CHENNAI: In a landmark move aimed at reviving stalled conservation efforts, the Stalin government has decided to transfer the Tamil Nadu Endangered Species Conservation Fund to the Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation (AIWC), paving the way for targeted species recovery programmes.
The fund, which was sanctioned early last year with an initial allocation of Rs 5 crore, was envisioned to support focused conservation of rare and vanishing flora and fauna. Despite its ambitious goals, the fund remained largely unutilised due to bureaucratic missteps.