Plans are afoot by Rajasthan wildlife and forest department to quickly reintroduce tigers at the Mukundra Tiger Reserve.
Though the National Tiger Conservation Authorit (NTCA) had approved the reintroduction of tigers in Mukundra Hills in Kota by December 2018, the state forest department is planning to do so a year earlier, additional chief secretary (forest and wildlife) Nihal Chand Goyal said.
At the Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, all eyes are on Bahubali 2. A three-year-old tiger earned the moniker after walking a heroic distance of 125 km. Why name him after the sequel? Because park officials had already seen Bahubali 1 — the name given to another tiger a few years ago.
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A 28-year-old is on a one-man mission to save wildlife reserves and forests. Prabhakar will talk to the participants about the importance of wild animals and forests and help them understand the forest ecosystem, besides his photography lessons on everything ranging from aperture and shutter speed to composition rules and post processing using the latest software.
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Five-year census began only from 2002, when Project Elephant was set up by the Centre. The elephant population has increased to around 30,000
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The Pallikaranai marsh , indiscriminately encroached upon, is slowly getting much-needed protection.Forest officials plan to erect a see-through fence and have built a 1,600-metre bund along the western part on Velachery Main Road.
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