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Bettiah News: About 400 automatic cameras will be installed in the identified forest areas of the Tiger Reserve. In the pictures obtained from the camera trap, the tigers will be identified separately on the basis of the stripes present on their body, just like human fingerprints, the stripes of tigers are also different from each other.
The census of tigers is going to start very soon in Valmiki, the only tiger reserve of Bihar spread over about 900 square kilometers. According to the information received, this work will be started by the end of this week, which will be completed in about three months. In this regard, a one-day training program was organized by the Forest Department. On Monday, forest workers from a total of five ranges of the reserve participated in the training organized in the audio-video hall of Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Forest Division-02, located in Valmikinagar.
Tiger census will be done in modern way
Field Director cum Chief Forest Conservator of VTR, Dr. Neshamani, who came to impart training, said that the census of tigers will be started simultaneously across the country. This work is done once every four years. Earlier this process was completed in the year 2022-23. This time too, data will be collected using a similar method at the national level. According to the official, the objective of the training is to make the forest workers aware of the modern techniques of tiger census. Mainly identification of direct and indirect signals, data collection from transect line survey and camera trap etc.
400 automatic cameras will be installed
About 400 automatic cameras will be installed in the identified forest areas of the Tiger Reserve. In the pictures obtained from camera traps, the tigers will be identified separately on the basis of the stripes present on their body. Just like human fingerprints, the stripes of tigers are also different from each other. The thing to note is that this census will be mainly based on tigers and leopards. However, along with this, the condition of herbivorous and other carnivorous wildlife will also be assessed. After the census of tigers is completed across the country, their number will be made public.
VTR is a bastion of biodiversity
Valmiki Tiger Reserve extends over about 900 square kilometers. The biodiversity here is amazing. Divided into about 8 ranges, this forest is home to about 60 species of mammals, about 30 reptiles and more than 300 species of birds. As far as tigers are concerned, based on the last census, more than 57 tigers reside here.
