Zoo Outreach
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2017 Activities . . .
More.... awareness programmes on Pangolin conservation R. Marimuthu
Pangolin conservation programmes
Zoo Outreach Organization conducted Indian Pangolin conservation awareness programmes during Indian Wildlife Week covering Western Ghats districts of Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli, Virudunagar and Theni districts.
In November 2017, we conducted few more awareness programmes in Dindugul, Tirupur, Erode and Nilgiri districts. The programmes were conducted at Government Higher Secondary School, Amaravathi, Tirupur district; Government Higher Secondary School, Pappampatti, Dindigul District; Government High School, Chikkarasampalayam, Erode District; Kasturiba Higher Secondary School, Rajan Nagar, Erode District and Government Tribal Residential School, Mavanalla, The Nilgiris District.
This is part of the project funded by The Mohamed bin Zayed Species Conservation Fund under the title “Survey on species threats and Conservation Outreach Programmes for Indian Pangolin (Manis crassicaudata) in Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu”.