Tiruvidaimarudur Conservation Reserve

Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve is an IUCN Category V protected bird nesting area in the 2.84 hectares (7.0 acres) compound of Siva temple in Thiruppudaimarudur village, Tirunelveli District, Tamil Nadu, South India. It was declared 14 February 2005 and is the first Conservation Reserve to be established in India. The reserve is 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) from Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve.

Tiruppadaimarathur Conservation Reserve
IUCN category V (protected landscape/seascape)
Little egret
LocationThiruppudaimaruthur
Nearest cityTirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates8°43′38″N 77°29′52″E
Area0.0284 km2 (0.0110 sq mi)
Established14 February 2005
Governing bodyTamil Nadu Forest Department
Websitewww.forests.tn.nic.in/WildBiodiversity/cr_tcr.html
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