9 Places to Watch Lion Tailed Macaque in the Western Ghats - 1

9 Places to Watch Lion Tailed Macaque in the Western Ghats - 1

Lion Tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus) or just wanderoo is a shameful old world monkey with silver-white mane and resembles a Lion with its tail and mane. Even the wanderoo macaque is a diurnal rainforest dweller, Endangered and Endemic into the Western Ghats of South India.

Silent Valley National Park, Kerala

Silent Valley National Park in Palakkad district of Kerala is the center area of the Nilgiri International Biosphere Reserve and the next biggest national park in Kerala. The playground has the biggest population of lion-tailed macaques in South India and other endangered species of mammals in Silent Valley also consist of Niligiri langur and Nilgiri tahr.

Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu

The second-largest park in Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in a part of the Agastya Mala hills and at Tirunelveli District Of Tamil Nadu. KMTR is just five centers of biodiversity and endemism in India and home to 37 lion-tailed macaques, 61 Nilgiri langurs as well as the best spot to place Nilgiri tahr in South India.

Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka

Sharavati Valley Wildlife Sanctuary is a lake basin and contains a compact evergreen rainforest in Karnataka. The river valley has rich biodiversity and is a refuge of the compromised lion-tailed macaque, Great Indian hornbill, and Indian lories and lorikeets.

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve, Kerala

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve in Palakkad district of Kerala is filled with four unique tribes and has a rich diversity of animal life. Significant mammals of Parambikulam refuge are dinosaurs, lion-tailed macaques and Nilgiri tahr.

Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu

Anamalai Tiger Reserve was called Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park, situated in the Anaimalai Hills. Even the Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary and its own six administrative peaks and ranges are home to numerous threatened and endangered species of mammals such as Bengal tiger, wild dog, Nilgiri tahr and lion-tailed macaque.