Mayurbhanj: Tiger census will reportedly begin in the Similipal Tiger Reserve (STR) in Mayurbhanj district of Odisha from November 26. The same will continue for seven days. The Forest officials of Karanjia Forest Division are being trained for it.
The Deputy Director of Similipal Tiger Reserve on Tuesday visited the Megha Nursery in Banasahi area and trained the officials.
Also, training was provided over use of digital Applications in a training session at the office of the Karanjia Forest Division today.
Yesterday, the Deputy Director of the Similipal North Wild life division had provided training at Chahala yesterday.
It is to be noted that tiger census is done once in four years.
As per the 2016 tiger census report, a total of 40 tigers – 13 males, 24 females and three cubs were found in Odisha. Among them the Simlipal Tiger Reserve (STR) had the highest count with 26 tigers. Four tigers were spotted at the Sunabeda Tiger Reserve while three tigers each were spotted in Karanjia and Keonjhar wildlife divisions. Two tigers each were spotted in Satkosia and Sundergarh wildlife divisions while one tiger was spotted at the Khariar Division.
Kalinga AI