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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Wildlife sanctuary in Kerala, India}}<br />
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{{Use Indian English|date=July 2019}}<br />
{{Infobox protected area<br />
| name = Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary<br />
| alt_name = '''മലബാർ വന്യജീവി സങ്കേതം'''<br />
| iucn_category = IV<br />
| image = Malabar Tree Nymph-Kakkayam.jpg<br />
| image_caption = ''[[Idea malabarica]]'' in the Sanctuary<br />
| map = India Kerala#India<br />
| relief = 1<br />
| mapframe = Yes<br />
| location = [[Kozhikode District]], [[Kerala]], [[India]]<br />
| nearest_city = [[Kozhikode]]<br />
| coordinates = {{coords|11.4446|N|75.6935|E|display=inline, title}}<br />
| area = {{convert|74.215015|km²}}<br />
| established = 2010<br />
| visitation_num = <br />
| visitation_year = <br />
| governing_body = [[Department of Forests and Wildlife (Kerala)|Department of Forests and Wildlife, Kerala]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary''' is a protected area located along the [[Western Ghats]] and spread across {{convert|74|km2|mi2}} in [[Chakkittapara]] and [[Koorachundu]] revenue villages of [[Koyilandy]] Taluk in [[Kozhikode]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Malabar wildlife sanctuary to be opened on Sunday|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/Malabar-wildlife-sanctuary-to-be-opened-on-Sunday/article16121969.ece|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New termite species spotted in Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kozhikode/New-termite-species-spotted-in-Malabar-Wildlife-Sanctuary/articleshow/54715324.cms|work=[[Times of India]]|accessdate=14 October 2017}}</ref><br />
The sanctuary is part of the western ghats, a biodiversity hotspot. It also comes under the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and forms a part of the Wayanad Elephant Reserve.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary|url=https://forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/2015-06-26-09-04-29/malabar-wildlife-sanctuary|website=forest.kerala.gov.in}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.forest.kerala.gov.in/index.php/wildlife/2015-03-16-09-50-24/2015-06-26-09-04-29/malabar-wildlife-sanctuary/ Official website of Department of Forests and Wildlife Department, Government of Kerala]<br />
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{{commons category|Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary}}<br />
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[[Category:Wildlife sanctuaries of the Western Ghats]]<br />
[[Category:2010 establishments in Kerala]]<br />
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