Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
SRIVILLIPUTHUR: As many as 113 butterfly species were found in a two-day butterfly survey carried out by the Tamil Nadu Butterfly Society in the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Srivilliputhur. Thirteen volunteers of the society participated in the survey, led by butterfly experts Pavendan Appavu and Mohan Prasad from Coimbatore …
After educational institutions and resorts, it is the turn of firecracker manufacturers to set up units in the foothills of forests, posing a threat to locals and wildlife. The establishment of firecracker manufacturing units closer to the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Sanctuary, Srivilliputhur, has shocked naturalists and environmentalists. Members of the …
Twenty species of rare, endemic and migrant birds have been recorded in the Grizzled Giant Squirrel Sanctuary in Srivilliputhur during a recently concluded bird survey. S. Chandrasekaran, Member of the Bombay Natural History Society, who was part of the survey, said the rare endemic species included Sri Lankan Frogmouth, Mountain …
Fifteen rare birds, including a Sri Lankan Frog Mouth Bird, were sighted during the enumeration of bird census held at the reserve forest in Srivilliputhur last week. Totally, 15 teams found 200 birds. Out of these, 70 birds were sighted for the first time in this forest region. Among these …
P. Oppili CHENNAI: There has been a considerable increase in the population of Nilgiri Tahr and Lion-Tailed macaque in the Giant Grizzled Wildlife Sanctuary in Srivilliputhur revealed the recently concluded census. Wildlife officials said Nilgiri Tahr has been sighted in the entire division starting from Kottamalai in Rajapalayam to Perumal …
