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6 days, 8 hours ago

Tamil Nadu home to 1,031 Nilgiri Tahrs

The Anamalai hills holds 41% of the total population of Nilgiri Tahr in Tamil Nadu, whereas Nilgiris landscape holds 24% of the population, which reflects the occurrence of meta population in two well-protected areas - Grass Hills National Park and Mukurthi National Park. The estimated Nilgiri Tahr population in Grass Hills National Park was 276 numbers in 20 groups, whereas …

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2 weeks ago

Draft notification issued for 183 villages, including Valparai estates, form ESZ for Anamalai Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express

The draft notification will be open to the public for next 60 days within which stakeholders and residents of the 183 villages falling inside the ESZ are invited to submit objections or suggestions. TNIE spoke to multiple environmentalists, who appreciated the State Forest Department's move to include the entire Valparai plateau, except the township, in the ESZ proposal. For instance, …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kerala faces rising snake bite threat, demand grows for viper anti-venom

New Indian Express

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: In the backdrop of deaths resulting from pit viper bites in Kasaragod and Idukki districts, demands are rising to develop anti-snake venom for a variety of vipers found in the state. While the vipers in question -- Anamalai pit viper, hump-nosed pit viper, Travancore pit viper and Malabar pit viper -- are not highly venomous, they come under the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three arrested for smuggling sandalwood in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Officials of the Pollachi forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Tuesday arrested Kallakurichi based three smugglers for allegedly smuggling sandalwood. Pollachi forest ranger K Gnanabalamurugan and team spotted the three during a patrol inside the forest. “The three had cut sandal pieces at Kadukkaimarathittu in Villoni forest, and were carrying the axed sandal wood on their heads by …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Three arrested for felling sandalwood tree from forest near Pollachi

The Hindu

The Forest Department has arrested three persons on the charge of felling sandalwood trees from a forest near Pollachi and attempting to smuggle them out. The trio landed in the custody of the Forest Department staff, who patrolled Kadukaimarathittu area falling under the Kottur section of Pollachi forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Monday. During the patrol, the …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Captive Elephant Selvi: A Living Testimony to the Power of Management

The Hindu

Selvi, an 67-year-old elephant at the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp, is an exceptional example of captive elephant management. Her youthful appearance and minimal signs of aging amaze veterinarians and caretakers. Selvi has calved 10 times and exhibits minimal folds on her upper part of the ears, which do not have cracks at the bottom. Her presence comforts other elephants and provides …

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3 months ago

Tribal association demands withdrawal of NTCA order seeking relocation of families in tiger reserves

The Hindu

The Tamil Nadu Tribal People’s Association has called on the State government to reject an order from the National Tiger Conservation Authority, which urged States to expedite the relocation of families living in core tiger zones. In a letter sent to State governments in June, the NTCA noted that there were 54 tiger reserves across 19 States in the country, …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Endangered Flying Frog among 34 amphibian species spotted in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Nearly 85% of reptile and amphibian species recorded in two forest ranges in Anamalai Tiger Reserve during the recent Herpetofauna Survey are endemic to the Western Ghats, with many restricted to the Anamalai sub cluster. The first ever preliminary survey was conducted at Akkamalai Grass Hill National Park in Valparai range and Kariyan Shola in the Ulanthy forest range …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Tamil Nadu police, Kerala Excise seize 5,250 litres of spirit from Coimbatore – Palakkad border village

The Hindu

In a joint operation, Tamil Nadu police and the Kerala Excise Department seized 5,250 litres of rectified spirit from Chemmanampathy, a village along the inter-State border, late on Wednesday. Personnel from Anamalai police station, the Enforcement Bureau in Coimbatore, and officials from the Kerala Excise Department in Kollengode, Palakkad, conducted the search based on specific intelligence. The spirit was hidden …

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3 months, 1 week ago

Herpetofauna survey reveals rich biodiversity in Grass Hill National Park, Karian Shola National Park

