Wildlife rehab centre work to end in two months

TAMIL Nadu's first wildlife rescue treatment and rehabilitation centre which is being constructed at Pethikuttai in Sirumugai forest range is expected to be completed within two months.

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Speaking in legislative assembly on 3 September 2021, Chief Minister MK Stalin announced the project. Later, the government sanctioned 4 lakh to prepare a detailed project report (DPR) to establish the facility at an estimate of 19.5 crore.

According to forest department sources, the 53-hectare facility will have a veterinary centre, treatment room, post mortem room, enclosure for big cats like tiger and leopard along with elephant care hub, a resting centre for veterinarians and staff. It will have a core area of greenery to give animals the impression that they are in forest and not in human habitation.