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The first signifier of the All-India Tiger Estimation-2026 (AITE-26) commenced successful the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary nether the Erode Forest Division connected Tuesday (January 6, 2026).
Ahead of the survey, Forest section unit were imparted grooming successful wildlife enumeration methods. Following the training, the census enactment began successful 4 wood ranges, Anthiyur, Bargur, Chennampatti and Thattakarai, each falling nether the division.
More than 150 section unit person been deployed for the exercise. They person been divided into respective teams to transportation retired the census crossed 52 wood patrol beats.
During the archetypal 3 days, the census is being conducted utilizing the enactment transect method, nether which pugmarks, carnal droppings, and nonstop sightings are recorded. Wildlife taxon specified arsenic tigers, leopards, gaur, elephants, and bears are being enumerated. Though the estimation chiefly focuses connected tiger reserves, wood divisions with the beingness of co-predators and different carnivores are besides being covered.
In the consequent 3 days, ample herbivores, including elephants, gaur and deer, volition beryllium enumerated. The survey besides covers scavenging birds specified arsenic vultures, too documenting histrion species, writer varieties, weeds, shrubs and undergrowth successful the wood areas.
The field-level survey is scheduled to reason connected January 12. The information collected connected wildlife, herbivores, scavenging birds, and vegetation volition beryllium compiled and submitted to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) by January 31. The last study is expected to beryllium released successful 2027.
