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SANCTUARY SPOTLIGHT

Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary

If you have not been to the Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, it's time you did. Spread over a sprawling on 17.26 sq.km, the sanctuary is located in Nagapattinam District, Tamil Nadu. Surrounded by sea and shore, it comprises forests of tidal swamps, dry evergreen forests and mangroves.

Annual rainfall: About 1500 mm

Animals found: Wild boar, chital, spotted deer, bonnet macaque and black buck.

If you are lucky, around October and November, you get to see dolphins and turtles at close quarters.

Birds found: Flamingos, teals, gulls, terns, plovers, darters, ibises, water herons, little egrets and stilts.

Best time to visit: Year round

For migratory birds: November to February

Accommodation: Forest rest houses at Point Calimere. Catering arrangements provided.

How to get there

Rail — Thiruthuraipoondi (42 km) and Nagapattinam.

Air — Thanjavur - 170 km

Road — Well connected

Special permission is required from the Forest Range Officer for a visit. The entry fee is Rs. 10, and private vehicles are permitted to enter the sanctuary.

Boats are available too.

Contact: The Wildlife Warden, Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, 110, Public Officers Road, Nagapattinam-611 001, or call 04365 - 253092.

Or visit http:// www.forests.tn.nic.in/ WLTWLS.htm#PC

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