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Chapter 2Policy, Legislation and Regulation1976 Idukki Wildlife Sanctuary Idukki District, 70.0 km² (Elephant, Sambar)1984 Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary Kannur District, 55 km² Kannur District (Gaur, Sambar,Nilgiri Langur,)1983 Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Thiruvananthapuram District, 53 km² ( Lion TailedMacaque, Elephant, Shola birds)1983 Thattekadu Bird Sanctuary Idukki District, 25.16 km² ( Birds)2004 Mangalavanam Bird Sanctuary Ernakulam District, 0.0274 km², Almost at Sea level2006 Kurinjimala Sanctuary Idukki District, 32 km² (approx.) (Neelakurinji plant)2007 The Proposed Ranipuram Wildlife sanctuary in kasaragod district. Apprx 80 km2.(shola forests, Elephants, leopards, wild dogs, various species of birds, malabar civet cats,slender loris, macaque.etc) part of Brahmagiri biosphere2.6.6.Tiger reserves1978 Periyar Tiger Reserve 777.54 km² Idukki District 1950. (Tiger, Lion Tailed Macaque, BlackPanther, Elephant, smaller mammals)2.6.7. Reserve forestsAttappadi - The 249 km² Attappadi Reserve Forest is an informal buffer zone conjoining SilentValley National Park to the West. 81 km² of this forest was separated to become most of thenew 94 km² Bhavani Forest Range which is part of the 147.22 km² Silent Valley Buffer Zone.2.6.8. Mangrove sites in Kerala coastErnakulam& Mattancheri Channels(Thoppinpadi-Murukkumpadam) in Ernakulam District(1.69 km2) Ernakulam& Mattancheri Channels in Ernakulam District (0.08 km2 ) Chittari Puzha & Anela Puzha (Mangad-Kollam) in Kozhikode District (0.34)Dharmadam-Edakkad in kannur District (0.26 sq km)Dharmadam Puzha& Anjrakandi Puzha in Kannur District (2.46sq km)Valapattanam estuary (Valapattanam-Narat) in kannur District (0.99 sq km)Ramapuram Puzha (Pazhayangadi-Thekkumpad) in Kannur district (1.14 sq km)Pazhayangadi estuary (PattavamKuppam) in Kannur Distrct (4.62 sq km)A detailed list is given in Annexure 10.