Rare Nilgiri marten spotted in Ooty town
The Hindu
Classified as vulnerable under the IUCN list, the species is extremely hard to study, owing to its reclusive nature
The rarely spotted Nilgiri marten (Martes gwatkinsii), listed by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) as “vulnerable,” was spotted in Udhagamandalam town recently.
Native to regions of the Western Ghats in Southern India, researchers and wildlife biologists, attempting to study the species to ensure its long-term survival believe that its population, believed to be around 1,000 individuals, might be recovering in certain areas and expanding from protected forests into areas having a high interface between wildlife and people.
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