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Detailed explanation-1: -Tamil Nadu notifies India’s first Slender Loris sanctuary. In News: The Tamil Nadu government recently notified the Kadavur Slender Loris sanctuary in the districts of Karur and Dindigul, a first in the country.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Government of Tamil Nadu has notified India’s first ‘Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary’ covering an area of 11,806 hectares in the Karur & Dindigul districts.

Detailed explanation-3: -Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary The Tamil Nadu government has notified 11806 hectares of forest area in Dindigul and Karur districts, as a sanctuary for the endangered “Slender Loris”. The Kadavur Slender Loris Sanctuary will be the first such facility for the animal in the country.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Mudumalai National Park, established in 1940, was the first modern Wildlife Sanctuary in South India. Most protected areas throughout its 30 Districts are under the stewardship of the Ministry of Environment and Forests (India) and the Tamil Nadu Forest Department.

Detailed explanation-5: -Tamil Nadu government has notified the country’s first Kadavur slender loris sanctuary covering 11,806 hectares in Karur and Dindigul districts of the State, Chief Minister M K Stalin informed on Wednesday.