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| Malabar Pied Hornbill - Dr. Anop Rajamony |
The major
wildlife sanctuaries of Trivandrum Wildlife Division namely the Neyyar and
Peppara sanctuaries were surveyed for fauna after a gap of 8 years. The
exercise was done as a part of the faunal inventory preparation for the
Management Plans of these critical wildlife areas. The four-day programme was
conducted jointly by the Kerala Forests and Wildlife Department and the
Trivandrum based NGO, Travancore Nature History Society (TNHS).100 delegates
and 60 forest staff participated in the event. Besides experts from TNHS, KFRI
Trichur, TNBS Coimbatore, ROAR Rajapalayam, Belvai Butterfly Garden and KOVAS
Waynad took part this scientific assessment. Students of various research
institutes and colleges also volunteered in.
