Kerala and T.N. to conduct joint Nilgiri tahr census from April 24
▪ The survey will span 89 census blocks in Kerala and 176 blocks in Tamil Nadu over the fourday period.
▪ The synchronised survey of the mountain ungulate is being conducted to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of the Eravikulam National Park.
▪ The Kerala and Tamil Nadu’s Forest departments have begun preparations to conduct the census across the contiguous Nilgiri tahr habitats, covering areas both inside and outside protected forest zones.
▪ The data collected will be analysed using the ‘bounded count’ method to estimate the population in each block.
