Mudumalai Wildlife Census from May 3rd to 8th 2011

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5-day wildlife census in Mudumalai from May 4

Shantha Thiagarajan, TNN, Apr 26, 2011, 12.58am IST
UDHAGAMANDALAM: For the first time, a wildlife census in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and its buffer zones in the Nilgiris will be launched on May 4.
Volunteers from NGOs and colleges and forest officials will participate in the five-day census that will cover more than 700sqkm of forest areas in the Mudumalai reserve and the buffer zones, which comprise the north eastern slope reserve forests in the Nilgiris.
"The census is conducted periodically in the MTR reserve for different animals but this is the first time, a total wildlife census is being launched," said A Ameer Haja, deputy director, Mudumalai Tiger Reserve and Mukurthi National Park.
The census will cover the MTR which extends over an area of about 321 square kilometres at the junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka, apart from buffer zones comprising an area of about over 380 sqkm. The buffer zones comprise the three main forest reserves of Sigur, Singara and Thengumarahada.
"Forty seven transact lines have been identified in the forest area for the purpose of the census. Different strategies will be followed while conducting animal census," said Haja, adding that it will be a synchronized census. At least 100 volunteers will be participating in the operation.
The volunteers include members of the Nilgiri Wildlife and Environment Association and college students. "Forty seven teams will be formed and each team will include a forest watcher and a forest guard. Range finders will also be used for the census," said the official.
The census teams will follow the line transacts already marked in the forest and look for animals. In the indirect counting method, dung counts will be recorded for elephants and gaur and signs such as pug marks and scratch marks will be recorded for carnivores.
On April 27 and 28, a training class will be held for the forest officials and the volunteers will be trained on May 3. "The volunteers will be instructed not to wear bright coloured clothing while performing census duty," said Haja. They will also be instructed not to use perfume or talk loudly.
Recently, a tiger census and an elephant census were conducted in MTR. The Mudumalai reserve will be again closed to the public for five days during the census from May 4, according to the official.

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