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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In 4.5 acres, she nurtures a dense forest

The Hindu, May 5, 2019 Sam Paul A, Alappuzha President Ram Nath Kovind after presenting her the Nari Shakti Puraskar on March 8, 2019, wrote this on one of his social media accounts, “Her contribution towards the environment has been a driving force of change and has raised awareness and consciousness of people.” At the age of 85,...

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Protect trees at estuary: Greens

 The Hindu, May 4, 2019 Alappuzha Environmentalists and local residents have expressed concern over the government move to cut down a large number of trees close to the Thottappally estuary. A high-level meeting on Thursday had decided to cut trees immediately by invoking various sections under the Disaster Management Act....

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