Thiruvananthapuram has named 12 species as official biodiversity ambassadors, including the Travancore evening brown butterfly, Travancore flying squirrel and a probiotic bacterium, and launched a five-year conservation plan to protect habitats, traditional crops and rare flora. Projects include sacred-grove restoration, biodiversity registers, seed banks, mapping wetlands and education initiatives aiming to make the district Kerala's first biodiversity district.
