Mhadei wildlife sanctuary in Goa to be notified as 55th tiger reserve of India | Times of India
Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary in Goa is set to be declared a new tiger reserve, making it India's 55th. Despite previous efforts by the Goa government to nullify the order, the Supreme Court has recently refused to stay the High Court's order. This move was initially proposed by the UPA government in 2011, and now the state government has been directed to notify the Tiger Reserve by October 24, 2023.
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Traditional salt workers contribute to wild ass conservation and regain access to Little Rann of Kutch | Mongabay
A recent report from the state forest department in Gujarat, India, recognises the contribution of the Agariya community to the conservation of the Indian wild ass population in the Little Rann of Kutch. The report indicates that wild ass populations have increased significantly alongside salt production activities, refuting earlier concerns about their impact.
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Clouded leopards develop ways to survive competition | Mongabay
A camera-trap study on clouded leopards in Assam’s Manas National Park finds the species has adopted a coexistence strategy for survival through non-overlapping activity times with their competitors. The study that looked into the population, habitat utilisation and ecology of clouded leopards found the population density of the cat to be 1.73 individuals per 100 sq km.
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Tigers To Roar In Sahyadri Again, 8 From Chanda To Be Shifted | Times of India
The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the reintroduction of eight tigers into Maharashtra's Sahyadri Tiger Reserve (STR), which currently has zero tigers. The reserve's last photographic tiger sighting was in 2018. The project is part of the Tiger Recovery Program and will reintroduce four males and four females captured from the overpopulated Chandrapur landscape.
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The poorly studied Eurasian lynx in Ladakh needs more research for conservation | Mongabay
The central Asian lynx, a subspecies of the Eurasian lynx, inhabits the rocky environment of Ladakh, unlike the other subspecies that live in forested areas. It plays a crucial role in regulating prey species, but there is limited data on its population in India. Further studies are essential for effective conservation due to the lynx's elusive nature and challenges in population surveys.
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