" Giving an added impetus to the conservation of ecologically fragile areas,three more locations were declared as national parks namely, Mathikettan Shola, Anamudi Shola and Pambadum Shola......."

 With a total geographic    area of 38863,sq.km. and a population of 31.83 million, Kerala is the most...

       "The forests are the flags
 of nature. They appeal to all and       awaken inspiring universal            feelings. Enter the forest and 
   the boundaries of nations 
  are forgotten. It may be that
 some time an immortal pine 
will be the flag of a united 
peaceful world. "
    
        - Enos A. Mills

Vana Darshan is a public awareness scheme of the Forest Department to  appreciate the fact that man is an integral part of the nature and he cannot exist divorced from it. More>>

 India today has the largest number of tigers, numbering somewhere between 3,030 and 4,735 and it is estimated that only 5,100 to 7,500 individual tigers now remain in the entire world..    

Recognized through out the world for its ferocity and unmistakable beauty, the tiger faces an uncertain future.Due to increase in both natural and human threats, the wild tiger population suffered major losses during the 20th century and has become one of our most endangered species..

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