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| State gets one more Project Tiger |
| Conservation of tigers will get a boost with the sanctioning of the fourth Project Tiger in the State.
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| INDIA
, 17-January-2007
1:24:26 AM |
| Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary and the adjoining Anshi National Park have been granted the special status of Project Tiger.
With this, Karnataka, which boasts of three Project Tiger sanctuaries, has now got a fourth.
The Centre and the State governments will implement this jointly.
The Dandeli sanctuary and the Anshi National Park together have around 40 tigers.
Madhya Pradesh is the only other State which has five Project Tiger areas including one which has the famed white tigers.
State's distinction
Among the southern States, Tamil Nadu and Kerala have one Project Tiger each.
Kerala has also sought project Tiger status for Parambikulam, which is pending approval.
Long-drawn demand
It has been a long-drawn demand of the State Forest Department and the wildlife conservationists here to safeguard the tiger habitat in the Dandeli region.
The Centre gave the "in-principle clearance" for the fourth Project Tiger in the State in 2006. The Dandeli Project Tiger (inclusive of Anshi) spreads over 825 sq.km., and along with the Mahaveer Wildlife Sanctuary of Goa covers an area of over 2,000 sq.km.
Chief Minister H.D.Kumaraswamy told The Hindu that he was delighted that the State's effort at protecting the forest wealth and wildlife habitat had been rewarded with another Project Tiger area .
Official sources said the final notification was issued a few days ago.
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