Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary, was established in 1988 to protect the Near threatened 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 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 .
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Near threatened
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grizzled giant squirrel
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Periyar Tiger Reserve
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Palghat Gap
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Tamil Nadu
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South India
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Western Ghats
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Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary
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located in the administrative territorial entity