The Hindu·3 min read·medium
Forest Department starts collating all illegally geo-tagged locations in Kerala forests
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Aathira Haridas
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The Kerala Forest Department is working to remove unauthorized geo-tags of sensitive forest locations from online mapping platforms. Officials state that these pins encourage illegal entry into protected areas, endangering both human visitors and wildlife.
The Forest Department has decided to take stock of all locations in Kerala’s forests that have been illegally geo-tagged by individuals on online map platforms. The Kerala Forest Department’s IT wing is collating a list of these locations, which will then be forwarded to the Forest Management Wing.
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