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A study on the awareness of vulture conservation across the species’ key habitats in Mudumalai (MTR) and Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserves (STR), has shown that communities living in the region have yet to fully realise “vulture-safe” practices in raising livestock and the importance of the birds to the region.
The lack of awareness could potentially pose a risk to the survival of the species, argue researchers.
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve
Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is located in the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu state at the tri-junction of three states, viz, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu.
It is a part of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1st Biosphere Reserve in India) along with
Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (Kerala) in the West, Bandipur National Park (Karnataka) in the North, Sathyamangalam Wildlife Sanctuary, Mukurthi National Park and Silent Valley in the South.
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
It is a protected area and tiger reserve in the Eastern Ghats in the Erode District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, the Gateway to Eastern Ghats, is a significant ecosystem and a wildlife corridor in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve between the Western Ghats and the rest of the Eastern Ghats
These forests are home to indigenous tribal people belonging largely to the Irula tribe (also known as the Urali) and Soliga communities.
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