The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) has approved the establishment of a fifth tiger reserve in Tamil Nadu.
Highlights:
♦ The activists demanded the establishment of a tiger reserve to link the two reserves in adjacent areas of the Periyar Tiger Reserve in Kerala.
♦ They also called for linking the Tiger Reserve with Tirunelveli Wildlife Reserve and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve. Environmentalists tried to create a continuous corridor for tigers to move.
♦ The tiger reserve will be expanded to 148,000 hectares of land, including Srivilliputhur Grey Squirrel Wildlife Reserve, Meghamalai Wildlife Reserve and Tirunelveli Wildlife Reserve.
♦ The establishment of the tiger sanctuary will help protect wildlife and revitalize the Waigai River by protecting the origin of the river in the tiger sanctuary.
♦ Srivilliputhur Wildlife Sanctuary is also known as the Grey Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary (GSWS). The sanctuary was established in 1988 to protect grey squirrels that are endangered at close range. It borders the Periyar Tiger Reserve in the southwest. This reserve is also known as one of the best-preserved forests south of the Palghat Gap
♦ The National Tiger Protection Authority (NTCA) was established in December 2005. The organization was established on the recommendation of the Tiger Task Force formed by the Prime Minister of India to protect tigers. It was established under Section 38 L (1) of the Wildlife Protection Act of 1972. The authority obtained power from section 38 O (1) of the 1972 Act.
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