SACON or the Sálim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History
was formally inaugurated on 5th June 1990 and registered as a society under the Society Registration Act 1860. SACON, an autonomous organization is a national centre for studies in Ornithology and Natural History. The centre was named befittingly after Dr. Sálim Ali in appreciation of his life long services to India's bird life and conservation of natural resources. SACON was dedicated to the nation on February 11, 2000 by the Honourable Minister for Environmaent and Forests, Government of India, Mr. T.R. Baalu.