KALLAR

LOCATED ABOUT 50 KM FROM TRIVANDRUM,KALLAR IS A GREAT PLACE FOR WATCHING HESPERIIDAE.

THE FOREST TYPES ENCOUNTERD HERE INCLUDES THE EVERGREEN,MIXED FORESTS AND IN SOME AREAS DECIDIOUS FORESTS.NUMEROUS STREAMS TRAVERSE THIS REGION PROVIDING IDEAL SKIPPER TRAILS.THIS IMAGE TAKEN FROM KALLAR SHOWS THE IBEX HILL,ROUGHLY 1000M HIGH ABOVE MSL,KNOWN FOR THE PRESENCE OF THE NILGIRI THAR.