~ TUESDAY SNIPPETS ~

India’s Smallest Tiger Reserve to Have Buffer Five Times Its Size
At 138.12 sq. km, Bor Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is arguably the smallest. The reserve will have a buffer zone that’s five times its size — 661.16 sq km. Read more from original source here.

Feed Monkeys, Rue Action in Jail
Feeding monkeys in Uttarakhand state will attract up to 3 years in prison. The severity of punishment is a direct result of the state’s inability to contain the thriving simian population. Read more from the original source here.

Abandoned Kaziranga Rhino Calf Rescued
A rhino calf, possibly adbandoned by its mother or had strayed away, was found in Agoratoli range of Assam’s Kaziranga National Park and handed over to the Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC). Read more from the original source here.

Tiger Count in Tamil Nadu’s Sathyamangalam in 2016
Forest authorities will begin census operations at Tamil Nadu’s Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve in 2016. The last count was done in 2012. Read more from the original source here.