Bengaluru: It appears there are more tigers than it was estimated earlier in some of Karnataka's wildlife sanctuaries. Wildlife conservationists hope this means the sanctuaries will be upgraded to tiger reserves to give the big cat even better protection.
The state forest department and the National Tiger Conservation Association also favour more tiger reserves for the state which has the most number of tigers in India. From the earlier estimate of 406 tigers, the tiger population in Karnataka has now gone slightly up.
When wildlife researchers in Karnataka were studying one kind of big cat in two south Karnataka wildlife sanctuaries, they came across something unexpected: In addition to the spots, there were quite a few stripes.
The tigers were recorded with the help of camera traps and the results were encouraging. "We found MM Hills has about 10 to 12 tigers. Unfortunately, in Cauvery we got only two tigers during the sampling period so we could not do any statistical analysis as the sampling size was so small. However, the entire landscape of 2000 sq km has about 15 tigers," Mr Gubbi said.
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravi Ralph, told NDTV, "The proposal has already been sent to the government of Karnataka. Recently there is a very robust population which has been recorded so to provide them the required protection and conservation levels - this would be a very welcome step and we are very hopeful that these areas will be declared."
The state forest department and the National Tiger Conservation Association also favour more tiger reserves for the state which has the most number of tigers in India. From the earlier estimate of 406 tigers, the tiger population in Karnataka has now gone slightly up.
When wildlife researchers in Karnataka were studying one kind of big cat in two south Karnataka wildlife sanctuaries, they came across something unexpected: In addition to the spots, there were quite a few stripes.
The tigers were recorded with the help of camera traps and the results were encouraging. "We found MM Hills has about 10 to 12 tigers. Unfortunately, in Cauvery we got only two tigers during the sampling period so we could not do any statistical analysis as the sampling size was so small. However, the entire landscape of 2000 sq km has about 15 tigers," Mr Gubbi said.
Advertisement
Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Ravi Ralph, told NDTV, "The proposal has already been sent to the government of Karnataka. Recently there is a very robust population which has been recorded so to provide them the required protection and conservation levels - this would be a very welcome step and we are very hopeful that these areas will be declared."
Advertisement
COMMENTS
Advertisement
Tigress Gives Birth To 3 Cubs In Gwalior Zoo Cambodia Looks To Import Indian Tigers To Revive Its Big Cat Population Forest Officer's Video Highlights Amazing 'Conservation Success' Story Of Panna Tiger Reserve Mob Vandalised Kolkata Doctor Rape Murder Case Crime Scene? Cops Respond 2 French Rafale Jets Collide Mid-Air, Instructor, Pilot Missing Mahindra Thar Roxx's Bookings Start From Oct 3, Deliveries By Dussehra NEET PG 2024 Results To Be Out Soon, Check Details Indian Gaming Products Should Make Mark Worldwide: PM Modi Ayatollah Khamenei Warns Of "Divine Wrath" If Iran Backs Down Against Israel Track Latest News Live on NDTV.com and get news updates from India and around the world.