With fishing becoming restricted in one of the waterbodies within the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve over the past few months, birdwatchers have noticed the arrival of migratory species from as far away as Eastern Europe and Siberia. In January this year, conservationists had issued a call demanding a restriction on fishing in waterbodies in protected areas, particularly inside the Mudumalai Tiger …
Both regulated and illegal fishing within the buffer zone of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve could be impacting food availability and as a consequence, biodiversity around waterbodies and wetlands within the protected area, say birdwatchers and conservationists. While waterbodies such as Pykara, Glenmorgan and the Kamaraj Sagar Dam lie outside designated protected areas, and therefore, do not negatively impact local biodiversity, …
