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Update on Tamil Nadu’s endangered species fund 2025
May 24 , 2025
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- Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund was announced in 2024 with an initial corpus of ₹50 crore.
- It was initially set to be managed by the State Forest Development Agency (SFDA)
- After the Tamil Nadu Forest Department’s plan hit a obstruction, it has been decided to reroute the funds through a different institution.
- In November 2024, the SFDA was designated as the managing agency for the fund.
- It was to be initially overseen by the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Foundation.
- The corpus of ₹50 crore was to be held by the Tamil Nadu Power Finance Corporation or the Tamil Nadu Transport Development Finance Corporation until further arrangements were made.
- The State Forest Department has now decided to transfer the responsibility of managing the fund to the Advanced Institute of Wildlife Conservation (AIWC) in Vandalur.
- It is an institution known for its research and initiatives in wildlife conservation, which has been recently registered as a society.
- AIWC is expected to invite grant proposals for research on endangered species in the State.
- It will be including Salim Ali’s fruit bat, Malabar Civet, White-rumped vulture, Nilgiris wart frog, White-spotted bush frog, and Anamalai flying frog.
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