Sunday, 17 March 2019

Grey Slender Loris Unique Species of Ayyalur Reserve Forest, Dindigul-Dt. Now Under the IUCN Red List. (17.03.19)


Loris lydekkerianus
Grey Slender Loris is one of the rare and endangered primate mammal found in the Ayyalur Reserve Forest in Dindigul, Tamilnadu, India.  The species name is Loris lydekkerianus. Lorises are unique creatures always found in the trees of Eastern Ghats. In IUCN category it Least Concerned (LC). In tamil language, we called as Thevangu. People of Tamilnadu and some communities believed that loris have medicinal properties. But in scientifically not found any medicinal values. They confirm declined by human activities (Superstition). Very specially, loris’s blood have been applied for their ritual function. This animal nature is sluggish movement and with the hand and tongue captured some insects as food source. We need to conserve!



Tuesday, 8 May 2018

A special talk on "Life Lives On The Edge - The Biodiversity" at St. Mary's Higher Secondary School, Dindigul-Dt. (04.05.2018).

‘Values of biodiversity’ are classified as three main types. 1. Resources 2. Potential resources 3. Contributory factors. For example, the biological materials are consumed in markets which are valued for their recreational or aesthetic purposes. It is called as Resources category. Whereas, an opportunities for the discovery of new product is called as Potential resources. In last part, the functional role in ecosystem like ‘Niche’ is called as Contributory factors.
References:
Wood, P.M. (1997). Biodiversity as the source of biological resources: a new look at biodiversity values. Environmental Values, 6, 251-268.