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Tamil Nadu starts work on creating India's first dugong reserve in Palk Bay
Updated On: 25 February, 2022 02:53 PM IST | Chennai | IANS
The size of the dugong reserve will be tentatively spread over 500 sq km and will be located in the northern part of the Palk of Bay from Adiramapattinam to Amapattinam
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The Tamil Nadu government has commenced work for the country`s first dugong conservation reserve in the Palk Bay region.
Dugongs are endangered species that are protected under Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. The Wildlife Institute of India (WII), in a study, reported that only 200-250 dugongs are left in the wild of which 150 are found in the Palk Bay and Gulf of Mannar off Tamil Nadu.
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