Ground-truthing of elephant corridors begins in Tamil Nadu (India)
Wilson Thomas, The Hindu
June 16, 2022
See link
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/ground-truthing-of-elephant-corridors-begins-in-tamil-nadu/article65533709.ece
for photo.
As part of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC)‘s efforts to identify and protect elephant corridors across India,
a senior official from the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry has
started a ‘ground-truthing’ exercise in Tamil Nadu.
Prajna P. Panda, National Coordinator, Elephant Cell, Project Elephant,
inspected elephant corridors in Coimbatore district on Thursday as part of
the official’s visit to different corridors and prominent elephant pathways
between June 15 and 20.
Ms. Panda, along with D. Boominathan from the WWF-India and Forest
Department officials, visited Kallar and Anaikatti north–south corridors on
Thursday. The official also visited tribal settlements, including
Panappalli and interacted with locals.
Sources in the know of the visit said Ms. Panda would also cover other
corridors such as Tali–Bilikkal and Bilikkal–Javalagiri in Hosur;
Kalhatti–Sigur at Glencorin; Avarahalla–Sigur; Kalmalai–Singara and
Avarahalla; Moyar–Avarahalla; Mudumalai– Nilambur via O’ Valley;
Thengumarahada; and Mukurthi–Mudumalai in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
Chamarajnagar–Thalamalai at Muddahalli and Tamalai–Guttiyalattur corridors
in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Poonachi, Waterfalls estate, the area
between Siluvaimedu–Kadamparai and Vazhachal–Anamalai via Sholayar in
theAnamalai Tiger Reserve, were also among places to be visited by the
official.
A senior official from the Forest Department said the MoEFCC was keen on
securing and protecting elephant corridors across the country and Tamil
Nadu would offer its full support to the team deputed by Project Elephant
Division.
The Wildlife Trust of India in its different editions of ‘Right of Passage’
has listed out elephant corridors in India, which were identified jointly
with the MoEFCC. The exercise by the Project Elephant Division team is
expected to find out the present status of these corridors, threats and
other emerging challenges, the official said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/ground-truthing-of-elephant-corridors-begins-in-tamil-nadu/article65533709.ece
Ground-truthing of elephant corridors begins in Tamil Nadu (India)
Wilson Thomas, The Hindu
June 16, 2022
See link
<https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/ground-truthing-of-elephant-corridors-begins-in-tamil-nadu/article65533709.ece>
for photo.
As part of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
(MoEFCC)‘s efforts to identify and protect elephant corridors across India,
a senior official from the Project Elephant Division of the Ministry has
started a ‘ground-truthing’ exercise in Tamil Nadu.
Prajna P. Panda, National Coordinator, Elephant Cell, Project Elephant,
inspected elephant corridors in Coimbatore district on Thursday as part of
the official’s visit to different corridors and prominent elephant pathways
between June 15 and 20.
Ms. Panda, along with D. Boominathan from the WWF-India and Forest
Department officials, visited Kallar and Anaikatti north–south corridors on
Thursday. The official also visited tribal settlements, including
Panappalli and interacted with locals.
Sources in the know of the visit said Ms. Panda would also cover other
corridors such as Tali–Bilikkal and Bilikkal–Javalagiri in Hosur;
Kalhatti–Sigur at Glencorin; Avarahalla–Sigur; Kalmalai–Singara and
Avarahalla; Moyar–Avarahalla; Mudumalai– Nilambur via O’ Valley;
Thengumarahada; and Mukurthi–Mudumalai in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve.
Chamarajnagar–Thalamalai at Muddahalli and Tamalai–Guttiyalattur corridors
in the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Poonachi, Waterfalls estate, the area
between Siluvaimedu–Kadamparai and Vazhachal–Anamalai via Sholayar in
theAnamalai Tiger Reserve, were also among places to be visited by the
official.
A senior official from the Forest Department said the MoEFCC was keen on
securing and protecting elephant corridors across the country and Tamil
Nadu would offer its full support to the team deputed by Project Elephant
Division.
The Wildlife Trust of India in its different editions of ‘Right of Passage’
has listed out elephant corridors in India, which were identified jointly
with the MoEFCC. The exercise by the Project Elephant Division team is
expected to find out the present status of these corridors, threats and
other emerging challenges, the official said.
https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Coimbatore/ground-truthing-of-elephant-corridors-begins-in-tamil-nadu/article65533709.ece
