Silent Valley a safe haven for dragonflies and damselflies

Thiruvananthapuram | Sunday | 7th October, 2018

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Hitherto, they were focussed on the core zones of the national park. more-inThe buffer zone of the Silent Valley National Park here is emerging as one of the largest havens of dragonflies and damselflies with a recent survey confirming the presence of 82 species, among which 14 are extremely rare. The national park will conduct regular surveys in the following years too,” Mr.

Pachuau said. Eight teams“This is the first time that an exclusive survey was conducted in the buffer zone. Well-known odonate watchers of the State, including V.

Balachandran, V.C..