Order of the High Court of Tripura in the matter of Court on its own motion Vs The Secretary, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare & Others dated 09/01/2025. The HC was informed that National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) has granted approval for establishing two new Facility-integrated ART Centres (Fi-ARTC) …
A meeting between forest personnel and farmers was held on Wednesday at Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve’s Kalakkad Division to find a solution for intrusion of elephants into agricultural fields. Since the elephants are known to exhibit high fidelity to their home ranges and the migrating routes that they use …
Water troughs created in dry patches in sanctuaries and national parks Increased heat wave conditions, dry weather clubbed with water shortage may lead to more man-animal conflict this season, say the Forest Department sources. In order to overcome this problem, the Forest department has created water troughs in dry patches …
Population of panthers, other carnivores, and herbivores to be ascertained As the integrated census of tigers living in Kalakkad–Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) commenced on Tuesday, a group of volunteers scanning an area at Kalakkad division collected the pugmark of a big cat. When the volunteers and students of Sarah Tucker …
It's the turn of wildlife enthusiasts to worry about granite quarries. Operations at 12 granite quarries in the vicinity of Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) that forms a continuum with the Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve are affecting the wildlife in the area as well as villagers, according to them. A panchayat …
Study finds presence of unacceptable concentration of bacteria after festivities in Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple. A study by a team of experts in the Tamirabharani upstream before and after ‘Aadi amaavaasai’ festival held at Sorimuthu Ayyanar Temple in the Kalakkad–Mundanthuri Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in the Western Ghats has revealed that uncontrolled …
Time to strengthen its prey base The recent wildlife census conducted at Kalakkad – Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) shows a significant increase in the predator population and signals the need to strengthen its prey base or herbivore population. When the survey team crossed Rettaikaradu area in Thirukkurunkudi range, the members …
Owing to mixing up of animal, human and industrial waste Even as the first phase of encroachment eviction drive on the banks of the Tamirabharani has been completed and cleaning of the thorny bushes on the sloping land besides the water body has been going on for the past few …
Thanks to forest personnel who have successfully checked poaching Here is really a heartening news for nature lovers as the Indian gaur population at Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) has increased significantly during the past few years as the forest personnel have successfully checked poaching by hunters from Kerala through continuous …
Up and coming development projects, increasing pressure from tourism and pilgrimage, increasing number of hotels and conflicts with local communities are the major threats faced by the three tiger reserves in the State. The weaknesses include inadequate trained and competent staff in the tiger reserves, disturbance due to human settlements …
For protection of elephant population Report submitted to Union Ministry for Environment Seeks proper maintenance of elephant corridors KOCHI: The Elephant Task Force has recommended the acquisition of defunct estates in the heart of the elephant habitat in the Periyar-Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) for the conservation and protection of the …
2010 0 010 tiger census in the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai The first phase of the 20 k Tiger Reserve has begun and volunteers are streaming in, notes Shobha Menon Involving students in the tiger census has proved a remarkable awareness exercise to reach out to the community and encourage their participation in …
V Gangadharan | ENS Expect a 15 per cent jump in tiger populationFOREST officials hope for a substantial increase in the tiger population in Tamil Nadu during the synchronised wildlife census exercise that is scheduled to begin towards the end of this month. The population of big cats saw an …
TIRUNELVELI: Naturalists here want the Department of Forest and Tamil Nadu Electricity Board to join hands to avoid electrocution of wild animals by power cables passing through the Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. The tiger reserve is known to be one of the best protected reserve for plants and animals and a …
This paper documents the status of the Asian elephant (Elephas maximus), its distribution, movement, migratory routes and other elephant and habitat management related information across the administrative ranges of Kalakkad and Mundunthurai Tiger Reserve (KMTR) in Southern India.
