Health & Environment
Six New Species Discovered in Periyar Tiger Reserve
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THE BRIEF
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A four-day faunal survey in Kerala's Periyar Tiger Reserve documented six previously unrecorded species, including one bird, one butterfly, and four odonate species.
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The new discoveries include the golden-headed cisticola, the common onyx butterfly, and four dragonfly and damselfly species.
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The survey involved 75 delegates from 21 organizations and expanded the reserve's cumulative checklists to 347 bird species and 284 butterfly species.