Tamil Nadu notifies India's first Slender Loris sanctuary

Tamil Nadu notifies India's first Slender Loris sanctuary

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Category : Miscellaneous Published on: October 14 2022

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The Tamil Nadu government has notified the first Indian sanctuary for the endangered Slender Loris in Karur and Dindigul districts.
A total of 11,806 hectares in the forest areas of the Karur and Dindigul districts will be merged to form the Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary, the first of its kind in India.
These mammals are also protected under Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
Slender Loris is listed as an endangered species according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Slender Loris is a small nocturnal mammal that spends most of its life on trees. They act as biological predators of pests that harm agricultural crops and help farmers. The species has a wide range of ecological roles and importance in the terrestrial ecosystem.

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