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Mukurthi National Park created to protect the Nilgiri tahr

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Mukurthi National Park created to protect the Nilgiri tahr
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The montane grasslands and sholas of Mukurthi in the Nilgiris, a wildlife sanctuary since 1982, were upgraded to a national park.

Mukurthi, on the Nilgiri plateau bordering Kerala, contains montane grasslands and shola forests that are home to the Nilgiri tahr, the state animal of Tamil Nadu. The area was declared a wildlife sanctuary on 3 August 1982. It was upgraded to a national park on 15 October 1990 to protect the tahr, its keystone species. The park also shelters the Bengal tiger, Asian elephant, Nilgiri marten and Nilgiri langur, and is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.

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  1. 1986

    1. 1986Gulf of Mannar Marine National ParkEnvironment

      Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park declared

      Twenty-one islets lying offshore between Thoothukudi and Dhanushkodi were designated the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park.

    2. 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. 1989

    1. 1989RamanathapuramEnvironment

      Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve created

      The Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park and a 10 km buffer zone along the Ramanathapuram and Thoothukudi coast were declared a biosphere reserve.

  4. 1994

    1. 1994Koonthankulam Bird SanctuaryEnvironment

      Koonthankulam declared a bird sanctuary

      The village tank at Koonthankulam in Tirunelveli district, a major nesting site for waterbirds, was declared a bird sanctuary.

  5. 2022

    1. 2022Mukurthi National ParkEnvironment

      Tamil Nadu launches Project Nilgiri Tahr

      The state launched a conservation programme for its state animal, the Nilgiri tahr, covering grassland restoration, radio-collaring and monitoring.

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