Study throws light on movement of animals in Amrabad Reserve
Updated Jul 14, 2021, 7:11 am IST
The study was conducted between April 2020 and July 2020, in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, by officials of the Telangana forest department
B Srinivas, the field director of Amrabad Tiger Reserve told this newspaper that based on the study data, a request was being sent to the National Highways Authority of India to lay additional speed breakers at the locations identified as hotspots for animal crossings. (DC Image)
Hyderabad: A one-of-a-kind ‘wildlife crossings on a road’ study conducted by officials of the Telangana forest department in a tiger reserve (ATR) in the country, has shown that when vehicular traffic is minimal, or absent, wild animals do not shy away from crossing roads that run through forests, even during the day time. The study, conducted between April 2020 and July 2020 during the Covid-19 lockdown in the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, showed that nearly every species of wild animal that lives in ATR, moved freely on the roads in the absence of traffic.