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Tamil Nadu notifies India's first Slender Loris sanctuary

In a first in the country, Tamil Nadu government on Wednesday notified Kaduvur Slender Loris sanctuary covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts.

Slender Loris that are small nocturnal mammals are arboreal in nature as they spend most of their life on trees. The species acts as a biological predator of pests in agricultural crops and benefits farmers.

Listed as an endangered species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Slender Loris has a wide range of ecological roles to play in the terrestrial ecosystem.

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