Protected Areas
Less than one percent of the ecoregion lies in reserves or protected areas but many are very small such as the sacred grove near Marakkanam, northwest of Pondicherry in Tamil Nadu, which preserves a section of evergreen closed canopy forest. Several other temple groves in the surrounding area, including Puthupet, Pillaichavadi, Mudaliarchavadi, and Kottakarai, preserve small enclaves of forest. The Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary protects a 17.26 km² enclave of dry evergreen forest, as well as tidal wetlands and mangroves. Other preserves in the region include Vettangudi Bird Sanctuary (30 km²) in Sivaganga District of Tamil Nadu, and Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary (160 km²) on Pulicat Lake in Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. Srivilliputhur and Manjampatti Valley are refuges for the threatened grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura).
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