Marking the beginning of a novel and unique project, the Forest Department officials of Chhattisgarh along with wildlife biologists, succeeded in placing radio collars on two wild buffaloes at the Udanti Wildlife Sanctuary last week. This is the first time that the species have been collared in India to learn more about their movement and […]
Radio collaring of Leopards begins at Dachigam National Park
Dachigam National Park in Jammu & Kashmir is one of the highest altitude protected regions of India. The officials here have begun radio collaring the leopards in the area so as to gather more information on their movement and assess their feeding habits. A crucial habitat of the endangered Hangul, forest officers believe this will also help know how the predator’s needs are affecting the threatened stag’s population.