Tigers found in non-protected areas

Wildlife experts working in the region have found evidence of more tigers but they are waiting to capture the images on camera.

Wildlife group WWF-India,which carries out the monitoring here,are in the process of furnishing a report to the National Tiger Conservation Authority. Any tiger sighting in areas other than protected areas subsequently gets included in the NTCAs monitoring network.

The Environment Ministry has been mulling a state proposal to award Wildlife Sanctuary status to Nandhor. Last October,forest officials had found signs of poaching of a tiger here. The fresh evidence strengthens the proposal that seeks more protection for this wildlife habitat.

The cameras have also captured shots of a Himalayan black bear from Chakatha and a Serow,both inhabitants of higher altitudes in the Himalayas. This comes close on the heels of cameras catching shots of 15 individual tigers in the Ramnagar forest division outside the protected area of Corbett National Park late last year.