In a first, two tribal representatives included in State Wildlife Board

For the first time, two tribal representatives have been inducted into the State Wildlife Board, Forest Minister Shibu Baby John said on Tuesday. ₹50-crore ecotourism proposalThe new board members are Mannan tribal king Raman Raja Mannan, representing the Mannan community, and Vinod, a researcher from the Cholanaikkan community in Nilambur. The Minister added that traditional tribal knowledge would be utilised to address the State’s rising human-animal conflict incidents. “The project will be implemented in a way that generates more income for the tribal community. Traditional tribal knowledge is at risk of fading, so it must be documented.