Tiger population increases in Srisailam-Nagarjunasagar tiger reserve

The population of tigers in the Srisailam-Nagarjunasagar tiger reserve is increasing. This reserve forest has been a safe haven for the wild cats and is now home to 72 of them now. It is expected that the population would continue to go up in the forest that spans across five districts.
The tiger population in the reserve has been on the rise gradually since 2005 because, in 2005 it was 52 which increased to 60 in 2011 and 72, now, in 2014. This has come to the fore after the final phase of camera trapping exercise, which concluded on June 12.
This has been reported in timesofindia.indiatimes.com dated 19 June 2015.

In the opinion of the principal chief conservator of the tiger reserve, this has been possible by successfully curbing poaching – for this, multiple entry and exit points have been sealed so that motor vehicle cannot enter unless they are registered at the checkpoints. Moreover, the authorities conduct random checks regularly which has yielded positive results.
As per forest officials, not only the tiger population but population of leopards has also increased and their numbers have shot up from 90 to 130 within four years.
(Image courtesy wikimediacommons.org)

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