Kozhikode has become the first district in Kerala to officially designate its own emblematic species across eight biodiversity categories—each chosen through a people-driven and science-backed process ...

Hopea erosa (Theyyakam) is the official tree, Cycas circinalis (Eenthu) the official heritage tree, Lutrogale perspicillata (Otter) the official aquatic animal, Pangio bhujia (Pathala Poontharakan ...

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Nanmanda: The rare subterranean fish Pangio bhujia, locally referred to as ‘paathaala poontharakan’, has been sighted for the first time since it was designated as the ‘official fish’ of Kozhikode ...