Nov 24, 2021
Rajamahendravaram: Census of tiger population in National Park begins
The tiger pugmarks were identified by the Forest department officials at Kannapuram forest area, Papikondalu National Park in West Godavari district.The estimation of the tiger population has begun in the Papikondalu National Park forest area of twin districts of Godavari. Rajamahendravaram Forest department officials will count pugmarks at water holes and other areas in the forest. The all-India tiger estimation (AITE) is conducted by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) and Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in collaboration with the State Forest Department. It was started in 2006 and the last estimation was done in 2019-16.