Udhagamandalam: A crocodile was sighted in Athikannu river in Pandalur range of forests on Thursday. Local residents have been warned against venturing into the river, which is flowing through patta lands and estates.
A team of forest staff has been deputed to monitor the part of the river where the crocodile was sighted. The surrounding area has also been cordoned off to deny access to the public. District forest officer Omkaram Kommu had visited the area on Thursday.
On Friday, the crocodile was, however, not found in the part of the river where it was sighted the previous day.
Kalai Vendan, forest range officer, confirmed that they hadn’t sighted the crocodile in the river on Friday. “Since it is a carnivorous, we have alerted the local public.”
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Udhagamandalam: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) and Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) in the state were among the 14 tiger reserves in the country that the Union government accredited with the Conservation Assured | Tiger Standards (CA|TS) on the occasion of the International Tiger Day on Thursday.
An internationally accepted conservation tool, CA|TS prescribes the best practices and standards to manage tiger reserves. While CA involves social, cultural and biological significance, area design and legal status, management, community tourism and protection, TS deals with habitat management and tiger populations.
CA|TS is implemented at 125 sites across seven countries. In India alone, it is implemented at 94 sites.