Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area)
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| Location | Virudhunagar and Madurai districts |
| Nearest city | Madurai |
| Coordinates | 9°34′30″N 77°33′30″E / 9.57500°N 77.55833°ECoordinates: 9°34′30″N 77°33′30″E / 9.57500°N 77.55833°E |
| Area | 480 square kilometres (190 sq mi) |
| Established | December, 1989 |
| Governing body | Tamil Nadu Forest Department |
| http://www.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/ws_sgsws.html | |
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary, was established in 1988 to protect the vulnerable grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura). Occupying an area of 485.2 km2, it is bordered on the southwest by the Periyar Tiger Reserve and is one of the best preserved forests south of the Palghat Gap.
The sanctuary covers 485 square kilometres (187 sq mi) in western Tamil Nadu, South India in the eastern water-shed of the Western Ghats and consists of high hills and valleys, with a number of peaks reaching up to 1,800 metres (5,900 ft).
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary is located between 9° 21' to 9° 48' N and 77°21' to 77°46' E. The sanctuary lies mostly in Virudhunagar district especially in Srivilliputtur and partly in Madurai district. The sanctuary is bounded to the north by the Andipatti hills, south by Tirunelveli District, east by Srivilliputhur and Rajapalayam towns and west by Theni town and Theni District. It is the eastern boundary for the Periyar river watershed. This sanctuary is contiguous to Periyar Tiger Reserve on the South western side and the Megamalai Reserve Forest on the north western side and Its southern limit is contiguous with the Sivagiri Reserved Forst of Tirunelveli Forest Division.
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