The survey conducted as part of the ongoing Nilgiri Tahr project was completed on April 27 at 176 exploration blocks in 14 forest divisions. | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy
The second synchronized survey by Nilgiri Tahr, a state animal Tamil Nadu, was successfully closed according to a press release issued by the environment.
The extensive survey, which was carried out as part of the ongoing Nilgiri Tahr project, was completed on April 27 at 176 blocks of survey in 14 forest divisions.
Almost 800 field workers were deployed and covered about 2,000 kilometers of demanding terrain. According to the release, Nilgiri Tahr was observed in most reconnaissance blocks, with encouraging signs of breeding, because many herds included children and young individuals.
Particularly remarkable observation came from the area of Periyattumalai in the Coimbatore division, where Nilgiri Tahr was seen again after he was there last year after the re -showing of ten years of absence. Similarly, observations in the newly colonized Pasumalai block in the Chinnamanur Megamalai division indicated a healthy habitat recovery.
Especially seven conglips were observed even at the lowest altitude, just 240 meters above sea level, in the Peyanar Varaiyatt block – dry, thorny escarpment terrain. The survey also recorded pellets in the Mangaladevi Block Megamalai, where this species had previously thought it had moved.
As part of the survey, off -road teams gathered Pellet Nilgiri Tahr samples and for parasitic analysis. These samples are preparing for a detailed laboratory study on the wild game Tamil Division over the veterinary and animal Sciences University (Tanuvas). The aim, as the Ministry said, is to understand parasitic species and their life cycles in conjunction with Tahr.
It has been reported that the populations are particularly healthy in Grass Hills and Mukrthi National Parks – two critical stations considered key to the species. Photo documentation from these areas supports the ongoing importance of these ecosystems.
The survey was conducted by MG Ganesan, project director; Ganeshram, auxiliary director; Chendura Sundaresan, forest officer, along with research staff and experts from Tanuvas and wwf India.
The main officials, including the IUCN Yash Veer Bhatnagar, another main secretary of Supriya Sah and the main guard of the Rrakesh Kumar dogra, watched the survey.
Published – April 28, 2025 17:26
