Coffee table book on wildlife of Tamil Nadu launched

Tourism Minister R. Rajendran on Saturday launched Wildlife of Tamil Nadu, a espresso desk e-book printed collectively by The Hindu Group and the Division of Tourism, at an occasion held by the Tamil Nadu Tourism Growth Company (TTDC) in Chennai.

Based on an official launch, the e-book presents a visible and narrative journey by way of Tamil Nadu’s various pure landscapes, wildlife habitats, ecological techniques, and cultural historical past. The e-book explores the forests of the Western Ghats, together with Mudumalai, Anamalai, and Kalakkad-Mundanthurai, which function habitats for elephants, tigers, hornbills, and uncommon species such because the lion-tailed macaque and the Nilgiri tahr.

It highlights the State’s coastal wetlands reminiscent of Pulicat and Level Calimere, which host 1000’s of migratory birds each winter. The e-book additionally features a chapter on the Gulf of Mannar, the place coral reefs, seagrass meadows, and mangrove islands help wealthy marine biodiversity.

Mr. Rajendran mentioned the e-book would remind future generations of the necessity to protect the State’s pure wealth. He appreciated The Hindu Group for bringing out a complete espresso desk e-book on the ecology of assorted landscapes.

Okay. Manivasan, Extra Chief Secretary, Tourism, Tradition, and Non secular Endowments Division; J. Harmless Divya, Tourism Commissioner and Managing Director of the TTDC; and Ramya Kannan, Well being Editor and Chief of Bureau, The Hindu, had been amongst these current. Officers of the Tourism Division had been additionally current.