Census records huge elephant population in TN

Coimbatore (Tamil Nadu), Mar 30: A large number of elephant population was sighted at Sirumugai range in the district during the Wildlife Census held in Coimbatore district recently.

Forest official sources said Leopard population was distributed throughout the district while Hyena was only in Sirumugai range. A total of 90 volunteers along with forest officials and environmentalists were engaged in the exercise in 43 blocks of the district.

They adopted two methods for this census, which included the black count method and scat and pug mark method.

They have recorded a total of 19 species in the black count method and six species of carnivores in the scat and pug mark count.

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