About Shendurni Wildlife Sanctuary :
Shendurni Wildlife Sanctuary located 70 kms from Kollam, on the Kollam-Shencotta Road, is a green valley of splendid forests, situated on the banks of the Shendurny River.Steep and rugged peaks surround the sanctuary, which is dotted by several breathtaking ravines.On the northern side of the sanctuary is Palaruvi, a beautiful picnic spot. In the tropical evergreen and mixed deciduous forests here are found a variety of animals.The park is rich in flora and fauna and is a haven to a variety of animals such as Elephants, Gaurs, Barking Deers, Cobra, Viper, Python and the Indian Porcupine.
Tall and heavily buttressed trees began to appear on either side, and the familiar clutter of cicadas grew louder as we walked cautiously into the sanctuary. A strangler fig was half way through and the host was in for trouble. Natural deceit and cunning. Not immediately, though, but definitely in another ten, twenty or even thirty years. A racquet tail floated across the path with its tail fluttering behind. Kuttan stopped in his tracks and stared at the tree that seemed to swallow it up. The floor was covered with leaves. Mixed moist deciduous forests, semi evergreen and tropical evergreen, said the sanctuary brochure, and we missed the generosity of grasslands and the refreshing view they offered. Then, every sanctuary cannot be Periyar or even Eravikulam, for that matter.