New Era in Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve:

Nowadays in all the tiger reserves forest dwellers are against the forest department and government and they are not at all interested in any of the conservation activities as they are scared by relocation policy.But it doesn't seems the same in our Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve as local people are themselves taking active part in conserving their precious wildlife and forest.

                   We all should thank Mr.Sunil Panwar,DCF Dandeli WL Division,the person behind this who initiated this activity and succeeded.As a effect of Nature Interpretation Camp conducted for School Children and local people,it has inspired lots of children who started caring DATR as their life and convincing their families regarding the importance of saving our precious wildlife.Narayan,a local dweller tells that ,all the children in their village convincing the people about the severe causes of poaching.As a result,poaching incidents are recorded very less in the past few weeks.

                  We can proudly say a new era has been started in DATR and there is no doubt in that it will become a Model Tiger Reserve in India.

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Finally Dandeli-Anshi got the new buffer area:It is now the largest Tiger Reserve in Karnataka

                    Finally new Buffer area has been declared for Dandeli and Bandipur Tiger Reserves.Dandeli tiger reserve got additional 282.63 Sq.km and Bandipur got 118.27 Sq.Km area. So by this Dandeli Tiger Reserve became the largest reserve in state with total 1098 Sq.Km .

The detailed description of the Buffer area of Dandeli – Anshi Tiger Reserve 

Sl.No   Description Extent                                                                             (Sq. Kms.)

1         Kadra Range (Additional area to Anshi National Park)             77.48

2         Ulvi (Anshi Range)                                                                                     29.62

3        Joida Range (Additional area to Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary ) 163.33

4        Bommanalli Tank (Virnoli Range)                                                      12.20

                                                                         TOTAL                                             282.63

Gaurs put Farmers into trouble in Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve:

Since few weeks herd of Gaurs are attacking the agricultural lands in Diggi ,Asulli villages and caused a major crop loss .This incident has put farmers into a great tension ,because still they have not recovered from the crop loss caused by the unexpected rain in the last month. Diggi is a source of Kali River and is part of Dandeli-Anshi Tiger Reserve. Joyda RFO Mr.C K Garvada visited and inspected the spot and assured the villagers regarding compensation.

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