#WorldWildlifeDay: Tamil Nadu under #DravidianModel Leads with Purpose in Wildlife Conservation. š #ProjectNilgiriTahr and strengthening...
On World Wildlife Day, M.K. Stalin listed Tamil Nadu's wildlife conservation initiatives under the Dravidian Model government, including Project Nilgiri Tahr, an AI-enabled Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, a new Endangered Species Conservation Fund, and dedicated centres for sea turtles, dugongs, and migratory birds. He credited forest department staff, researchers and local and tribal communities for these efforts.
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#WorldWildlifeDay: Tamil Nadu under #DravidianModel Leads with Purpose in Wildlife Conservation.
š #ProjectNilgiriTahr and strengthening elephant and tiger conservation through the TN Wildlife Crime Control Bureau using AI
š¦ Reviving vultures and conserving lion-tailed macaques, otters, hyenas, slender loris and hornbills through the first-of-its-kind TN Endangered Species Conservation Fund
š¢ Sea Turtle Conservation Centre, Chennai š¬ Dugong Conservation Centre, Thanjavur š International Centre for Migratory Birds, Villupuram
š Expanded dugong protection and restoration efforts with large-scale seagrass and coral restoration in the Gulf of Mannar
š³ 8 new sanctuaries / protected areas š§ 19 Ramsar sites š² 100 Reserve Forests š¶ #TrekTN linking conservation with livelihoods
Driven by our Rangers, Forest Guards, Watchers and Officers, researchers, Mahouts, Cavadies, Veterinarians, local communities and tribal youth, Tamil Nadu will continue to lead from the front.
@TThenarasu @RRajakannappan @Supriyasahuias @tnforestdept
Marking World Wildlife Day, Chief Minister M.K. Stalin outlined a series of wildlife conservation measures undertaken by the Tamil Nadu government. These include Project Nilgiri Tahr, the use of artificial intelligence through the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Crime Control Bureau to strengthen elephant and tiger conservation, and the state's first-of-its-kind Endangered Species Conservation Fund supporting vultures, lion-tailed macaques, otters, hyenas, slender loris and hornbills. Stalin also cited a Sea Turtle Conservation Centre in Chennai, a Dugong Conservation Centre in Thanjavur, and an International Centre for Migratory Birds in Villupuram, alongside expanded dugong protection with seagrass and coral restoration in the Gulf of Mannar. He noted the state now has 8 new sanctuaries or protected areas, 19 Ramsar wetland sites, and 100 Reserve Forests, along with the TrekTN programme linking conservation to local livelihoods. He credited forest rangers, guards, watchers, officers, researchers, mahouts, veterinarians and tribal communities for these efforts, tagging officials Thenarasu, Rajakannappan and Supriya Sahu, and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.