Anamudi Shola National Park ( Mannavan shola , Idukki , Munnar , Kerala )

Anamudi Shola National Park is a protected area located along the Western Ghats in Idukki , Kerala , India. It is composed of Mannavan shola, Idivara shola and Pullardi shola, covering a total area of around 7.5 km². Draft notification of this new park was released on Nov 21, 2003 . Elevation ranges from 2,152 meters (7,060 ft) - 2,305 meters (7,562 ft).  This park is a very high rainfall area with annual average rainfall of about 4,500 millimeters. 

The Evergreen Rain forest, Mannavan Shola is the largest shola forest patch in Kerala, is near Kanthalloor. This is a 14 km² of unique ecosystem facing devastation. The vegetation, including many rare and endemic flora and species are part of Marayur’s great natural wealth. This is one of Kerala's unique and delicate ecosystems forever. The biggest high altitude moist-rain forest in the peninsula, located at altitude of 2100 meters. This great shola region is the haven of many rare and common species of animals, birds and plants. Mannavan shola was notified as a reserved forest through an order of the Government of the erstwhile Travancore State on October 22, 1901.