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EnvironmentRise of Dravidian rule

Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary created

· Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

To shelter blackbuck and vast flocks of waterbirds, a sanctuary was established at Point Calimere on the Palk Strait.

In 1967 the Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary was established at the southeastern extremity of what is now Nagapattinam district, the meeting point of the Palk Strait and the Bay of Bengal. Protecting the blackbuck was its main purpose; an estimated 750 to 800 of the animals lived there in 1967. Great numbers of waterbirds also gather at the site, greater flamingos in particular. The area was subsequently recognised as an Important Bird Area and listed as a Ramsar site.

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  1. 1968

    1. 28 Feb 1968AurovilleCulture

      Auroville inaugurated near Pondicherry

      The experimental international township of Auroville was inaugurated in Viluppuram district with delegates from 124 nations.

  2. 1972

    1. 1972Guindy National ParkEnvironment

      Madras Snake Park moves to Guindy

      On land leased from the Forest Department in Guindy, herpetologist Romulus Whitaker established an enlarged snake park, run by a trust he set up.

  3. 1974

    1. 1974Anamalai Tiger ReserveEnvironment

      Anaimalai Wildlife Sanctuary notified

      The forests of the Anaimalai hills in the Western Ghats were notified as a wildlife sanctuary, later the Anamalai Tiger Reserve.

  4. 1980

    1. Oct 1980Pulicat LakeEnvironment

      Tamil Nadu part of Pulicat Lake declared a bird sanctuary

      The Tamil Nadu portion of the Pulicat lagoon in Tiruvallur district was declared a bird sanctuary in October 1980.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

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