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Call to protect wild animals from electrocution [1]

TIRUNELVELI: Naturalists here want the Department of Forest and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to join hands to avoid electrocution of wild animals by power cables passing through the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

The tiger reserve is known to be one of the best protected reserve for plants and animals and a hotspot for endemic flora and fauna within the Agasthyamalai range.

Publication Date: 
16/10/2009
Hindu (Chennai) [2]
Tags:
Endangered Species [3], Wildlife [4], Tiger [5], Kalakad SA [6], Mundanthurai SA [7], Tamil Nadu [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/endangered-species
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kalakad-sa
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mundanthurai-sa
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu