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Nests of grizzled giant squirrel spotted in Tamil Nadu
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- For the first time, researchers have sighted nests of the grizzled giant squirrel at Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee in the Eastern Ghats.
- Activists from Indigenous Biodiversity Foundation (IBF), a non-profit organization were conducting a survey in the Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee when they spotted grizzled giant squirrels.
- Over 300 nests of the endangered species were spotted by the group.
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- About grizzled giant squirrel:(1) It is an endangered species listed under Schedule I of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.(2) The grizzled giant squirrel is usually known to nest in the Western Ghats in Southern India.(3) Its habitat rang from Chinnar Wildlife sanctuary in Kerala to Anamalai Tiger Reserve and Palani hills in Tamil Nadu.(4) Owing to habitat loss and poaching, the species has been categorized as near threatened by the Red List and listed under Schedule II of CITES.(5)The grizzled giant squirrel has earlier been spotted in Tiruvannamalai Forest Division in 2014, which was the only recorded sighting from this region in the Eastern Ghats.
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The hindu