New Tiger Corridor To Come Up In Maharashtra
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First published in Sanctuary Asia,
Vol. 32
No. 6,
June 2012
A release by the Maharashtra Wildlife Board (MWF) said a high level meeting held here also cleared the Centre's request to declare the Kolamarka forest at Sironcha in Gadricholi district a sanctuary for the “critically endangered" wild buffaloes. Less than 50 surviving buffaloes of the breed are found in Uddanti and Sitandi in Chattishgarh, apart from Gadricholi.
The meeting also cleared the decks for the formation of four new sanctuaries - New Bor sanctuary in Wardha, New Nagzira and New Navegaon in Gondia and New Maldhok in Solapur - spread across 510 square kms.
The MWF statement further pointed out that with the creation of the tiger corridor, the wild cats from Tadoba and Kanha, having genetic similarities, can cross-breed. Read the full report here.
Source: Deccan Herald, DHNS, Mumbai.
