The Bijrani and Garjiya zones of Corbett Tiger Reserve in Ramnagar area of Uttarakhand’s Nainital district reopened for jungle safari on Sunday. During monsoon season, jungle roads of these zones get washed away and as such they need to be repaired for the new season, said forest officials. Madan Joshi, a tour operator and social activist of Ramnagar said, “The …
The Uttarakhand forest department is preparing a comprehensive plan to protect tigers and check human-animal conflict after 229 tigers were found outside the Corbett Tiger Reserve in Kumaon, endangering the lives of both the animal as well as of villagers living outside the reserve area. According to the tiger census report released on July 29, there are 260 tigers inside …
