more-inIn a shocking case, a group of eight lion-tailed macaques (LTMs) fell victim to poisoning at the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary recently. According to sanctuary officials, the owner of a patta land in Bommarajapuram in the core of the sanctuary had kept poisoned jackfruits and the animals had consumed them and died. Activists dismayedActivists in the southern districts are dismayed that the mass death of LTMs, a Schedule I species under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, was not even reported. SACON scientists, led by Mr. Kumara, have recommended the expansion of the Meghamalai Wildlife Sanctuary and bringing the threatened habitats of the LTMs under the protected area network to boost conservation. The State also has a long-pending proposal to create the fifth tiger reserve in the State by linking the Meghamalai sanctuary and the Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in Srivilliputhur.

Source: The Hindu May 28, 2017 18:11 UTC