Kerala is bestowed with majestic mountains, crystalline like lakes, rivers and backwaters which make this land a major hub for wildlife. The state boasts off 11,125 sq km area of forest cover which is almost 29 % of total area of Kerala. That is why; it is home to 5 National park and 13 wildlife sanctuaries. All these parks and Sanctuaries are notable for their exquisite natural wealth and often visited by wildlife travelers across the world.

The major wildlife sanctuaries and national parks includes following sanctuaries.

Peppara Wildlife sanctuary
Neyyar Wildlife sanctuary
Shenduruni Wildlife sanctuary
Periyar Wildlife sanctuary
Idduki Wildlife sanctuary
Chinnar Wildlife sanctuary
Parambikulam Wildlife sanctuary
Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary
Muthanga Wildlife sanctuary
Kadalundi Bird Sanctuary
Thattekad Bird Sanctuary
Kumarakom Bird Sanctuary
Silent Valley National Park
Eravikulam National Park

The major fauna of the Keralas wildlife sanctuaries includes Elephants, gaur, sambar, deer, wild dogs, jungle cats, tigers, wild boars, sloth bears, leopards, lion tailed macaques, Nilgiri Tahrs, langur, malabar giant squirrel, flying squirrel, tiger,panthers, spotted deer, grizzled giant squirrels, Hanuman langurs, peacocks, star tortoises, wild dogs, civet cats, The Atlas moth, bonnet, macaques, Loris, mongoose, foxen, bears, barking deer, pangolins, bison, bears etc.

The wildlife sanctuaries of Kerala provides shelter to several species of reptiles such as Cobra, Viper, krait, a number of non poisonous snakes, bi-colored frogs, crocodiles, varanur pond terrapins, cane turtles, star tortoises, geckoes, skunks, chameleons, spectacled cobras, pythons, green keel backs, rat snakes, vine snakes, monitor lizards etc...

Apart from mammals and reptiles, it is home to the several species of residential and migratory avian life for instance Water fowl, Cuckoo, Owl, Egret, Heron, Water duck, Migratory Siberian Duck, Jungle fowls, Mynas, Laughing thrushes, Black bulbuls, Peafowls, Woodpeckers, Kingfishers, The hornbill, Stork, Raptor, Darter, Cormorant, Grackle, Cluster, Indian rollers, Common snipes, Crow pheasants, Jungle nightjars, Kites, Grey drongos, Malabar trogons, Large pied wagtails, Baya sparrows, Grey jungle fowls, Indian hill mynas, Robins, Jungle babblers, Sunbirds, Peacocks, Crimson-throated barbets, Bee-eaters, Shrikes, Fairy bluebirds, Grey-headed fishing eagles, Black winged kites, Night herons, Grey hornbills, Malabar hornbills and more than 253 additional species including migrant birds..

As far as the flora of the wildlife sanctuaries are concerned, it includes teak, maruthu, karimaruthi, rosewood, ventek, vengal, chadachi, mazhukanjiram, bamboo, neem, nanjanathi, sandal, dendrocalamous, marythu, vaka, mulluvenka etc. and over 1800 flowering plants, including 171 grass species, 143 species of orchids etc.