Satkosia making fresh attempts to be suited for tiger habitat
The Hindu
Forest dept. is relocating three villages from the core area
Fifteen years after declaration as a tiger reserve and failure of revival of big cat population through India’s first inter-State tiger relocation programme, the Satkosia Tiger Reserve (STR) in Odisha has started making efforts afresh to reestablish it as a tiger habitat.
The State and Forest department are attempting to relocate inhabitants of three villages from its core area to create 500 sq km area of inviolate zone for tigers.
“At present, the STR has about 200 sq km area, which does not have any human presence. We need to expand the inviolate zone so that the reserve becomes suitable for tigers,” said Akshaya Patnaik, Regional Chief Conservator of Forest, Angul.
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