Enumeration of tigers in Dudhwa underway
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10/05/2010
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Hindu (New Delhi)
Enumeration of tigers through camera trapping method is underway in the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve.
Around 100 sophisticated cameras have been installed at previously selected areas within Dudhwa to count the big cats in the reserve, Deputy field director, DTR, Sanjay Kumar Pathak told PTI.
The enumeration process started on Monday.
Through these cameras, the movements of big cats would be captured in digital form to be analysed later to find out the exact number of big cats, he said.
A team of Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) headed by A.K. Singh is camping in Dudhwa to monitor the camera trapping.