Tigers of South India & Western Ghats

[Ashutosh]

That is exactly the good news I was referring to because most experts believed that the corridor is too fragmented for movement. 

Also heartening is Kali tiger reserve and their newfound initiative. In March, they fired 16 personnel mostly for corrupt practices and there were lots of eyebrows raised. This had been coming for sometime as in the 2018 census, only 4 tigers were camera trapped living in the reserve while 7 more were seen being dependent on it. That number has gone up significantly in a couple of years.

For years, Anshi Dandeli- Kali landscape has been mismanaged. If done correctly and with some vision, you could form another corridor from Bhadra Tiger Reserve (which itself has started doing well). Nagarhole has 127 tigers, Bandipur has 126 but on the fringes they have another 80 tigers living which comes to about 330 tigers living in 2000 sq.km. That is much more densely packed than Corbett!! In the medium term, you are looking at Tadoba chandrapur like scenario. So, restoring these corridors is vital. Reply