Photo Feature
Close to the Summit
<p>A wide swathe of water cuts across a <em>shola</em> grassland, reflecting serene skies in the Eravikulam National Park, Kerala. A <em>shola</em> is the local name for patches of stunted tropical montane forest found in valleys amid rolling grasslands in the higher regions of South India, largely in Kerala, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu. These <em>shola</em> forests occur mainly in valleys and are typically separated by undulating montane grasslands, together forming the unique <em>shola</em>-grassland mosaic.</p>
<p><strong><span style="font-size:12px;">Photo: Kalyan Varma.</span></strong></p>