For the first time in about 50 years, two tigers were seen in the Jawalagiri forest reserve in the Cauvery North Wildlife Sanctuary at Hosur, according to the Forest Department.
K. Karthikeyani, the Wildlife Warden at Hosur, told the Chief Wildlife Warden that they had captured images of two tigers on camera in the forest in January 2024. One tiger is about four to five years old, and the other is between eight to nine years old.
The Jawalagiri forest is next to the recently named Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary. The fact that tigers are living there shows that the area can support tigers from the nearby Bannerghatta National Park in Karnataka and other protected areas. This is a sign that efforts to protect wildlife are working, said Supriya Sahu, the Additional Chief Secretary to the Forest Department.
“The presence of tigers in the habitat shows that the habitat is viable to accommodate spillover tiger population from Bhanerghatta National Park and nearby protected areas indicating the success of conservation efforts,” Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Climate Change & Forest, Supriya Sahu said in a release.
She said that the successful conservation efforts are indicated by tigers in the habitat, exemplifying its viability to accommodate spillover tiger populations from Bannerghatta National Park (Karnataka) and nearby protected areas.
The state government declares 80,114.80 hectares of reserve forests in Bargur Hills in Erode district as the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. This stretch of protected forests links the Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve with Cauvery South Wildlife Sanctuary.
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