Located at Neyyattinkara Taluk of Thiruvananthapuram district, the Neyyar Wildlife Sanctuary is was established in 1958. Covering an area of around 128 square km, this wildlife sanctuary stretches up to the Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in the south Indian state of Tamil Nadu. This sanctuary is the drainage basin for the river Neyyar and its tributaries - Mullayar and Kallar. The sanctuary is around 40 km from the city of Thiruvananthapuram.
