Conservation Plan for Securing Selected Elephant Corridors in Southern Western Ghats

Strategic direction

Strategic Direction 1 - Enable action by diverse communities and partnerships to ensure conservation of key biodiversity areas and enhance connectivity in the corridors.

Project Summary

Facilitate the conservation of critical elephant corridors within the Mysore-Nilgiri Corridor by evaluating the current status of each corridor, assessing local communities’ dependence on them, monitoring usage by elephants and other animals and preparing plans for securing them. Fix signage along each corridor to inform people about their importance, advise them how to minimize impacts on elephants and warn drivers
Project Sites
SitenameCorridor
TaliMysore-Nilgiri
Karadikkal-MadeswaraMysore-Nilgiri
Chamrajnagar-Talamalai at PunjurMysore-Nilgiri
Chamrajnagar-Talamalai at MuddahalliMysore-Nilgiri
Kottiyur - PeriyaMysore-Nilgiri
Periya at PakranthalamMysore-Nilgiri
Nilambur Kovilakam-New AmarambalamMysore-Nilgiri
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