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03/05/23 06:54 AM IST

Periyar Tiger Reserve welcomes Arikomban

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  • A wild tusker named Arikompan was successfully translocated to an area near Seeniyaroda under the Mullakkudy forest section under the Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR) in Thekkady.
Periyar Tiger Reserve
  • The Periyar Tiger Reserve (PTR), covering an area of 925 sqkm, will be the new home of the tusker, who was tranquillised and translocated from the shola forests of Chinnakkanal.
  • Falls in the districts of Idukki and Pathanamthitta in Kerala (Western Ghats)
  • Declared a Sanctuary in 1950 and declared a Tiger Reserve in 1978.
  • It gets its name from the River Periyar which has its origin inside the reserve
  • The major rivers through the reserve are Mullayar and Periyar
  • The sanctuary comprises tropical evergreen, semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests and grasslands.
  • Mammals: Tiger, Elephant, Lion-tailed macaque, Nilgiri Tahr etc. Birds: Darters, Cormorants, Kingfishers, the great Malabar Hornbill and racket-tailed Drongos. Reptiles: Monitor Lizards, Python, King Cobra etc.
  • There are six tribal communities nestled inside the reserve such as Mannans, Paliyans, Malayarayans, Mala Pandarams, Uralis and Ulladans
Source- The Hindu

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