Department of Forests and Wildlife of State of Kerala | |
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കേരള വനം വന്യജീവി വകുപ്പ് | |
Vana Vanyajeevi Vakuppu | |
Agency overview | |
Formed | 1888 |
Jurisdiction | Kerala |
Headquarters | Thiruvananthapuram |
Minister responsible | K. B. Ganesh Kumar, Minister for Forests and Wildlife; Sports and Youth Affairs |
Website | |
http://www.keralaforest.org/ |
Kerala Forest and Wildlife Department is a law enforcement agency for the state of Kerala, India. It concerns on the entity of the human beings with the survival of each species in its habitat. It conserves 10,336 km2 of forests forming 29.101 % of the total geographic area of the state.[1]
The headquarters of Kerala Forest Department is located at Vazhuthacaud, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.