Biodiversity Board starts study after death of 500 endangered trees due to insects in evergreen forests
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The natural forests of Sirsi in Uttar Kannada District have witnessed the death of 500 Jala (Shorea talura) trees due to an insect attack. Jala tree is a vulnerable tree that entered the red list of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2017. The strange phenomenon has prompted the Karnataka Biodiversity Board to conduct a study in order to find the reason behind the phenomenon.