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Mysore: Karnataka is expected to roar once again. The forest department is confident that it will register an increase in the number of tigers in the reserve in the state and regain the tiger state tag it lost to Madhya Pradesh in 2018, which recorded 526 big cats as compared to 524 in Karnataka.
Forest officials are ready for the fifth cycle of tiger counting. All the forest staff have been trained for the pan-India exercise and are awaiting instructions from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body for tiger conservation in India, to initiate the process.
It was announced that the monitoring of tigers would begin in October.
Karnataka forest officials have shared with NTCA the annual tiger census data conducted in June-July. Officials say that the authority may seek clarification regarding the annual count and if necessary another survey will be conducted. Camera trap or photo-capture method is used to record the number of tigers. At each location, two cameras are installed to capture the movements of the tigers and then collate the data with the records. Each tiger is identified by a number which is given on the basis of stripes.
Annual monitoring of tigers is done every year in all five tiger reserves – Bandipur, Nagarhole, Bhadra, Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple and Kali, while tiger count is done once in four years in 51 tiger reserves as well as forest areas. Wildlife Sanctuary.
The exercise at Male Mahadeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary began a week ago and is expected to be completed in two weeks. As per the past figures, there are about two dozen tigers in the sanctuary. Survey will also be done in the area adjacent to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
Sources claimed that due to paucity of cameras in the department, cameras are being shared, this exercise will be sabotaged.
The 2018 census put the tiger population in the state at 524, which is two less than the 526 tigers in Madhya Pradesh. Forest workers claim that the number of tigers in the state has increased in the last four years. As per the 2018 census report, there were 2,967 tigers in India.
The first tiger count was done in 2006, when the number of tigers was just 1,411.
MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary DCF V Yedukondalu told TOI that around 250 workers have been engaged for the surveillance work that lasted for three weeks. The camera trap method is being used for counting and at 450 locations, a pair of cameras each have been installed to monitor the movement of the big cat.
BRT Reserve Deputy Conservator of Forests G Santosh Kumar said that their staff have been trained for the national level exercise. There are more than 52 tigers in the reserve.
Bandipur Tiger Reserve director SR Natesh said they are waiting for the counting instructions and all are ready.
Mysore: Karnataka is expected to roar once again. The forest department is confident that it will register an increase in the number of tigers in the reserve in the state and regain the tiger state tag it lost to Madhya Pradesh in 2018, which recorded 526 big cats as compared to 524 in Karnataka.
Forest officials are ready for the fifth cycle of tiger counting. All the forest staff have been trained for the pan-India exercise and are awaiting instructions from the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), a statutory body for tiger conservation in India, to initiate the process.
It was announced that the monitoring of tigers would begin in October.
Karnataka forest officials have shared with NTCA the annual tiger census data conducted in June-July. Officials say that the authority may seek clarification regarding the annual count and if necessary another survey will be conducted. Camera trap or photo-capture method is used to record the number of tigers. At each location, two cameras are installed to capture the movements of the tigers and then collate the data with the records. Each tiger is identified by a number which is given on the basis of stripes.
Annual monitoring of tigers is done every year in all five tiger reserves – Bandipur, Nagarhole, Bhadra, Biligiri Ranganathaswamy Temple and Kali, while tiger count is done once in four years in 51 tiger reserves as well as forest areas. Wildlife Sanctuary.
The exercise at Male Mahadeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary began a week ago and is expected to be completed in two weeks. As per the past figures, there are about two dozen tigers in the sanctuary. Survey will also be done in the area adjacent to Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary.
Sources claimed that due to paucity of cameras in the department, cameras are being shared, this exercise will be sabotaged.
The 2018 census put the tiger population in the state at 524, which is two less than the 526 tigers in Madhya Pradesh. Forest workers claim that the number of tigers in the state has increased in the last four years. As per the 2018 census report, there were 2,967 tigers in India.
The first tiger count was done in 2006, when the number of tigers was just 1,411.
MM Hills Wildlife Sanctuary DCF V Yedukondalu told TOI that around 250 workers have been engaged for the surveillance work that lasted for three weeks. The camera trap method is being used for counting and at 450 locations, a pair of cameras each have been installed to monitor the movement of the big cat.
BRT Reserve Deputy Conservator of Forests G Santosh Kumar said that their staff have been trained for the national level exercise. There are more than 52 tigers in the reserve.
Bandipur Tiger Reserve director SR Natesh said they are waiting for the counting instructions and all are ready.
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