8 months ago
Tiger Corridor Plans and Power Line Threats
The forest department is planning to create a special path called a corridor for tigers to move safely from one forest in Maharashtra to another in Adilabad.
This path will help tigers find mates and new homes during the mating season from November to January.
The department is working to make sure the path is safe and that people in the area know how to protect the tigers.
They are also planting more trees to connect the forests and setting up a special team to watch over the tigers.
Additionally, they plan to create places for people to visit and learn about nature, which will also help the local community.
Meanwhile, officials are concerned about illegal electric lines in the Nallamala forests that are dangerous to wildlife.
They are working with the electricity department to remove these lines and protect the animals.
Forest department plans to develop a tiger corridor from Tippeshwar Tiger Reserve to Kawal Tiger Reserve.
The corridor aims to provide safe passage for tigers during the mating season (November-January).
Efforts include strengthening forest cover, acquiring land if necessary, and raising plantations.
A Tiger Cell will monitor tiger movement round-the-clock, with real-time updates from district officials.
Ecotourism projects are planned to protect biodiversity and generate revenue for the state.
Illegal electric lines in Nallamala forests pose a threat to wildlife and humans, with poachers exploiting these lines for electrocution-based poaching.
- Who
- Forest Department officials, including Additional PCCF Ratnaker Jouhari, Adilabad DFO Prashant Bajirao Patil, and NSTR Deputy Director G. Vignesh Appavu
- What
- Planning to develop a tiger corridor from Tippeshwar Tiger Reserve to Kawal Tiger Reserve and addressing illegal power lines threatening wildlife in NSTR
- Where
- Through forests of Bheempur, Boath, and the Kadam river region in Adilabad district and Nallamala forests in Kurnool
- When
- Current efforts underway, with mating season from November to January
- Why
- To provide safe passage for tigers migrating in search of mates and new territory and to protect wildlife from electrocution and poaching
Conservationists and Forest Officials
Electricity Department and Local Residents
Power Line Removal
Conservationists and Forest Officials
Immediate removal of illegal power lines to protect wildlife from electrocution and poaching.
Electricity Department and Local Residents
Need for careful planning to ensure power supply to local residents and agricultural fields.
Key facts
- Corridor Route
- Tippeshwar Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) to Kawal Tiger Reserve (Adilabad)
- Primary Aim
- Safe passage for tigers during mating season (November-January)
- Current Tiger Locations
- Gollaghat-Thamsi area of Bheempur mandal, Adilabad district
- Monitoring Efforts
- Tiger Cell for round-the-clock monitoring and real-time updates
- Ecotourism Plans
- Development of ecotourism projects in Adilabad
- Migration Duration
- Tigers have been migrating into Adilabad for the last four years
- Key Officials Involved
- Additional PCCF Ratnaker Jouhari, Adilabad DFO Prashant Bajirao Patil, Adilabad FRO Gulab Singh
- Power Line Threat
- Illegal electric lines in Nallamala forests posing a threat to wildlife and humans
- Meeting Location
- Eco-Tourism Centre in the Bairluty camp within the Nallamala forest
- Coordination Efforts
- Dedicated WhatsApp group for quick reporting of illegal power lines
Quotes
Aditya Ratna
DFO of Bageshwar division
“The image showed the tiger with a sambar deer, tying the presence of the tiger to the strong prey base. Ratna added that continued monitoring will help understand the reason for the sighting.”
indianexpress.com
Rajat Joshi
Junior research fellow and researcher in the project
“The study focuses on conserving high-altitude biodiversity across the fragile alpine and subalpine zones of the Kumaon Himalayas habitats vital to the snow leopard (Panthera uncia), Himalayan musk deer, and a range of other mountain wildlife.”
indianexpress.com
Sources
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