Context
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India’s first slender loris habitat in Karur, Dindigul districts of Tamil Nadu notified.
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The government notified ‘Kadavur slender loris sanctuary’ under Section 26 (A)(1)(b) of Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
About Slender Loris
- Slender lorises are small nocturnal mammals and are arboreal in nature, as they spend most of their life on trees.
- The species has a wide range of ecological role and importance to play in the terrestrial eco system.
Photo Credit: The Hindu (Kalyan Varma) - Acts as a biological predator to pests of agricultural crops and benefits farmers.
- Protection
- IUCN: Endangered
- Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972: Schedule I
Back to Basics
- In significant steps towards conservation of wildlife,
- Tamil Nadu government notified India’s first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay,
- Kazhuveli bird sanctuary in Villupuram and Nanjarayan Tank birds sanctuary in Tiruppur and the State’s fifth elephant reserve at Agasthyamalai in Tirunelveli.
- Further, 13 wetlands across the State were declared as Ramsar sites.
Source: TH
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