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Periyar Tiger
Reserve |
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Formed by a
set of
islands in a
water
reservoir
created when
the River
Periyar was
dammed,
making this
a unique
wildlife
reserve.
Therefore a
popular way
of exploring
this forest
is by doing
a boat
safari.
However, if
you are
someone
looking for
an adventure
try out the
bamboo
rafting
experience
that takes
you from
island to
island while
you explore
the forest
islands
reached on
foot.
Periyar is
also unique
as has
controlled
poaching to
a large
extent by
retraining
poachers to
be forest
guides,
leading
tourist
experiences
such as
night
patrols and
bamboo
rafting and
who better
to explore
with and
hear stories
from than
poachers
turned
guides? We
love a
success
story!
Species
include:
tigers,
leopards,
elephants,
sloth bears,
gaur, the
endemic
lion-tailed
macaque and
about 250
species of
birds. To
know more
about how
you could
explore this
beautiful
natural
heritage of
India do
write to us
at
engage@junglesutra.com. |
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Tigers roar
loud in Manas,
population up
50% in 3 years |
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Tigers have
made a
roaring
comeback in
the Manas
landscape
which
straddles
both Assam's
Bodoland
Territorial
Areas
District (BTAD)
and Bhutan.
The second
survey to
monitor big
cats across
the
Transboundary
Manas
Conservation
Area (TraMCA),
which covers
Manas
National
Park (MNP)
on the
Indian side
and the
Royal Manas
National
Park (RMNP)
in Bhutan,
has thrown
up 21 tigers
— a
heartwarming
increase of
50 per cent
over the
first survey
in 2011-12
that had
counted just
14 big cats
in the Manas
landscape.
The latest
Tiger
monitoring,
carried out
by the MNP,
RMNP,
National
Tiger
Conservation
Authority (NTCA),
WWF-India
and
conservation
group
Aaaranyak
last year,
covered an
area of 560
sq km across
the two
protected
areas. The
findings
were
released by
Assam's
principal
chief
conservator
of forest, D
Mathur,
during a
two-day
TraMCA
meeting
which
concluded
here on
Wednesday. |
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