WikiProject Western Ghats

A Wikiproject for Enrich the Biodiversity of Western Ghatas, India.

About Western Ghats

Older than the Himalaya mountains, the mountain chain of the Western Ghats represents geomorphic features of immense importance with unique biophysical and ecological processes. The site’s high montane forest ecosystems influence the Indian monsoon weather pattern. Moderating the tropical climate of the region, the site presents one of the best examples of the monsoon system on the planet. It also has an exceptionally high level of biological diversity and endemism and is recognized as one of the world’s eight ‘hottest hotspots’ of biological diversity. The forests of the site include some of the best representatives of non-equatorial tropical evergreen forests anywhere and are home to at least 325 globally threatened flora, fauna, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish species.

Targeted Wiki Projects

Wikipedia, Commons, Wikidata, Wikispecies & Wikisource

Targeted Languages

English, Malayalam, Marathi, Kannada, Konkani, Tamil, Gujarati

Tasks

Gaps

• Goa Gap
• Palakkad Gap
• Sengottai Gap

UNESCO World Heritage

Agasthyamalai

1. Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
2. Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary
5. Kulathupuzha Range
6. Palode Range

Periyar

1. Periyar Tiger Reserve
2. Ranni Forest Division
3. Konni Forest Division
4. Achankovil Forest Division
5. Srivilliputtur Wildlife Sanctuary
6. Tirunelveli (North) Forest Division

Anamalai

1. Eravikulam National Park
2. Grass Hills National Park
3. Karian Shola National Park
4. Karian Shola (Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary)
5. Mankulam Range
6. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary
7. Mannavan Shola

Nilgiri

1. Silent Valley National Park
2. New Amarambalam Reserved Forest
3. Kalikavu Range
4. Mukurti National Park
5. Attapadi Reserved Fores

Talacauvery

1. Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Talacauvery Wildlife Sanctuary
4. Padinalknad Reserved Forest
5. Kerti Reserved Forest
6. Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary

Kudremukh

1. Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Someshwara Reserved Forest
3. Agumbe Reserved Forest
4. Balahalli Reserved Forest

Sahyadri

1. Kas Plateau
2. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
3. Chandoli National Park
4. Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary

Join the team

• Manojk (talk)
• Irvin calicut (talk)
• Jameela P. (talk)

Events

• 7 Aug 2024 WikiProject Western Ghats/Introduction to Wikipedia at Sir Syed College, Kannur, Kerala
• 17 September 2017 Wiki Workshop - College of Forestry, Thrissur 2017
• 11 May 2017 - Introduction Talk on Wikipedia 2.00 PM @ Collage of Forestry, Kerala
• Meetup/Kozhikkode/4
• Malayalam/WikiStudyCamp_2016_kottiyoor/
• WikiConference India 2016/Submissions/Cataloging Western Ghat Biodiversity in Wikimedia Commons
• Wiki_workshop_Western_ghats@Costford,_Thrissur_2016

Resources

• Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (English) [1] Archived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Western Ghats Ecology Expert Panel (Malayalam) [2] Archived 2016-01-18 at the Wayback Machine
• Kasturirangan report (English) [3] Archived 2016-10-20 at the Wayback Machine
• Recommendations of expert committee appointed by Kerala Government and demarcation maps of eco-sensitive revenue villages [4] Archived 2021-09-22 at the Wayback Machine

Community

• Telegram Group
• Whatsapp Group
• Twitter Page

Other Links

• Documenting the world’s biological diversity, one insect at a time: Jeevan Jose
• Commons:WikiProject Nature and conservation in India
• Community digest: Indian flora windfall for Commons, news in brief