffer-zone-be-made-wildlife-sanctuary
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-thiruvananthapuram
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/palakkad-d
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/silent-valley-np
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biodiversity
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala