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It's time to take count of elephants in district forests
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| NYOOOZ , Thursday, May 18, 2017 |
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| COIMBATORE: The elephant census, done once in five years, began in the district on Wednesday morning. Carried out by at least 84 environmentalists and volunteers, the data would be compiled and submitted to the wildlife warden in Chennai at the end of the four-day census on Saturday evening.Wednesday morning saw hectic activity outside all the forest department offices and check posts along the forest fringes, including Mettupalayam, Pollachi and Periyanaickenpalayam , as forest officers provided the census staff last minute tips and instructions, besides ensuring that they had the survey gear.The census would cover 24 of the 47 forest beats in the district, such as Sundapatti, Jakkanarai and Kallar in Mettupalayam. A team of five people accompanied by an anti-poaching watcher would be deployed in each beat."On the first day on Wednesday, the teams were asked to follow the direct method that is to record actual sightings," said the district forest officer, S Ramasubramaniam.In the direct method, the teams would record the size of the herd and the number of males, females, adults and calves, the time of the sighting and the precise GPS location."We have provided data sheets to the teams with separate columns to record each detail.
They are expected to conclude the survey by 5.30pm or 6pm every day," the district forest officer said. "We have asked the teams to move in a criss-cross pattern, instead of taking the usual carved out walking path in the forests. This will help them cover the entire beat," he added.On the second day on Thursday, the teams would follow the indirect method and analyse the dung density.
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