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Tamil Nadu is known for the diversity of its mammals due to the varying environments that sustain both dry and moist deciduous forests. [4] Notable species include Arboreal animals distributed in its hills, grasslands, mangroves, scrubs and forests.
Protected areas of Tamil Nadu cover an area of 3,305 km 2 (1,276 sq mi), constituting 2.54% of the geographic area and 15% of the 22,643 km 2 (8,743 sq mi) recorded forest area of the state of Tamil Nadu in South India. It ranks 14th among all the states and union territories of India in terms of total protected area. [1]
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh are home to nearly 44% of the elephants, 35% of the tigers and 31% of the leopards in India. [11] The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants, 18% of the tigers and 14% of the leopards in India.
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary is a protected area in Tamil Nadu, [2] South India, covering 21.47 km 2 (8.29 sq mi) along the Palk Strait where it meets the Bay of Bengal at Point Calimere at the southeastern tip of Nagapattinam District.
The 2010 wildlife survey counted 12 Bengal tigers. [21] In December 2011, the Conservator of Forests of Tamil Nadu stated that the sanctuary is home to at least 28 tigers as confirmed by a camera trap study conducted by World Wildlife Fund. [17] In the 2012 national wildlife survey, 25 tigers were recorded. [22] In 2018, 80 tigers were recorded.
Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is a proposed protected area located along the area straddling both the Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats in the Erode District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. [1] [2] It was notified by Government of Tamil Nadu in March 2023 and will become the 18th wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu. [3]
The state has five National Parks, 18 wildlife sanctuaries, five elephant sanctuaries as per Project Elephant, five tiger reserves as per Project Tiger and seventeen bird sanctuaries in Tamil Nadu. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ] There is one conservation reserve, two zoos recognised by the Central Zoo Authority of India and five crocodile farms . [ 11 ]
Tamil Nadu Forest Department www .forests .tn .nic .in /WildBiodiversity /ws _sgsws .html The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary ( GSWS ), also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary , was established in 1988 to protect the Near threatened grizzled giant squirrel ( Ratufa macroura ).