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:
- Mudumalai
Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve - Tamil Nadu
- Wayanaad
Wildlife Sanctuary - Kerala
- Bandipur
National Park and Tiger Reserve - Karnataka
- Nagarhole
National Park and Tiger Reserve - Karnataka
- Mukurthi
National Park - Kerala
- 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.