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Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve established

· Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve

A biosphere reserve was created at the southern tip of the Western Ghats, spanning Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts and southern Kerala.

The Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve was established in 2001 at the southernmost end of the Western Ghats. It covers about 3,500 square km, of which about 1,672 square km are in Tamil Nadu, in Tirunelveli and Kanyakumari districts, and the rest in Kerala. It includes the Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve and several Kerala wildlife sanctuaries. In 2016 it became part of UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.

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  1. 1986

    1. Sep 1986Nilgiris districtEnvironment

      Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve established, India's first

      India's first biosphere reserve was created from the Nilgiri hills and nearby forests, stretching across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka.

  2. 1988

    1. 1988KalakkadEnvironment

      Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve created

      A tiger reserve was formed in the southern Western Ghats by joining the Kalakkad and Mundanthurai wildlife sanctuaries.

  3. 2000

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      Veerappan kidnaps actor Rajkumar

      Forest brigand Veerappan abducted Kannada film star Rajkumar from Gajanur in Erode district and held him for 108 days.

  4. 2004

    1. 18 Oct 2004DharmapuriLaw Justice

      Veerappan killed in Operation Cocoon

      The forest brigand Veerappan was killed by the Tamil Nadu Special Task Force near Dharmapuri, ending a decades-long manhunt.

  5. 2007

    1. Apr 2007Mudumalai National ParkEnvironment

      Mudumalai declared a tiger reserve

      Mudumalai National Park in the Nilgiris was declared a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, with a buffer zone of about 368 square km.

  6. 2012

    1. 2012Nilgiris districtEnvironment

      Western Ghats inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site

      The Western Ghats mountain range, which runs through western Tamil Nadu including the Nilgiris and Anamalai hills, became a World Heritage Site.

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