Two wildlife sanctuaries — Silent Valley National Park and Wayanad — have been closed to visitors since Friday following high fire risk.
Scanty summer showers and dried vegetation have heightened the fire risk in most of the protected areas of the State. The restriction on tourism activities and curbs on visitors were enforced at the sanctuaries to minimise risk of fire, said V. Gopinath, Chief Wildlife Warden, Kerala. Though sporadic incidents of fire were reported from some forest areas in the State, the situation was under control, Mr. Gopinath said.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/wildlife-sanctuaries-closed-due-fire-risk
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-new-delhi
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wayanad
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-fires
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/idukki
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hindustan-newsprint
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
