Tiger prey base count in Sunderbans : Sunderbans needs to have a minimum 50,000 deer to sustain a population of at least 103 tigers.it will be a three-phase exercise and continue till October. Thirty forest department teams, each comprising three members, will criss-cross the rivers and creeks in the mangroves for visual detection of the prey species," The foresters will also take the GPS location, where the herbivores will be sighted, to determine the area-specific density. Dasgupta said by the end of November they would be able to give a rough estimation of herbivores in the forests.
Posted on: Wed, 28 Aug 2013 12:58:40 +0000
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