Starting this year, an evaluation of tiger reserves by independent wildlife experts like Belinda Wright, Valmik Thapar and Ullas Karanth besides a host of others could become an annual feature.
The Environment and Forests Ministry is expected to take a final decision on the issue along with the dates for the Tiger Census 2009 in the next few days.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/evaluation-tiger-reserves-wildlife-experts-likely-every-yr
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/pioneer-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wildlife
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/census-habitat-monitoring
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panna-np
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tiger-reserves
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ministry-environment-and-forests-moef
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india