Wildlife Sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu[9][43][44]
Sanctuary Declared Area (km2) District
Anamalai Wildlife Sanctuary 1976 841.49 Coimbatore, Tiruppur
Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary 2014 504.34 Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri
Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary 2022[45] 686.4 Dharmapuri, Krishnagiri
Chitrangudi Bird Sanctuary 1989 0.48 Ramanathapuram
Gangaikondan Spotted Deer Sanctuary 2013[46] 288.4 Tirunelveli
Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary 1988 485.2 Virudhunagar
Kadavur Wildlife Sanctuary 2022[47] 118.06 Dindigul, Karur
Kalakkad Wildlife Sanctuary 1976 223.58 Tirunelveli
Kallaperambur Lake Bird Sanctuary 2015 64 Thanjavur
Kanjirankulam Bird Sanctuary 1989 1.04 Ramanathapuram
Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary 2008 457.78 Kanyakumari
Karaivetti Bird Sanctuary 1999 4.54 Perambalur
Karikili Bird Sanctuary 1989 0.61 Kanchipuram
Kazhuveli Bird Sanctuary 2021[48] 51.56 Villupuram
Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary 2008 608.95 Dindigul, Theni
Koonthankulam Bird Sanctuary 1994 1.29 Tirunelveli
Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary 2009 269.1 Madurai, Theni
Melaselvanur-Kilaselvanur Bird
1998 5.93 Ramanathapuram
Sanctuary
Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary 1940 217.76 Nilgiris
Mundanthurai Wildlife Sanctuary 1977 567.38 Tirunelveli
Nanjarayan Tank Bird Sanctuary 2022[49] 1.26 Tiruppur
Nellai Wildlife Sanctuary 2014 356.73 Tirunelveli
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird
1967 124.07 Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Thiruvarur
Sanctuary
Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary 1980 153.67 Tiruvallur
Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary 2008 1,411.6 Erode
Suchindram Theroor Birds Sanctuary 2002 0.94 Kanyakumari
Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 2023[50] 805.67 Erode
Udayamarthandapuram Bird Sanctuary 1991 0.45 Thiruvarur
Vaduvoor Bird Sanctuary 1991 1.28 Thiruvarur
Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary 1936 0.3 Chengalpattu
