Kerala outshines other tiger States

K S Sudhi, Kochi The Hindu, July 30, 2019 The tiger population is growing in Kerala with 190 big cats roaming its forests and the State scoring maximum points in mean Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE), according to the Status of Tigers in India-2018 report. Kerala scored the highest mean MEE score of 90.23 among the 18 tiger States of the country. The latest Kerala tiger figures mark an increase of 54 individuals...

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Silent Valley’s core areas took the brunt of 2018 floods

Abdul Latheef Naha, Palakkad The Hindu, July 15 2019 The rain and floods that devastated the State in August 2018 have struck an unimaginable blow to core areas of the Silent Valley National Park. Much of the damage inflicted by nature’s wrath still remains unassesed and unstudied. Little did the outside world know about the 50-odd...

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Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is tiger kingdom of the State

E M Manoj, Kalpetta The Hindu, May 15, 2019 Here tigers roam without fear, and it shows in their numbers. A monitoring programme of the Forest Department for 2017-18 has found that the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS) , a biodiversity hotspot in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, holds the largest tiger population in the State. The...

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GPS survey for elephant sanctuary in Idukki

Giji K Raman, Idukki The Hindu, 14 May 2019 The Forest Department has completed the Global Positioning System (GPS) survey for setting up the first elephant sanctuary in the State. The survey has covered the Anayirangal and Chinnakanal areas in the Munnar region. The region has witnessed man-animal conflicts claiming over 30 lives...

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Otters re-emerge in Kadalundi estuary

Abdul Latheef Naha, Malappuram The Hindu, May 14, 2019 Otters have re-emerged in the estuarine region of the Kadalundipuzha, giving fresh hope to ecologists focusing on the Kadalundi-Vallikkunnu Community Reserve. Groups of otters were recently seen in the mudflats and mangroves in the Kadalundi estuary, which is home for thousands...

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Homebound passerines bid adieu to Ghats

E.M Manoj, Kalpetta The Hindu, May 13, 2019 It’s mid-May with monsoon just around the corner, and the migrant wildlife in the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is planning to go back home. Bigger mammals like elephants and gaur will soon be returning to their home turfs in the forests of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. Whereas the migratory passerines...

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Bat survey in Kerala discovers seven new species

Giji K. Raman, Idukki The Hindu, May 10 2019 A bat survey conducted in the Munnar Wildlife Division has found seven new species for the first time. The survey, conducted in two phases in the protected area in April, could spot 20 species belonging to six families including 11 species in general categories. These include 17 insectivorous...

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