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MA PRITHVI: CREATE A GREEN FOREST AT THE HEART OF THIRUVANANTH...

MA PRITHVI: CREATE A GREEN FOREST AT THE HEART OF THIRUVANANTH...: Space is at a premium at the Thiruvananthapuram Zoo, and the Government is on the look-out for an ideal location to move the zoo outside ...

Protect Nellimapathy as Tiger Reserve

2015 March 3 Wildlife day observation:  study at Nelliampathy-parambikulam Route  organised by Aashrayam Rural Development Society, Kollengod, Palakkad, and Nemmara Forest Division of Kerala Forest Department.


Precious, Endangered, and most important species, endamic to Western Ghats are sighted in Nellimapathy- Parambikulam forest areas.


a pair of Sloth bear was the first to come across in Minnampara forest, Gaur, Nilgiri thar, rare and endamic snakes, butterflies, scats of leopard, tiger, elephant, spotted... hundreds of birds and deers found.

endamic plants also found here.


the 24 member team studied the wildlife abundance of this biodiversity hotspot region of Western Ghats under the leadership of Mr. S.Guruvayurappan Mr. Ranjith, P.Aravandakshan, etc.


The team demands the Kerala Forest Department to Protect this beautiful Nelliampathi  landscape and biodiversity by Merging in to Parambikulam Tiger reserve.


An Urgent Detailed Wildlife Census is also requested to Kerala Forest Department.

Tiger tracking by Tourist Resort IndiaVision discussion 28.8.2014 9AM

Original visuals of Leopard and Tiger in Waynad forests by Private Tourist Resort Exposed. The Illegal activity discussion on TV This Morning. Give your opinion and suggestions.

Tiger and leopards are loosing at large scale in so

Pelt seizures surge as 100 tigers vanish

Imran Khan

First Published : 30 Jul 2009 04:22:00 AM IST

Last Updated : 31 Jul 2009 09:15:38 AM IST BANGALORE: As reports of increased poaching and alarming depletion of India’s endangered tiger population surfaces in the media, Karnataka’s wildlife too finds itself in harm’s way. In six years more than a 100 big cats have died in the state.The tiger population in Karnataka has fallen from 401 in 2001-2 to 290 in 2008. While no figures for the number of animals that perished to poaching is available, the state has seen a sharp increase in the capture of tiger and leopard pelts. Sources in the State Forest Police Cell report that more than six crore rupees worth of tiger and leopard pelts have been captured in the last three years.The more disturbing fact is that wildlife pelt seizures are still going up. A look at the figures reveals that in 2007 around 34 cases were reported all over the state, which increased to around 40 in 2008. This year though, the number has already reached 30.“After elephant tusks, tiger and leopard pelts are the items most sought after by poachers and smugglers.

There are many people who want to buy them in the state since local superstition ties it up with health, longevity and even supernatural powers.” said Bangalore police inspector Kadari.The police claim that all these pelts were seized from the animals killed in the state and were not caught in transit.How do the poachers conduct their operations? The animals are hunted and skinned on the spot in the interiors of Bandipur, Nagarholle, Chamrajanagar and Nanjangud forests. From there the poachers bring it to nearby cities where the marketing section of the operation takes over.The pelts are taken over by middlemen who smuggle it to important transit points and trade centres for sale.In Bangalore the illegal pelt trade happens in the City Market and Majestic areas where the men bringing the pelts into the city put up at nearby lodges. Other major centres in Karnataka are Gundulpet, Kollegal and Channapatna.

However Sanjay Gubbi of the the Centre for Wildlife Studies Bangalore, thinks that Karnataka is better off. “Poaching is relatively lower in Karnataka compared to other states. However, I do not mean to say that there is no surge in cases related to poaching.” Gubbi is skeptical of the figures since there are a lot of fake skins in the market and a huge network that operates it. “The increase in the number of cases can also be attributed to efficient detection. In the previous years the police work in this area was very slack.”

Source: Indian Express
Comment: One among the main reasons for such a lose of tiger and leopards is lack or weak information gathering system of forest department and police deparment. this problem can be solved easily. Staff of police and forest should have a good rapport with the villagers and manage a good informer network which provides information before any killing/ poaching happens in the field. apprehending poachers after killing is a secondary importance as we are not saving the life the animal.

Forest department has to take lead to solve this problem.
In my experience, forest cell of Police is doing these operations. ofcourse thay can do but forest deparetment has equal responsibility to tackle the issue. -

Guruvayurappan.S, WPSI - Poroject officer & co-ordinator, South India

New Tigers to Old Sariska - Wait for the relsult.

JAIPUR: The much-awaited relocation of tigers from the Ranthambore National Park to the Sariska Tiger Reserve, considered the first of its kind, is all set to take place on Saturday. Under the joint aegis of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and the state forest department, the trial run to shift the tiger was conducted on Friday. The Rs 1.5-crore project to reintroduce the big cats at the 881.11 square kilometre Sariska reserve after it lost all its tigers to poaching has been much debated with experts differing on whether this was a wise move. While a section has been advocating the cause, another said it was dangerous as there were still some villages in the core forest area. "We had the trial run of the relocation of the tigers today (Friday). Tomorrow, one tiger will be relocated to Sariska," director of the Sariska Tiger Reserve, R S Somashekhar, told TOI over the phone. After being brought into the reserve, the tiger will be kept in a fenced enclosure at Nayapani, an area that has been known for most tiger sightings. The radio-collar-fitted tiger will be kept under a strict watch before it is released in the open. Later, it will be joined by another tiger, also from Ranthambore. Three tigers, two females and one male, are to be brought from Ranthambore in the first phase. However, authorities have kept under wraps whether the first to be shifted would be a male or a female.

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Jaipur/Ranthambore_tiger_to_be_shifted_to_Sariska_today/articleshow/3174239.cms