Tiger Reserves in India

[Rishi]

(02-26-2020, 12:17 PM)Rishi Wrote: Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary in southewestern Bihar that was slated to be a the state's 2nd Reserve (#32) too was in news this week & still in the run.

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A forest official said that pugmarks of a tigress have been seen on the hillsides of Auraiya, Bhukkuda and Durgavati reservoirs of Chenari in Rohtas district. The claw marks seen in several places as well. A tiger has also been sighted in Chenari, tracking in the area is being done by Forest Department.
Officials claimed that stool was found for the first time in the Tilothu area on November 4 last year, which was also confirmed as tiger's at the laboratory of Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun. There are speculations that the tiger may have reached a tiger reserve of neighbouring Jharkhand or Chattisgarh.

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Kaimur, a large sanctuary of near 2000 km², had completely fallen off conservation map in past few decades of misgovernance & negligence. While resident tigers have vanished, migrant tigers are still reported by locals to visit the area. However, there was absolutely no monitoring or protection of this critical landscape until last year & reversing the situation like in Valmiki TR is requisite.

The process of protecting the fauna of Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary has been started and the forest is being monitored thoroughly. Authorities said that when other wild animals grow, more tigers will also come. An official said that the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has also praised the initiative at Kaimur. Sources claim that these figures will be sent to NCTA, following which a formal proposal for declaration of TR is expected.
Local people aren't opposed to the idea in hopes of that once the tiger reserve is declared, the area will be developed as a tourism hotspot drawing crowd from major cities of Bihar & Uttar Pradesh nearby.

Tiger finally photographed at Kaimur on camera-trap. 
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