Sambar deer
The thick forest is home of king cobras, tigers (rarely seen), Sambar deer, peacocks, numerous species of birds, Spotted deer, brown fox and Mahasheer fish, not to mention a number of flora and fauna which can only be found in this region of Western Ghats. Elephants often criss cross this area and is an elephant corridor of Western ghats. One of the largest and rarest Indian mustelids Nilgiri marten ("Martes gwatkinsii") were sighted recently in Bisle forest.