Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary

This sanctuary is situated at an altitude of 1,400 meters in the western ghats near Pollachi. The area of the sanctuary is 958 Sq/ km It has various kinds of wild fauna like elephant, gaur, tiger, panther, sloth bear, pangolin, black headed oriole, green pigeon and civet cat.

The Amaravathy reservoir in the Anamalai has large number of crocodiles. There are also many places of scenic beauty such as Karain shoal. Anaikunthi shoal, Grass hills, waterfalls, groves, teak forests, estates, dams and reservoirs.

Arrangements are available at Topslip to take tourists around the Sanctuary on elephant back or by van.

Madumalai Wildlife Sanctuary

This Wild Life Sanctuary is situated on the Ooty-Mysore National highwayataheightof900-1140Mts,andhasanareaof324sq.km. The Moyar river draws the border line at Bandipur in Karnataka State and on the other side it extends upto the Kerala border at Wynad.

The reception centre of Mudumalai is at Thepakadu, 51 kms from Ooty and 11 kms from Gudalur. The distance from Mysore is 97 kms. Bus services from Ooty are available at 07.30, 11.00, 15.30,16.30 hours and the journey takes 21/2 hours. Conducted tours bring tourists from Ooty to Mudumalai. From Ooty buses ply along the National highway to Hassan, Mysore and Bangalore via Theppakadu. Minibuses are also available. Elephants, Gaur (Bison), Sambar, Spotted deer, Barking deer, Mouse, Deer, Panther, Bear, Wild bear, Wild dog, Hyena, Porcupine and other animals may be spotted in the sanctuary as well as on the Ooty-Mysore National Highway.