An inspection being performed to establish how the radio-collared Nilgiri tahr is faring within the Mukurthi Nationwide Park within the Nilgiris. / Particular association
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A Nilgiri tahr, that was radio-collared round a month in the past by the T.N. Forest Division in Mukurthi Nationwide Park within the Nilgiris, was as soon as once more tracked and monitored by senior Forest Division officers on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.
The saddle-back or grownup male tahr, was fitted with a radio-collar on March 21 by the Forest Division to raised perceive the animal’s motion in addition to its behavioural patterns, underneath Undertaking Nilgiri tahr.
Chatting with The Hindu, Supriya Sahu, Further Chief Secretary, Surroundings, Local weather Change and Forests, mentioned that vital knowledge in regards to the Tahr’s vary has been gathered by this monitoring.
“The radio-collar is simply 750 grams, or lower than one p.c of its complete physique weight. So it has had no discernible unfavorable influence on the animal,” added Ms. Sahu. She mentioned that the information gathered from radio-collaring the animal could be vital in finding out the species within the Mukurthi Nationwide Park, which is among the most undisturbed, pristine habitats for the species.
Officers mentioned a devoted staff of researchers is continually working to raised perceive the species and establish places within the Nilgiris which had beforehand shaped elements of its habitat from the place the species has turn out to be domestically extinct.
“As an illustration, researchers now know what sorts of flora, particularly specific species of grasses must be in abundance for a viable inhabitants to exist in a selected space,” mentioned Ms. Sahu. Such info will show essential in engaged on habitat restoration in addition to dialogues with native communities if the species was to be reintroduced in different elements of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).
Additionally current on Wednesday at Mukurthi Nationwide Park to test on the herds of Tahr was Chief Wildlife Warden, Srinivas Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, Sudhanshu Gupta, amongst different senior Forest Division officers.
