AARALAM WILDLIFE SANCTUARY - ENVIRONMENT
News: Suspected Maoists open fire at forest watchers in Aralam Wildlife
Sanctuary in Kerala
What's in the news?
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Recently, Suspected
Maoists reportedly opened fire at Forest department watchers at the Aralam
Wildlife Sanctuary in Kannur.
About Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary:
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Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
is the northernmost wildlife sanctuary of Kerala
(in the Kannur District).
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It is 55 km² in area and
located on the western slope of the
Western Ghats.
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The sanctuary borders
Wayanad-Brahmagiri, Wayanad’s north slopes, Karnataka’s Brahmagiri Wildlife
Sanctuary and Coorg’s forests, with Katti Betta as its highest peak.
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It was established in
1984.