The Hindu

The first-ever preliminary herpetofauna survey conducted in Grass Hills National Park and Karian Shola National Park in the Pollachi division of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve has revealed rich biodiversity of the regions. According to ATR authorities, the survey team recorded 11 reptile species and 12 amphibian species in Grass Hills National Park, which is spread over 3,122 hectares in the …

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5 months ago

Tamil Nadu: Two-year re-wilding bid fails, tiger taken to Vandalur zoo

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Two weeks after the principal chief conservator of forests and chief wildlife warden Srinivas R Reddy informed the Madras High Court that a tiger could not be released into the wild, a team of forest department staff, with the help of veterinarians, shifted the big cat to the Arignar Anna Zoological Park in Chennai in a special ambulance from …

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5 months, 4 weeks ago

A boulevard of neem and tamarind trees in Pollachi serve as guardians of a thriving bio-diversity

The Hindu

The tree-lined Anamalai — Sethumadai Road near Pollachi, 45 kilometres from Coimbatore, is a postcard straight out of a dream. The rows of spectacular, ancient trees leading to tourist spots like the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary, Top Slip, and surrounding villages often stir a happy emotion in weary travellers and tourists alike. “Trees are connected with livelihood of …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Injured tiger trapped, released into wild after treatment in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu

An injured tiger for which traps had been placed in Amaravathy Range in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve earlier this month was trapped on Saturday and released into the wild on Sunday by a forest team. After trapping the tiger aged eight to nine years in one of the cages placed with bait, the carnivore was sedated and treated with concurrence …

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6 months, 1 week ago

A male tiger was captured, treated, and released inside Anamalai tiger reserve

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Veterinarians, officials, and staff of the Tirupur forest division of the Anamalai tiger reserve have successfully captured a male tiger and released it in the home range after treating its injury which was caused by a snare. The animal, aged between eight and nine years, fell into one of the three cages after being attracted to a goat inside …

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6 months, 1 week ago

Tiger injured by snare in TN's Anamalai Tiger Reserve to be tranquilised for treatment

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R Reddy has issued an order to tranquilise and treat a tiger that was injured by a snare in the Tiruppur division of Anamalai Tiger Reserve. Officials believe the animal is in the Amaravathy forest range, which is spread over 25 sq km, and occupies a big territory like other big cats. Forest department sources …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

11.5 lakh seed balls dispersed in afforestation drive in Pollachi forest range

The Hindu

Members of the National Cadet Corps and the Forest Department staff dispersed 11.5 lakh seed balls in an afforestation drive held in Pollachi forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on June 8. 5 lakh seed balls in two hours under the guidance of the Forest Department staff. With conducive weather, a mass afforestation drive was organised at Sethumadai in …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Kadar tribesman dies in elephant attack near Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

The Hindu

Ravi, 54, a Kadar tribesman from Nedungundram settlement in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, was trampled to death by a wild elephant late on Wednesday. Sources close to the tribal community said Ravi was the first Kadar tribesman to have been killed by a wild elephant in Tamil Nadu side, as they are known to be living in harmony with wild …

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Tamil Nadu: FASTag extended to Aliyar and Sethumadai checkposts in ATR

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: After the successful implementation of collecting entrance fee through ‘FASTag’ at Doddabetta junction in the Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu forest department has extended it to Aliyar and Sethumadai checkposts in Pollachi forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve. A charge of Rs 30 is collected for each tourist along with the entry fee for a vehicle V Pugalenthi, Pollachi forest …

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9 months ago

Rewilding of rescued tiger in Anamalai Tiger Reserve continues without large in-situ enclosure for prey animals

The Hindu

A juvenile tiger that is being rehabilitated in the Anamalai Tiger Reserve is yet to have a large in-situ enclosure, which is necessary for the carnivore to learn hunting prey in a bigger forest terrain, as per the Standard Operating Procedure of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. However, the NTCA’s SOP to deal with orphaned/abandoned tiger cubs and old/injured tigers …

