Tamil Nadu’s 18th wildlife sanctuary to come up in Erode

Tamil Nadu’s 18th wildlife sanctuary to come up in Erode

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Category : State Published on: March 23 2023

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The Tamil Nadu government in its budget has announced that a new wildlife sanctuary called 'Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary' will be formed in Erode district. It will be the 18th such sanctuary in the state.
Spread across 80,567 hectares in the forest areas of Anthiyur and Gobichettipalayam taluks in Erode district, the sanctuary will include reserve forest areas in Anthiyur, Bargur, Thattakarai and Chennampatti.
The proposed sanctuary is expected to house several animal species, including elephants, tigers, leopards, panthers, wild boars and deer.
Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated at close proximity with the Malai Mahadeshwara wildlife sanctuary, BRT Wildlife Sanctuary, Cauvery wildlife sanctuary in Karnataka.

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