Environmentalists seek conservation of Slender Loris in Madurai’s Melur region

Environmental activists and the public have urged the Tamil Nadu government to take efforts to work towards the conservation of the endangered Grey Slender Loris found largely in the areas of Melur taluk in Madurai district.

Jeeva, an activist and a resident of Kottampatti Union said, in the regions of Kesampatti, Pattur, Sekkipatti, Kambur, Pulipatti and Melavalavu within the Melur taluk, Grey Slender Loris, a species of primate in the family Loridae, is found in significant numbers.