Telangana’s Amrabad Tiger Reserve fares better but Kawal lags behind in improving tiger population
According to the Status Tigers Co-Predators and Prey in India, 2022 study from the National tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), telangana is home to 21 tigers, the majority of which reside in Amrabad tiger Reserve (ATR). On Sunday, the report was made public at Uttarakhand's jim corbett Park. Although the overall number of tigers in the State decreased from 26 to 21, there are some encouraging signs in the study. The Kawal tiger Reserve (KTR) has lagged behind ATR in terms of expanding the tiger population inside its boundaries.
There were 14 tigers in ATR according to the 2018 census, but there are currently 21. Unfortunately, the ktr core region has no tigers. Additionally, ATR has maintained its place in the tiger Reserve Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)'s Very Good category. ATR is ranked second in the category, after Corbett Park, with a 78.79 score. Kawal is rated in the Good category with a score of 74.24.
The tiger population in the reserve is larger than what is shown in the NTCA report, according to ATR authorities. Less than two-year-old cubs and tigers are not taken into account for the census. In addition to this, there is significant tiger migration from ATR to the andhra pradesh end's Nagarjunasagar srisailam tiger Reserve (NSTR). They are also not taken into account for the census, according to an ATR official. "However, things are looking good, and Amrabad has seen an increase in tiger breeding activities. The results of the next census will undoubtedly be excellent, the official said.
However, despite the fact that Kawal authorities have started a number of conservation initiatives, there are certain difficulties. The buffer zones and corridors are not taken into account for counting tigers by the NTCA. According to Kawal Field director for Project tiger CP Vinod Kumar, there were about five adults and four cubs in the Tadoba-Kagaznagar corridor, but regrettably they were not exploring the main region. In addition to raising the population of the prey base, 2,500 acres of grasslands have been constructed as a solution. Aside from this, he added that checkdams and percolation tanks were built, and there was sufficient of water accessible for the tigers in Kawal.
There were 14 tigers in ATR according to the 2018 census, but there are currently 21. Unfortunately, the ktr core region has no tigers. Additionally, ATR has maintained its place in the tiger Reserve Management Effectiveness Evaluation (MEE)'s Very Good category. ATR is ranked second in the category, after Corbett Park, with a 78.79 score. Kawal is rated in the Good category with a score of 74.24.
The tiger population in the reserve is larger than what is shown in the NTCA report, according to ATR authorities. Less than two-year-old cubs and tigers are not taken into account for the census. In addition to this, there is significant tiger migration from ATR to the andhra pradesh end's Nagarjunasagar srisailam tiger Reserve (NSTR). They are also not taken into account for the census, according to an ATR official. "However, things are looking good, and Amrabad has seen an increase in tiger breeding activities. The results of the next census will undoubtedly be excellent, the official said.
However, despite the fact that Kawal authorities have started a number of conservation initiatives, there are certain difficulties. The buffer zones and corridors are not taken into account for counting tigers by the NTCA. According to Kawal Field director for Project tiger CP Vinod Kumar, there were about five adults and four cubs in the Tadoba-Kagaznagar corridor, but regrettably they were not exploring the main region. In addition to raising the population of the prey base, 2,500 acres of grasslands have been constructed as a solution. Aside from this, he added that checkdams and percolation tanks were built, and there was sufficient of water accessible for the tigers in Kawal.