NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE - ENVIRONMENT

NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE - ENVIRONMENT

News: ‘Three States should come together for elephant translocations in the Nilgiris biosphere’

 

What's in the news?

●       The recent attempt to unsuccessfully translocate and rehabilitate a “problem elephant,” as described by the State forest department, has highlighted the need for better cooperation between the states of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka when releasing elephants in the tri-junction area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (NBR).

 

NILGIRI BIOSPHERE RESERVE:

●       It is a Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hill ranges of Southern India and consists of parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka.

●       It is the first biosphere in India and a World Natural Heritage site and part of World Network of Biosphere reserves.

 

Protected Areas in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve:

  1. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve - Tamil Nadu
  2. Wayanaad Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala
  3. Bandipur National Park and Tiger Reserve - Karnataka
  4. Nagarhole National Park and Tiger Reserve - Karnataka
  5. Mukurthi National Park - Kerala
  6. Silent Valley National Park - Kerala

 

Rivers:

●       Bhavani, Moyar, Kabini (tribuatries of Cauvery)

●       Chaliyar

●       Punampuzha, etc.

 

Forest Type:

●       Moist Evergreen, Semi-Evergreen, Thorn, Savannah Woodland, Sholas and Grassland

 

Endemic Fauna:

●       Nilgiri tahr, Nilgiri langur, Lion-tailed macaque.

 

Tribal Population:

●       Tribal groups like the Todas, Kotas, Irullas, Kurumbas, Paniyas, Adiyans, Edanadan Chettis, Cholanaickens, Allar, Malayan, etc., are native to the reserve.