CHENNAI: The state government's effort to conserve Dugong in Palk Bay has received global spotlight as the IUCN World Conservation Congress 2025 has recognized the initiative through an online voting.

In a social media post, Chief Minister MK Stalin said that a resolution has been adopted by the IUCN Congress to laud the government's declaration of India's first Dugong Conservation Reserve in Palk Bay covering Thanjavur and Pudukottai district.

Meanwhile, Supriya Sahu, secretary of Environment, Climate Change and Forest department, expressed that the recognition is a historic moment for the state Forest Department. The state government issued an order to notify the Dugong Conservation Reserve under the leadership of chief minister MK Stalin.

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