The fisheries department has taken the initiative to start a mangrove ecosystem research center at Ayiramthengu in Kollam. If the project materializes, it will be the first mangrove research center in the country. The 50-acre mangrove forest owned by the fisheries department at Ayiramthengu is an environmental hotspot, with many species of animals breed and feed there. It provide habitat for many marine species, otters, migratory birds etc. The forest was also threatened with extinction. In 1996 the fisheries department stepped in with a programme to preserve it. The success of the programme has now prompted the department to put forth the proposal to start a mangrove research center.
(The Hindu, 8th January 2007)
Tuesday, January 9, 2007
Mangrove research center planned
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