Veterinarian known for rearing orphaned elephant calves wins awards for wildlife management, conservation
The HinduK. Asokan, veterinary assistant surgeon, with the Animal Husbandry Department at Kovilpalayam near Pollachi in Coimbatore district, won two awards instituted by the Environment, Climate Change and Forest Department, for his services in wildlife management and conservation. Minister for Environment and Climate Change Siva V. Meyyanathan presented the awards, for environment protection and wildlife management for the year 2019 and for environmental education for the year 2021, to him at an event held in Chennai on the World Environment Day on June 6. Dr. Asokan said that various activities, including rescue and treatment of wild animals, birds and reptiles, and environmental education he did while working as the wildlife veterinarian of Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve till January 2022 won him the awards. “A letter from noted veterinarian V. Krishnamurthy, who was widely known as ‘Yaanai Maruthavar’, appreciating my care for orphaned elephant calves, in 1998 is the biggest award for me” he added.
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