Udhagamandalam: Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) in the Nilgiris conducted drawing and essay writing competitions online for school students as part of the International Tiger Day celebrations on Thursday.
C H Padma, deputy director, MTR-core zone said they had received more than 320 entries from students. “The highest response was for the painting competition, which received 290 entries. More than 50 entries were from the students of Kargudi Tribal Residential School.”
In the buffer zone area, a campaign was organized for the residents of Masinagudi to create awareness on conservation of tigers and their habitats. A pledge was also taken in this regard by the forest department staff and the residents.
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UDHAGAMANDALAM: With home to 103 tigers, the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve has reached its saturation when it comes to tiger population, according to deputy director of MTR-core zone C H Padma.
“There has definitely been an increase in the population of tigers in MTR since the last survey in 2018. We can say that the MTR is saturated when it comes to the tiger population. The increase in the number of tiger population will be accommodated in spillover areas such as Mukurthi National Park and the adjacent Nilgiris and Gudalur forest divisions,” Padma said.
MTR is home to the largest density of tigers among the five reserves in the state.