Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

TIRUPPADAIMARATHUR Conservation Reserve
Conservation reserves and community reserves of India
Protected Landscape/Seascape (IUCN V)
Little egret
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Location	Adjacent to Tamiraparani river
Area	0.0284 km² (0.011 sq mi)
Founded	Feb 14, 2005
Managed by	Tamil Nadu Forest Department
TIRUPPADAIMARATHUR Conservation Reserve in Tamil Nadu
Website : Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve

TIRUPPADAIMARATHUR Conservation Reserve is an IUCN Category V protected bird nesting area in the 2.84 hectares (7.0 acres) compound of Siva temple in TIRUPPADAIMARATHUR village, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, South India, at: 10°59′44″N 79°27′10″E / 10.99556°N 79.45278°E / 10.99556; 79.45278. It was declared Feb 14, 2005 and is the first Conservation Reserve to be established in India. The reserve is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.^[1]

Management

The village community and Tamil Nadu Forest Department manage the area. Community participation and public support is crucial for any conservation effort to succeed. Amendments to the Wild life Protection Act in 2003, provided a mechanism to provide recognition and legal backing to community initiated efforts in wildlife protection. It provides for a flexible system wherein wildlife conservation is achieved without compromising community needs. Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve is the result of the village community coming forward to protect the birds nesting in their village and acting for declaration of a conservation reserve. This reserve was declared by Government of Tamil Nadu G.O.Ms. No.17 Environment and Forests Dept.^[2]

Fauna and flora

Painted stork

Over 400 little egrets, pond heron and near threatened painted stork nest in this grove of 20 huge, century-old maruthu, mahwa, neem and illuppai trees and feed in the many agricultural fields, a few ponds and the Tamiraparani River adjacent to it. Pond heron and egrets also nesting in backyards of few village houses, while painted storks are only around the temple. Spot-billed pelicans also come for refuge but are not nesting.^[2]

References

↑ Tamil Nadu Forest Department (2007) Wild Biodiversity, retrieved 9/9/2007 Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve
1 2 "Tiruppadai-Maradur". Conservation Reserves. Wildlife Institute of India. 2008. Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-15.

Protected areas of Tamil Nadu

Biosphere reserves	Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

National parks	Grass Hills National Park Guindy National Park Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park Karian Shola National Park Mudumalai National Park Mukurthi National Park Palani Hills Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

Wildlife sanctuaries	Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary Kanyakumari Wildlife Sanctuary Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary Vallanadu Wildlife Sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries	Chitrangudi Kanjirankulam Karaivetti Karikili Koothankulam Melaselvanur - Kilaselvanur Pulicat Lake Udayamarthandapuram Vaduvur Vedanthangal Vellode Vettangudi

Tiger reserves	Anaimalai Tiger Reserve Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve Mudumalai Tiger Reserve Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve

Conservation reserves	Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

Protected areas of India

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Bird sanctuaries

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