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Foresters in Nilgiri search for injured gaur as video goes viral

NILGIRIS: A gaur was spotted roaming with injuries, as a sharp object could have stuck on its right leg, at Karumpalam-Sogathurai road near Coonoor in the district. Nilgiris forest department staff are taking steps to treat the animal, which is roaming with a herd. Coonoor forest range officer N Ravindranath has formed a ten-member team to trace the animal, and …

Project Nilgiri Tahr is helping T.N. Forest Department better conserve ecology of Mukurthi National Park in Nilgiris: experts

The Forest Department on Monday launched the first synchronised estimation of the Nilgiri Tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu. The synchronised survey will also cover the Eravikulam and the Silent Valley National Parks of Kerala that are contiguous with the tahr habitats in Tamil Nadu. “The Nilgiri Tahr habitat of Tamil Nadu is divided into 13 forest divisions, 100 …

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Five months after the launch of the Project Nilgiri Tahr, Tamil Nadu is all set to estimate the population of its State animal. Forest Departments of Tamil Nadu and Kerala will jointly count the population of the mountain ungulate in a three-day synchronised census starting from April 29. Principal Chief Conservator of Forests and Chief Wildlife Warden Srinivas R. Reddy …

CHENNAI: In a first, the state forest department, with the help of World Wildlife Fund -India, has successfully radio-collared a fully-grown ‘saddleback’ Nilgiri Tahr in Mukurthi National Park. A team from WWF India led by scientist A Predit kept visiting Mukurthi, western catchment area of the Western Ghats, for two years, familiarising with a herd of Nilgiri Tahr. Since, it’s …

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 Department banks on native wisdom of Muthuvan tribe for Nilgiri Tahr conservation

Members of the Muthuvan tribe of the Anamalai hills, who are known for coexisting with the wildlife with their traditional knowledge, have joined hands with the Tamil Nadu Forest Department for a unique task. According to the Department, they will be part of the Project Nilgiri Tahr, which is aimed at protecting the State animal, conservation status of which is …

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The Forest Department has appointed a five-member research team for Project Nilgiri Tahr, an ambitious project for the protection and conservation of Tamil Nadu’s State animal. S. Ramasubramanian, Field Director of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve, told The Hindu that the team will conduct field visits, covering Nilgiri tahr habitats in Tamil Nadu for a month. An orientation programme on the …

The Forest Department arrested two men hailing from Kerala on charges of harassing a Nilgiri tahr, the State animal of Tamil Nadu, on the ghat section of the Pollachi – Valparai Road recently. A special team headed by Pollachi forest range officer V. Pugalendhi traced the registration number of the sports utility vehicle used by the accused from the visuals …

WATCH: Tamil Nadu Forest Officials Reunite Baby Elephant With Mother in Nilgiri Hills

An injured baby elephant in Tamil Nadu’s Nilgiri forest was reunited with its mother by a team of forest officials at the Mudumalai National Park. Sahu later shared another clip featuring the moments of the baby elephant’s final reunion with the mother. https://twitter.com/supriyasahuias/status/1445980850240176128?s=20 Reacting to the clip, Twitterati flooded the reply section of Sahu’s tweet with their appreciative comments for …

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The ecologically-sensitive area of Naduvattam, adjoining the Mukurthi National Park is at risk, due to the construction of buildings as well as an illegal road cutting through forest land. “Naduvattam area has a very high diversity of endemic species, second only to Cispara in the Mukurthi National Park,” said restoration ecologist, Godwin Vasanth Bosco. Corridor for wildlife The area also …

Shrinking tree cover and increasing tourist arrivals create an existential crisis for the lion-tailed macaque and other denizens of the forest in Valparai