The Tamil Nadu government has officially declared a Greater Flamingo sanctuary at Dhanushkodi in Ramanathapuram district.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the sanctuary via video conferencing on the occasion of the World Environment Day event organised by the Departments of Environment, Climate Change and Forests in Chennai on Thursday (June 5, 2025). Thangam Thenarasu, holding additional charge as Minister for Environment, R.S. Rajakannapan, Minister for Forests, and Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary to Departments of Environment, Climate Change, and Forests, participated in the event.
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurates the Greater Flamingo sanctuary via video conferencing during a World Environment Day event organised by the Departments of Environment, Climate Change and Forests in Chennai on Thursday | Photo Credit: B. Velankanni Raj
The move aims to preserve a critical stopover point along the Central Asian Flyway for thousands of migratory wetland birds.
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