Maharashtra: Elephants near Sindhudurg village thrill forest officials
Ranjeet Jadhav, Mid Day
July 27, 2021
The government’s move to declare a few areas loaded with biodiversity as
community reserves and give them protection seems to be paying rich
dividends. While locals have spotted an elephant with her two calves in
Tillari Conservation Reserve, a cattle carcass in a notified wildlife
corridor in Kolhapur has confirmed the presence of big cats.
“The protection given to the forests is helping wild animals. Recently an
elephant and her two calves were spotted in Tillari Conservation Reserve at
Sindhudurg. The good news is that we have found another cattle kill in the
recently notified Chandgad Conservation Reserve,” said a forest official.
Conservation reserves are protected areas that act as buffer zones or
connectors and migration corridors between national parks and wildlife
sanctuaries and reserved forests.
Focus on Flooded Forests
With heavy rain battering several areas of the state, the forest department
has stepped up efforts to rescue animals hit by floods in Konkan, Sangli
and Kolhapur.
Chief Conservator of Forest V Clement Ben said, “We have formed several
teams to rescue and rehabilitate animals that are stuck in floods. Our
teams have rescued pet animals too. One team rescued an over 6-foot-long
crocodile.” The department has also started an initiative named ‘Operation
Gray Langur’ under which about 30 animals were saved from raging floods in
Panhala taluka of Kolhapur Forest Division.
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Maharashtra: Elephants near Sindhudurg village thrill forest officials
Ranjeet Jadhav, Mid Day
July 27, 2021
The government’s move to declare a few areas loaded with biodiversity as
community reserves and give them protection seems to be paying rich
dividends. While locals have spotted an elephant with her two calves in
Tillari Conservation Reserve, a cattle carcass in a notified wildlife
corridor in Kolhapur has confirmed the presence of big cats.
“The protection given to the forests is helping wild animals. Recently an
elephant and her two calves were spotted in Tillari Conservation Reserve at
Sindhudurg. The good news is that we have found another cattle kill in the
recently notified Chandgad Conservation Reserve,” said a forest official.
Conservation reserves are protected areas that act as buffer zones or
connectors and migration corridors between national parks and wildlife
sanctuaries and reserved forests.
Focus on Flooded Forests
With heavy rain battering several areas of the state, the forest department
has stepped up efforts to rescue animals hit by floods in Konkan, Sangli
and Kolhapur.
Chief Conservator of Forest V Clement Ben said, “We have formed several
teams to rescue and rehabilitate animals that are stuck in floods. Our
teams have rescued pet animals too. One team rescued an over 6-foot-long
crocodile.” The department has also started an initiative named ‘Operation
Gray Langur’ under which about 30 animals were saved from raging floods in
Panhala taluka of Kolhapur Forest Division.
https://www.mid-day.com/news/india-news/article/covid-19-active-cases-rise-by-2977-in-last-24-hours-23184870?infinite-scroll=1