The Hindu·2 min read·easy
From one plant to 2,000: Saving Kannur’s rare mangrove
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Conservationist Parayil Rajan is working to save the rare Kannampotti mangrove variety in Kannur, Kerala. He has successfully raised over 2,000 seedlings in his home nursery to prevent the species from disappearing from the local landscape.
For more than four decades, fisherman and mangrove conservationist Parayil Rajan, popularly known as Kandal Rajan, has worked to protect Kannur’s mangrove ecosystems. His latest mission is to save a rare mangrove variety, locally known as Kannampotti (Excoecaria agallocha), which he fears could disappear from the district’s tidal landscape.
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