Tamil Nadu Sanctions ₹1.3 Crore for Bengal Fox and Golden Jackal Conservation

The Tamil Nadu government sanctioned ₹1.3 crore for a comprehensive conservation plan targeting Bengal foxes and golden jackals to maintain local ecological balance.

Both species currently receive the highest legal protection in India under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, after previously being classified as vermin.

Preliminary surveys by the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation found that numbers and ranges have dwindled, with populations now restricted to specific pockets.