Madhya Pradesh’s Panna Tiger Reserve that was not too long ago declared as a UNESCO website right after its effective tiger re-introduction programme that took the tiger count from zero to 52 in 10 years, has not too long ago radio-collared a young tigress with GPS-Satellite collar to assistance them find out more about human-tiger interaction and the corridor in the landscape. The news was shared by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Conservation on its official Twitter manage.
UNESCO designates Biosphere Reserves to serve as a lab to test revolutionary approaches to eco-conservation, resolve man-animal conflict and allow sustainable use of sources. For all sensible purposes, the reserves stay beneath the protection of the regional forest authorities. This year Panna Tiger Reserve attained the status from India.
Last year in March, Panna reserve officials right after various failed attempts fitted a radio collar on a tigress that had been eluding forest officials for days right after its old collar fitted in 2014 had to be removed since it emitted weak signals.
Panna tiger reserve is generating just about every feasible work to get back its stripes. In early 2009, the most common tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh lost all its tiger to road accidents, poaching and other illegal activities. After a significant-tiger-re-introduction programme in which tigers from neighbouring reserves like Kanha, Bandhavgarh and Pench right after getting radio-collared, ten years later the tiger population grew to 40 adult tigers and a dozen of cubs. Panna tiger reserve tigers are also populating Sanjay National Park and Uttar Pradesh forests as nicely.
Meanwhile, vulture tagging began in the tiger reserve in November itself right after the information generated out of studying movement, habits, consuming and breeding patterns will assistance in establishing a concrete management program for the conservation of the threatened species by the wildlife conservationists. A educated group from Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun has been radio-tagging the scavenger birds.