The Hindu

14 new birds, 15 butterflies, 8 odonates sighted during faunal survey in Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary

During a three-day off-season faunal survey held in the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary recently, 14 species of birds, 15 butterflies, and 8 odonates have been newly sighted in the sanctuary. According to ...
The Hindu

Forest dept. project boosts income of Idukki dam’s tribal fishers

Malsyaranyakam, an initiative launched by Forest department officials in the Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary in 2019, is now providing a steady income for the Oorali tribespeople who fish in the Idukki ...
The New Indian Express

Kerala's Churulipetti holds remnants of Sikkari Kuttiyamma’s settlement

Churulipetti village inside the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary in Idukki is the location where Kerala’s first woman hunter Sikkari Kuttiyamma set up a settlement and lived for nearly three decades. IDUKKI ...
The New Indian Express

In braving odds to teach tribal kids, 38-year-old lives life of risk and reward

IDUKKI: Annalakshmi’s life as a teacher working at the lone anganwadi in Thayannankudi, a remote tribal settlement located within the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, in Idukki, has been one full of ...