Grizzled squirrel safe at Chinnar: Forest dept

The Hindu, October 25 2018 Thiruvananthapuram: The Kerala Forest Department has clarified that 68 Grizzled Giant Squirrel individuals were directly sighted at the Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary during a 2017 survey. The squirrel population was estimated to be 104 individuals in the potential riparian habitat. No hunting incidents Referring ...

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Dwindling Grizzled Giant Squirrel species

K.S. Sudhi, Kochi The Hindu, October 03, 2018   Grizzled Giant Squirrel is living on the edge in the Chinnar Wild Life Sanctuary, one of its habitats in Western Ghats. Researchers could count only 24 squirrels (Ratufa macroura) there, giving rise to fears that its population might have depleted by 85% in the sanctuary over...

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Climate change threatens the Nilgiri tahr

Aathira Perinchery Kochi The Hindu,  July 11, 2018   The antics of the sure-footed Nilgiri tahr are a treat to watch, but these endangered wild mountain goats – found only in high altitudes in India’s Western Ghats — could be losing their footing with increasing climate change. Even under moderate scenarios of future climate...

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Wayanad sanctuary plays host to Chousingha

E.M. Manoj KALPETTA The Hindu  July 11, 2018   Apart from providing refuge to various species of vultures and other wildlife, the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary has also proved to be a safe haven for the four-horned antelope or Chousingha (Tetracerus quadricornis). The images of the antelope (Ula man in local parlance)...

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