 Why not? Being part of the Neal-Gree biosphere reserve and of the Tiger-Meta population conflicts involving Nagar-a-Hurley, Bandipur and Mudumalai harbours the country's one of the richest biodiversity zones. The forests harbour diverse floristic and faunal components of western guards in general and the Neal-Gree biosphere reserve in particular. There are 45 species of mammals, 227 species of birds, 50 species of reptiles, 35 species of amphibians and 80 species of fishes recorded from the sanctuary. Among invertebrates, 143 butterflies are reported. The elephant population density in this region is amongst the highest in Asia. The Nagar-a-Hurley Bandipur-Mudumalai winard forest complex is also one of the most important tiger habitats in the country. It is the only sanctuary in Kerala where sightings of four-horned antelope are reported. Two species of vultures, namely Oriental white-backed vulture or white-romped vulture and red-headed vulture were found during the survey. Forests of winard are also a bird of cultural and traditional needs of primitive tribes such as cartoonychal, paneer, adiar, udali and kuruma.