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Wildlife census at Anamalai Tiger Reserve begins today [1]

Nearly 100 people to be involved in the exercise

The five-day census to enumerate the wildlife population is all set to begin in the 958 sq km area spread over six ranges of Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) from Wednesday. Talking to The Hindu , Field Director of ATR Rajiv K. Srivasatava said that nearly 100 people including Forest Department staff, NGO volunteers, nature enthusiasts and environmentalists will be involved in the exercise. The staff and other volunteers will be divided into teams of three or four and will be involved in carrying out the census in Amaravathy, Udumalpet, Pollachi, Valparai, Manomboly and Valparai ranges.

Publication Date: 
02/01/2013
V.S. Palaniappan [2]
Hindu (Chennai) [3]
Tags:
Tamil Nadu [4], Coimbatore (D) [5], Indira Gandhi (Anamalai) SA [6], Tiger Reserves [7], Environmentalists [8], Elephant [9], Tiger [10], Leopard [11], Forest Management [12], Census/ Habitat Monitoring [13], Wildlife [14]
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