Wild Ntca Cub Enclosure Sop Rescued Tiger Reserve Continues

9 months, 2 weeks ago

As animal crossings rise in ATR, motorists warned against speeding

New Indian Express

COIMBATORE: Officials of the Valparai forest range in Anamalai Tiger Reserve have instructed motorists, especially two-wheeler riders, to avoid speeding and allow wild animals to cross the road freely. They suspect it may due to the increasing heat day by day, leading to the movement of wild animals such as Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, Nilgiri lion tailed macaques and bonnet …

Forest Valparai Nilgiri Motorists Warned

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ailing wild elephant dies, calf united with herd

The Hindu

A female wild elephant, aged 45-50, that was under treatment for the last two days died in a forest area at the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve near the Bannari – Bhavanisagar road here on Tuesday. Since the veterinarians concluded that the mother elephant would not survive, the Forest Department decided to reunite the calf with its herd and planned an operation. …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu

The Forest Department has finalised the place for construction of houses for the mahouts and cavadis attached to the Kozhikamuthi elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve in Coimbatore district. Mr. Stalin had announced that houses would be built at a cost of ₹9.10 crore for mahouts and cavadis who work at the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and ATR, besides giving …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Forest Department prevents visitors taking over 2 tonnes of single-use plastic to Anamalai Tiger Reserve in a year

The Hindu

Proactive steps taken by the Forest Department have prevented visitors from possibly dumping more than two tonnes of single-use plastic materials in places falling under the Anamalai Tiger Reserve and popular tourism destination Valparai in the past one year. Supriya Sahu, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change and Forest, visited the facility at Aliyar checkpost on January 27 and instructed …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

The Hindu

Forest Department staff and residents of tribal families attached to the Kozhikamuthy elephant camp of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve celebrated Pongal festival along with camp elephants on Tuesday. The Yaanai Pongal celebrations also cheered over 800 people who visited the camp near Top Slip on the occasion of Mattu Pongal. Forester V. Chozhamannan renders his version of #Ilaiyaraaja's hit number …

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Tamil Nadu home to 1,031 Nilgiri Tahrs

Draft notification issued for 183 villages, including Valparai estates, form ESZ for Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Kerala faces rising snake bite threat, demand grows for viper anti-venom

Three arrested for smuggling sandalwood in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Three arrested for felling sandalwood tree from forest near Pollachi

Captive Elephant Selvi: A Living Testimony to the Power of Management

Tribal association demands withdrawal of NTCA order seeking relocation of families in tiger reserves

Endangered Flying Frog among 34 amphibian species spotted in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Tamil Nadu police, Kerala Excise seize 5,250 litres of spirit from Coimbatore – Palakkad border village

Herpetofauna survey reveals rich biodiversity in Grass Hill National Park, Karian Shola National Park

Tamil Nadu: Two-year re-wilding bid fails, tiger taken to Vandalur zoo

A boulevard of neem and tamarind trees in Pollachi serve as guardians of a thriving bio-diversity

Injured tiger trapped, released into wild after treatment in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

A male tiger was captured, treated, and released inside Anamalai tiger reserve

Tiger injured by snare in TN's Anamalai Tiger Reserve to be tranquilised for treatment

11.5 lakh seed balls dispersed in afforestation drive in Pollachi forest range

Kadar tribesman dies in elephant attack near Valparai in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Tamil Nadu: FASTag extended to Aliyar and Sethumadai checkposts in ATR

Rewilding of rescued tiger in Anamalai Tiger Reserve continues without large in-situ enclosure for prey animals

As animal crossings rise in ATR, motorists warned against speeding

Ailing wild elephant dies, calf united with herd

Land chosen for houses of mahouts and cavadis of ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp

Forest Department prevents visitors taking over 2 tonnes of single-use plastic to Anamalai Tiger Reserve in a year

Yaanai Pongal brings festive mood to ATR’s Kozhikamuthy elephant camp