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Attappadi Reserve Forest is a protected area comprising 249 km² of land covering the westernmost part of the 745 km² Attappadi block of Mannarghat Taluk in Palakkad district of Kerala, south India.〔Suchitra M.(8/8/2005) "''Remote adivasis face health care chasm''" Free India Media, retrieved 4/3/2007 ("''Remote adivasis..." )〕 There is a Government Goat Farm at Attapadi village which has the "''Attapadi Black''" breed available.〔Public Relations Department, Govt. of Kerala, "''Where to get''" Department of Amimal Husbandry, retrieved 4/1/2007 ("''Where to get''" )〕 ==Geography== Attappadi is an extensive mountain valley at the headwaters of the Bhavani River nestled below the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats. It is bordered to the east by Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu, on the north by the Nilgiris, south by the Palghat taluk and on the west by Karimba-I and II, Pottassery-I and II, and Mannarghat revenue villages of Mannarghat taluk of the Palghat District and Ernad taluk of the Malappuram district. The 249 km² Attappadi Reserve Forest is an informal buffer zone bordering the Silent Valley National Park to the West.〔keralaatbest.com (2002) "''Palgat''", retrieved 4/1/2007 (Palgat )〕 81 km² of this forest was separated to become most of the new 94 km² Bhavani Forest Range which is part of the 147.22 km² Silent Valley Buffer Zone formally approved by the Kerala Cabinet on 6 June 2007. The Cabinet also sanctioned 35 staff to protect the area and two new forest stations in Bhavani range at Anavai and Thudukki. The zone is aimed at checking the illicit cultivation of ganja, poaching and illicit brewing in areas adjacent to Silent Valley and help long-term sustainability of the protected area.〔J The Hindu, Front page, retrieved 8 June 2007 (''Cabinet approves buffer zone for Silent Valley'' ) 6 June 2007〕 The elevation of Attappati valley ranges from to the Malleswaram peak at which rises to from the center of the valley. The Bhavani River flows from the Northwest around the mountain in a tight bend past Attappadi village and continues to the Southeast. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Attappadi」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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