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Arulagam
Sanctuary Asia
|June 2017
“Arulagam was founded on the occasion of World Environment Day in 2002 in memory of our beloved friend and mentor, Arul Mozhi Devan. We were clear from day one that the focus of our conservation activities would be on wild species that are less charismatic than the well-known ones,” says S. Bharathi Dasan, Secretary, Arulagam.
“Arulagam was founded on the occasion of World Environment Day in 2002 in memory of our beloved friend and mentor, Arul Mozhi Devan. We were clear from day one that the focus of our conservation activities would be on wild species that are less charismatic than the well-known ones,” says S. Bharathi Dasan, Secretary, Arulagam.
Of the many environmental activities that the organisation undertakes, vulture conservation in the Nilgiri Biosphere Region is a top priority. As a result of Arulagam’s sustained advocacy and campaigns by engaging local communities and government departments – a model that is being replicated across the country – resolutions to protect vulture species were passed at the
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