Several species recorded during first Raptor assessment conducted in Tiruchi region

Several raptor taxon were recorded during a Raptor Assessment conducted by the Forest Department successful Tiruchi and different districts successful the cardinal portion connected Saturday and Sunday. This was a State-wide workout conducted by the Forest Department for the archetypal time.

The survey was carried by ft and travelling by connected conveyance on a fixed way wrong the identified grids successful Tiruchi, Thuraiyur, Manapparai and Thuvarankurichi wood ranges successful Tiruchi district by teams of field-level Forest Department officials involving volunteers and assemblage students.

The workout commenced successful the greeting and continued till precocious night. The main nonsubjective down conducting the appraisal was to ascertain raptor species, their habitats and colonisation range, said a Forest Department official. The appraisal covered some diurnal and nocturnal raptors.

The survey of diurnal raptors was done betwixt 8 a.m. and noon. The workout was carried retired betwixt 6.30 p.m. and 9.30 p.m. for the nocturnal raptors.  About 15 taxon were recorded successful Tiruchi territory unsocial during the people of the assessment. These included Black winged kite, Booted eagle, Black kite, Brahminy kite, spotted owl, reddish necked falcon and Created serpent eagle, the authoritative said. The appraisal was done to initiate indispensable measures to conserve raptor taxon and the absorption of their habitats, the authoritative added.