275 bird, 229 butterfly species documented in Coimbatore Forest Division in 2020
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70 naturalists and 43 Forest Department staff were involved in the year-long survey
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70 naturalists and 43 Forest Department staff were involved in the year-long survey
As many as 275 bird and 229 butterfly species were documented in the Coimbatore Forest Division in the year-long assessment done in 2020.
The survey report, released by I. Anwardeen, Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Coimbatore Circle, and District Forest Officer D. Venkatesh on Saturday, revealed that more species were documented in 2020 than in 2019 when 226 bird and 192 butterfly species were sighted.
The survey, conducted by Coimbatore Nature Society (CNS), The Nature and Butterfly Society (TNBS) and WWF-India covered seven forest ranges of the division. Assistant Conservator of Forests M. Senthil Kumar supervised the exercise that saw the involvement of 70 naturalists and