Nation’s first slender loris habitat in Karur, Dindigul districts of Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government has notified the country’s first Kadavur slender loris sanctuary covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts of the State, Chief Minister M K Stalin. The species, listed as endangered as per the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), acts as a biological predator to pests of agricultural crops and benefits farmers.

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The survival of the species depends on its habitat improvement, conservation efforts and mitigation of threats. The government of Tamil Nadu is committed to conserving the endangered slender loris species,” Supriya Sahu said in a release here. Accordingly, forest areas measuring 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts have been identified as important habitats for slender loris in Tamil Nadu.

About the Slender lorises:

Slender lorises are small nocturnal mammals and are arboreal in nature, as they spend most of their life on trees.  The slender lorises are a genus of loris native to India and Sri Lanka. The genus comprises two species, the red slender loris found in Sri Lanka and the gray slender loris from Sri Lanka and India. Slender lorises spend most of their life in trees, travelling along the tops of branches with slow and precise movements.

Important takeaways for all competitive exams: 

• International Union for the Conservation of Nature Headquarters: Gland, Switzerland;
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature Founded: 5 October 1948, Fontainebleau, France;
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature Founder: Julian Huxley;
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature CEO: Bruno Oberle;
• International Union for the Conservation of Nature Motto: United for Life and Livelihoods.

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