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The Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary has been officially renamed the Aralam Butterfly Sanctuary, making it the first butterfly sanctuary in Kerala. The decision was notified by the Kerala government through SRO No. 1407/2025 under Section 18(1) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, amending the original 1984 notification that had declared the Aralam Farm area as a wildlife sanctuary. The move follows a recommendation by the State Board for Wildlife, recognising Aralam’s exceptional butterfly diversity and abundance.
Spread across 55 sq km of evergreen and semi-evergreen forests in Kannur district, Aralam is globally known for large-scale butterfly migration and mud-puddling behaviour. Butterfly surveys conducted over the last 25 years have recorded 266 species in Aralam out of the 327 species found in Kerala. Remarkable mass migrations have been documented, including sightings of nearly 12,000 Common Albatross butterflies in just five minutes and the movement of over eight lakh Albatross butterflies through the sanctuary in January 2025. The sanctuary is also home to several other species such as Malabar Rose, Buddha Mayuri, Rosy, and Spotted Butterfly, and is a special habitat for the Schedule I Slender Loris.
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