Kerala Govt Runs Into Tiger Panel

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First published in Sanctuary Asia, Vol. 30 No. 7, July 2010

Following reports of tigers, deer and elephants being run over by vehicles, the Karnataka High Court in March ordered stopping of night traffic on NH 212 and NH 67. Resulting from the order, traffic has been banned between 9 pm and 6 am over 13 km of NH 212 and 20 km of NH 67. Read the full report here.

Source: Neha Sinha, Indian Express, New Delhi

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