Malabar Grey Hornbill

Source:  TH Context: A research team from Kerala won the prestigious Future Conservationist Award by the Conservation Leadership Programme (CLP) for their community-based conservation project aimed at protecting the Malabar Grey Hornbill. About the Malabar Grey Hornbill: Scientific Name: Ocyceros griseus IUCN Status: Vulnerable Legal Protection: Schedule IV of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 Geographic …

Nilgiri Thar

Source:  TH Context: Kerala and Tamil Nadu will jointly conduct a Nilgiri Tahr census in April, across 265 census blocks to mark 50 years of Eravikulam National Park. About Nilgiri Tahr: What it is? The Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is the only mountain ungulate endemic to southern India and the state animal of Tamil Nadu. …