Could you tell me about the conservation done in the bioreserve Nilgiri or the gulf of Mannar in India?

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Could you tell me about the conservation done in the bioreserve Nilgiri or the gulf of Mannar in India?

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The section of the Nilgiri Bio Reserve that falls in Kerala is called the Wynaad or  Muthanga Wildlife Sanctuary. Wynaad is a rainforest sanctuary, situated between Bandipur National Park (in Karnataka) and Mudumalai Sanctuary (in Tamilnadu). The preserve stretches over an area of 345 sq km, a densely wooded district of rosewood, teak, bamboo and other deciduous trees, throbbing with a fascinating melange of creatures, large and small. Tigers, of which the sanctuary has a fair number, are among its most elusive denizens; but elephants, leopards, monkeys, deer, bison, wild dogs and hundreds of birds and reptiles are more common. Elephants, in particular, are Wynaad’s star performers.



The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve harbours India’s second largest pachyderm population, and the chances of seeing elephant herds is pretty high, especially during the dry season.  

The Gulf of Mannar Marine Biosphere Reserve was established by the Government of India and the State of Tamil Nadu in 1989 and was the first marine protected area to be declared in South and South East Asia. The Reserve consists of a chain of 21 islets lying off Tamil Nadu on the southeast coast of India between 8º 45' N and 9º 25' N and 78º 05' E and 79º 30' E and covers approximately 10,500 km².

The Reserve harbours marine biodiversity of global significance and is renowned for its coral reef, sea grass and algal communities. These habitats provide excellent foraging habitat for marine turtles and green, olive ridley, hawksbill, loggerhead and leatherback turtles have all been recorded there. The islets and coastal buffer zone also include beaches, estuaries, salt marshes, mangroves and tropical dry broadleaf forests.

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