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Nilgiri tahr faces habitat threat in Western Ghats [1]

The enactment of the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972 safeguarded Nilgiri tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, from extinction.

Publication Date: 
22/09/2014
M. Vandhana [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [4], Nilgiri Tahr SA [5], Wildlife Act 1972 [6], Habitat [7], Wildlife [8], WWF [9]

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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/nilgiri-tahr-faces-habitat-threat-western-ghats
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/m-vandhana-0
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/hindu-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/nilgiri-tahr-sa
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife-act-1972
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/habitat
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wwf