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02/01/23 08:46 AM IST

T.N. government sets up Nilgiri Tahr conservation project

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  • The Tamil Nadu government recently launched an initiative for the conservation of the Nilgiri Tahr, the State animal, at a cost of ₹25.14 crore.
About the conservation project
  • It will be implemented from 2022 to 2027.
  • Under this project, the state government seeks to improve the understanding of the Nilgiri Tahr’s present population status through surveys and radio telemetry studies.
  • It also aims to reintroduce these ungulates to their historic habitats and address threats that are faced by them.
  • The initiative also aims to increase the public awareness about the species.
  • This project will be funded by the Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board.
  • Furthermore, the state government has designated October 7 as the ‘Niligiri Tahr Day’ in honour of E.R.C. Davidar, who played a major role in pioneering one of the earliest studies on the species in 1975.
Nilgiri Tahr Day
  • The Nilgiri Tahr is an ungulate that is endemic to the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
  • It is mainly found the Nilgiri Hills. It is the state animal of Tamil Nadu.
  • It is the only mountain ungulate in southern India among the 12 species found in India.
  • It is protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act of India, 1972.
  • It is currently under the threat of local extinction due to challenges like fragmentation of the habitats, invasion of exotic species, wildfires, over-exploitation of forest resources and the lack of ecological data or understanding.
Source- The Hindu

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