Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
Riverine forest in the Srivilliputhur hills for a squirrel found almost nowhere else.
- Where
- Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 9.5750, 77.5583
Get the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Tamil Nadu volume with your photos and a note.
Near Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
Srivilliputhur 4.3 km
Andal's town, and the gopuram on the state emblem.
Srivilliputhur Andal Temple 11 km
The gopuram on the Tamil Nadu state emblem, and where Andal was found under a tulsi plant.
Suruli Falls 30 km
A two stage fall in the Cumbum valley, mentioned in the Silappadikaram.
Mangala Devi Temple, Idukki 37 km
A stone temple on the Kerala-Tamil Nadu border opened one day a year, on Chithra Pournami.
Periyar National Park 41 km
A lake made by a dam in 1895, now the middle of a tiger reserve, worked by boat rather than by jeep.
Ramakkalmedu 43 km
A grassy ridge on the Kerala border with the windiest spot in Asia, a wind farm to prove it, and the Tamil plains laid out below.
Kumily Spice Market 44 km
Cardamom, pepper and clove sold at the Tamil Nadu border, where the plantations begin.
Mullaperiyar Dam 46 km
A masonry dam high in the Cardamom Hills, holding the Periyar at nearly 900 metres above the sea.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in Tamil Nadu
Questions
Where is Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary?
Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary is in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Srivilliputhur (4.3 km), Srivilliputhur Andal Temple (11 km), Suruli Falls (30 km).
How do I get the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Tamil Nadu volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Tamil Nadu volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
Collect your first stamp.
LOQAH is free on iPhone and Android, in India and 20 more countries, with more countries on the way. Stand at a place, collect its stamp, and keep every trip in a passport that grows.