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Increase in tiger density in PTR [1]

K.S. Sudhi

KOCHI: Increase in tiger density has been reported from the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) following the recounting of tiger population in the reserve.

According to a recent study conducted by the Reserve and the Periyar Foundation, the tiger density of the reserve is 24 tigers in 640 sq. km.

Publication Date: 
02/10/2008
Hindu (New Delhi) [2]
Tags:
Tiger [3], Census/ Habitat Monitoring [4], Periyar NP [5], Tiger Reserves [6], Kerala [7]
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[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala