{"id":20017,"date":"2026-01-08T11:25:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T05:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=20017"},"modified":"2026-01-08T12:31:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:01:23","slug":"tpws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/tpws\/","title":{"rendered":"Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the first phase of the All-India Tiger Estimation-2026 (AITE-26) commenced in the Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Location: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located in Bargur Hills in Erode District of <\/span><b>Tamil Nadu.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is located <\/span><b>between the Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu and the Male Mahadeshwara Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of Karnataka.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is one of <\/span><b>the tiger corridors<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> identified by the National Tiger Conservation Authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The region is also part of the <\/span><b>Nilgiris Elephant Reserve<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These forests occupy a prominent position in the Eastern Ghats as they merge with the Western Ghat at the Nilgiris.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Rivers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the <\/span><b>catchment of the Palar River<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that drains into the Cauvery River.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Fauna:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is home to a healthy population of large herbivores including <\/span><b>elephants and the Indian Gaur.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Key Facts about All-India Tiger Estimation<\/b><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is conducted <\/span><b>once every four years<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Purpose:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> To assess the <\/span><b>status of the tiger population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Past Estimations:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Five cycles have already been conducted in <\/span><b>2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thehindu.com\/news\/national\/tamil-nadu\/all-india-tiger-estimation-begins-at-thanthai-periyar-wildlife-sanctuary-in-erode\/article70481345.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">TH<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thanthai Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Bargur Hills in Erode District of Tamil Nadu. 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