Nilambur Elephant Reserve
Nilambur Elephant Reserve | |
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Location | Nilambur, Kerala |
Nearest city | Nilambur |
Area | 1,419 km2 (548 sq mi) |
Nilambur Elephant Reserve is a wildlife reserve in Kerala, India. [1][2][3]
It has a total area of 1419 (sq. km2). [4][5]
History[]
The Nilambur Elephant Reserve was created by the government of Kerala on 2002-04-02 as part of the 'Project Elephant' scheme. [6][7]
The reserve spreads across the districts of Palakkad, Malappuram and Kozhikode.[6]
Fauna[]
In 2011 the reserve had a total density of 0.1745 elephants per km.[7] As of 2017 the density is 0.25 elephants per km. [8]
In a 2010 study the elephant population was observed at being either 205 or 647 depending on the use of the block count or dung count method respectively. [7]
[7] | 2005 | 2007 | 2010 | 2017 |
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Block | 281 | 87 | 205 | |
Line-Transect | 334 | 663 | 647 |
References[]
- ^ Venugopal, P. (2011-11-03). "Wild elephant population stable in Kerala: census". The Hindu. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Viju, B.; Oppilil, P. (2015-08-13). "100 elephants killed in 2 years across south". The Times of India. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Manoj, E.M (May 11, 2017). "Elephant census begins on May 17 in Kerala". The Hindu. Retrieved August 6, 2017.
- ^ Ghosh, Asish Kumar (2008-01-01). A Comprehensive Handbook on Biodiversity. The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), 2008. p. 62. ISBN 9788179931653.
- ^ Sharma, P.D (2005). Ecology and the Environment. Meerut: Rastogi publications, 2005. p. 325. ISBN 9788171339051.
- ^ a b Ghosh, Arin; Baskaran, N. (2007-08-27). "Southern India Project Elephant evaluation report" (PDF). asiannature.org. Asian Nature Conservation Foundation. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ^ a b c d "Protected area network of Kerala". Retrieved 2017-01-13.
- ^ Perinchery, Aathira (19 August 2017). "Kerala's elephant population goes up". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
Categories:
- Elephant reserves of India
- 2002 establishments in Kerala
- Protected areas established in 2002
- Palakkad district
- Malappuram district
- Kozhikode district