Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary in India

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
Type	wild

Owner	Kerala Forest Department
Founded	1983
Place	Thiruvananthapuram
District	Thiruvananthapuram district
State	Kerala
Country	India

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History of updates	2020-10-09

Latest document update	2020-10-30 07:03:11
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Description

Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India , was founded in 1983.

Comments / picturesThe Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary is a wildlife sanctuary near Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India. It consists of the catchment area of the Karamana river, which originates from Chemmunjimottai, the tallest hill within the sanctuary. The sanctuary is named after the Peppara dam, commissioned in 1983 to augment the drinking water supply to Thiruvananthapuram city and suburban areas.

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Koehl, Dan (2025). Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3058. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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