Mysuru, Aug 25 (UNI) In order to protect and maintain Tiger population in Karnataka adding Buffer Zones to the Reserves and increasing anti-poaching camps are the immediate measures high on the agenda of the Forest Department in the Nagarahole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves in the State.
Buffer Zone is critical for high-density Tiger Reserves such as Nagarahole and Bandipur where it is said that there is one Tiger for every 6 sq. km as against 12 sq. km elsewhere in the country.
Nagarahole Tiger Reserve Director M K Narayanaswamy said nearly 200 sq. km of reserve forests outside the national park boundary will be added apart from around 330 sq. km of revenue and forest land. Bulk of it is around Hunsur, Veeranahosahalli range and includes Sollepura State forest and Anechowkur, he added.