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Week-long tiger census begins in Odisha today
Context:
Week-long tiger census in Odhisa will begin on 16th February 2018
About the Census:
- The week-long census that coincides with the national tiger census will be carried out in all forest divisions.
- Both direct and indirect methods will be used to ascertain the status of tigers in the State.
- Unlike earlier, the Odhisa Government has brought the entire Similipal Tiger Reserve, which houses the State’s largest tiger population, under the scope of the census.
- After completion of the week-long census operation, the data will be shared with the Union Ministry of Environment and Forest.
Additional Information:
- On January 19, a dolphin census was conducted across six coastal divisions of Odhisa
- The number of endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Chilika Lake was 114.
- The dolphin population in the State rose to 469 from 450 in 2015.
- A total of 307 dolphins were sighted in the Bhitarakanika National Park.
- Of these, 108 were Indo-Pacific dolphins and 62 were Indian humpbacks.
