Tumakuru's Environment & Heritage Issues

Source: The New Indian Express, Bengaluru, 23 Feb, '09 Link:  http://www.expressbuzz.com/ edition/story.aspx?Title=Red+ alert:+Blackbuck+numbers+on+ the+wane&artid=qf6zORGiYXU=& SectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=& MainSectionID=Qz/kHVp9tEs=& SEO=blackbucks&SectionName= UOaHCPTTmuP3XGzZRCAUTQ== Red alert: Blackbuck numbers on the wane DAYS NUMBERED? A male blackbuck at the Maidenahalli Conservation Reserve in Bangalore on Sunday. Navya First Published : 23 Feb 2009 03:44:00 AM IST Last Updated : 23 Feb 2009 11:29:34 AM IST BANGALORE: The number of blackbucks in the state is fast dwindling, finds a census conducted in and around Dayamangali Conservation Reserve in Tumkur by the forest department. The census was released in the city on Sunday. The census, conducted in association with NGO Wild Awareness Nature Club (WANC), estimated the population of the endangered species at 458. This is a...

UPDATE ON 17 FEB 2009 Dear Nature lover, We have CLOSED the registration to new participants. If you have already submitted your form, we THANK YOU FOR SHOWING YOUR INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN THE CENSUS. THE RESPONSE HAS BEEN OVERWHELMING AND WE HAVE RECEIVED OVER 400 INQUIRIES AGAINST THE AVAILABLE FOOD AND ACCOMMODATION FOR 75 PEOPLE + 15 FOREST STAFF/ VOLUNTEERS. WE ARE CONDUCTING A BLACKBUCK CENSUS AGAIN IN NOVEMBER, AS WELL AS A BIRD SURVEY IN DEVARAYANADURGA FORESTS IN MONSOONS, THIS YEAR. THOSE OF YOU WHO COULD NOT BE ACCOMMODATED THIS TIME WILL BE GIVEN FIRST PREFERENCE THEN. Please click here to see if you were one of the first 100 participants http://maidenahalli.googlepages.com/censuslist Best regards, WANC, Tumkur -- WANC (Wildlife Aware Nature Club) Tumkur, INDIA htpp://wildlifeaware.googlepages.com ----------------------------------------------- UPDATE ON 13 Feb. 2009 A couple of the participants who happen to run an adventure organisation, 'X-Trails' have come fo...