South of the Vindhyas, the southern states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil
Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala are all noted for their fine wildlife
sanctuaries.
The forests in South India survive mainly along the
Western Ghats - a range of fairly high hills that run parallel to the west
coast.
A cluster of protected areas that lie adjacent to one
another in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala, form a large
conservation area in the Western Ghats - the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
In Andhra Pradesh, located in the arid interior of the ancient Deccan
Plateau, are pockets of dry deciduous forests.
The largest Tiger
Reserve in the country is to be found here.
