Nilgiri Marten

It is a vulnerable and little-known carnivorous animal which is endemic to the Western Ghats. Nilgiri Marten looks like a civet or a mongoose and it prefers higher altitudes. The present global population of the Nilgiri Marten is estimated below 1000.

The animal is placed in schedule 2 of part 2 of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972. Recent studies show that Nilgiri marten is thriving in the Pampadum Shola National Park located on the southern portion of Western Ghats.

Shola forests

'Sholas’ are patches of evergreen tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests.
It is found in Southern India, particularly in the regions of Nilgiri, Palani Hills and Annamalai Hills.
The Western Ghats and associated ranges in the states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
The main varieties of Trees in this type of forest are Zenker, bishop wood, Indian mahogany, gular fig tree etc.

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