Minister of State for Environment and Forests (independent charge) Jayanthi Natarajan told Rajya Sabha on Tuesday corridors for the safe movement of tigers were being re-established.
The 2010 country level assessment says that as per the status of tigers, co-predators and prey in the country, the tiger landscapes have potential for metapopulation existence but require corridor connectivity.
Cretain areas like Srisailam (Andhra Pradesh), Similipal - Satkosia (Orissa), Ranthambhore - Kuno Palpur - Sheopur (Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh), Indravati - Northern Andhra Pradesh - Chandrapur - Nagzira - Navegaon (Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra), and Bandhavgarh - Sanjay - Guru Ghasidas - Palamau (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand) are in greater need of such corridor. Read the full report here.
Source: India Blooms News Service, New Delhi.
