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.
