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Saturday, February 23, 2008 23:38 IST
In a move to develop eco-tourism, the park has around 135 species
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In another initiative to add a new feather to Kerala’s eco-tourism cap, a butterfly safari park has been opened to public at Thennmala Eco-Tourism project in Kollam district.
The park, set up with an estimated cost of Rs 24 lakhs was designed by Kerala Forest Research Institute with the help of Thennmala Eco-Tourism Promotion Society over 3.5 hectares which has a natural habitat for various species of butterflies.
“This will be the first of its kind in the country as in other butterfly parks, butterflies are kept in nets. Here, the people will be able to see butterflies in natural habitat,” Eco-Tourism Director TP Narayanan Kutty said.
Nearly 135 different species of butterflies including the rare and endemic ‘Autumn Leaf Butterfly’ have been sighted in the park and its periphery, he said. However, the director said butterfly sighting was seasonal. The lifespan of some varieties of butterfly was only four days and in some other case it"
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