Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve

Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
Gaur in Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Map showing the location of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
Coordinates8°41′N 77°19′E / 8.683°N 77.317°E / 8.683; 77.317
Area895 km2 (346 sq mi)
Elevation1800
Established1988
Websitekmtr.co.in

Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) located in the South Western Ghats montane rain forests in Tirunelveli district and Kanyakumari district in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is the second-largest protected area in Tamil Nadu. It is part of the Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve.[1]

  1. ^ "Agasthyamala | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization". www.unesco.org. Retrieved 7 December 2020.