Tiger spotted in Kadem Forests

Hyderabad: The Forest Department has spotted a male Tiger pugmark in Pandavapur beat of Kadem range in Kawal today.
 
The images of Tiger were also captured in camera traps recently kept in Kawal core areas as part of phase 3 monitoring prescribed by NTCA. It is observed from the image that it is healthy and robust male Tiger and confirmed that tiger is back to Kawal and moving in Kadem range at present. The Forest Department staff is continuously tracking it and monitoring its movement and planned for creating awareness among public in the adjoining villages.
 
The presence of Tiger shows that the habitat in Kawal has become ideal and support good population of prey species and co predators.
 
The Forest department has carried out habitat improvement works like weed removal for grassland development, improving waterholes besides strict protection measures from poaching in the past few years which yielded good results now, the Field Director of Kawal said in a press release today.