Mathikettan Shola National Park

The Idukki district, which is on the interstate border between Kerala and Tamil Nadu, is home to one of Kerala's most stunning national parks. This national park is the last remaining portion of the Cardamom Hill Reserve and is located in the higher peaks of Kerala's southwest ghats. The residents of Poopara and Santhanpara can always get the water they need for drinking and agriculture purposes thanks to the Mathikettan Shola national park.

This national park has a unique forest ecosystem and the soil here is rich in silica. This national park has tropical evergreen forests, semi-evergreen forests, and moist deciduous forests with grasslands in northern and eastern boundaries. This national park is an excellent habitat for leopards, Asian elephants, sambar, wild dog, gaur, civets, wild boars, black eagles, jungle cats, Malabar parakeets, scarlet Minivet, etc.

Location: Pethotty, Idukki, Kerala, India