Being at the extreme southern tip of India, this area underlies the southernmost continental range of the Central Asian Flyway.

[3][4] International name is Suchindram Therur, Vembanoor, Important bird area code no.

[1][2] Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary, a tiger habitat at the extreme southern end of the Western Ghats, is also in this district.

[citation needed] Suchindram is noted for the wide variety of migratory waterbirds that winter there.

[7] In 1993, the World Wildlife Fund gave Dr. Robert Grubh a Conservation Impact Grant.