page_title: Anamalai Tiger Reserve
hierarchical_section_title: Anamalai Tiger Reserve
caption_attribution_description: The expression on his face puzzles me This is the Nilgiri Langur. A rare and endangered species of monkey that is endemic to the Western Ghats. The best place to see it is the Anamalais, The Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary &amp; National Park, Tamil Nadu. A leaf-eating monkey, extremely shy with a tail almost three feet in length. Being poached for meat and apparent medicinal properties. Has made a comeback at the Anamalais after protection. Very vocal in the mornings and evenings.
context_page_description: Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park and previously as Aanaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area located in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipettai taluk in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department by a notification dated 27 June 2007, declared an extent of 958.59 km² that encompassed the erstwhile IGWLS&NP or Aanaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, as Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the Reserve presently includes a core area of 958.59 km² and buffer/peripheral area of 521.28 km² forming a total area of 1479.87 km².
context_section_description: Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve, earlier known as Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park (IGWLS&NP) and previously as Aanaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, is a protected area located in the Anaimalai Hills of Pollachi and Valparai taluks of Coimbatore District and Udumalaipettai taluk in Tiruppur District, Tamil Nadu, India. The Tamil Nadu Environment and Forests Department by a notification dated 27 June 2007, declared an extent of 958.59 km² that encompassed the erstwhile IGWLS&NP or Aanaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary, as Aanaimalai Tiger Reserve under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority, the Reserve presently includes a core area of 958.59 km² and buffer/peripheral area of 521.28 km² forming a total area of 1479.87 km².
caption: Vulnerable Nilgiri langur at Indira Gandhi National Park
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