TNPSC Thervupettagam

Grizzled Giant Squirrel

May 8 , 2019 2030 days 1202 0
  • For the first time more than 300 nests of Grizzled Giant Squirrel were sighted by researchers.
  • Its scientific name is Ratufa macroura.
  • They were spotted at Pakkamalai Reserve Forests near Gingee (in Eastern Ghats) in Tamilnadu.
  • Tamilnadu government had earlier established The Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary in 1988.
  • It lies mostly in Virudhunagar district (especially in Srivilliputhur) and partly in Madurai district.
  • It is also known as Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary.

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