KARWAR: The Gerusoppa wooded area in Honnavar, Uttara Kannada district is famous for having the highest selection of lion-tailed macaque (Macaca silenus), an endangered monkey species.
They're found only between Sirsi and Gerusoppa in Honnavar taluk and the world is known as the Aghanashini Lion-Tailed Macaque Conservation Reserve (ALTMCR). The wooded area department in Uttara Kannada district carried out a survey of those animals within the Western Ghats of Uttara Kannada this yr. According to estimates, there are 670 of them within the ALTMCR. According to wooded area department resources, India has 3,000 LTMs and 1,000 are in Karnataka.
The LTM was previous indexed in The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates listing and was taken out of it in 2012. The protection of those monkeys resulted in the Save Silent Valley motion in Kerala in 1980.
Vasant Reddy, deputy conservator of wooded area, Honnavar, said: "It is estimated that only 32 groups of LTMs are left in the ALTMCR. LTMs are social animals and live in groups. They mostly live on trees and rarely come down. They are very shy. Each group has 15-20 members. The LTM is one of the five flagship animals of the forest department in the district to develop tourism, the others being hornbill, black panther, King Cobra and star turtle."
Many scientists warned concerning the declining population of those monkeys within the nation. The state govt had declared 29,000sqkm between Sirsi and Honnavar because the ALTMCR in 2012. Locally, it's referred to as 'Kattale Kaanu'.
Research showed that looking for meals by means of some people resulted in the decline of LTMs and the destruction of forests is one more reason. Though the wooded area in Sirsi -Siddapur area is protected, it is not a sanctuary because there may be human inhabitation.
Vasant Reddy said strict motion has been taken towards poachers and in the past three years, the wooded area department has planted 1 lakh bushes which provide a number of end result eaten by means of LTMs. After it was spotted that LTMs had been death of electrical shocks within the wooded area, the department with the assistance of Hescom insulated all electric wires, he added.
They're found only between Sirsi and Gerusoppa in Honnavar taluk and the world is known as the Aghanashini Lion-Tailed Macaque Conservation Reserve (ALTMCR). The wooded area department in Uttara Kannada district carried out a survey of those animals within the Western Ghats of Uttara Kannada this yr. According to estimates, there are 670 of them within the ALTMCR. According to wooded area department resources, India has 3,000 LTMs and 1,000 are in Karnataka.
The LTM was previous indexed in The World's 25 Most Endangered Primates listing and was taken out of it in 2012. The protection of those monkeys resulted in the Save Silent Valley motion in Kerala in 1980.
Vasant Reddy, deputy conservator of wooded area, Honnavar, said: "It is estimated that only 32 groups of LTMs are left in the ALTMCR. LTMs are social animals and live in groups. They mostly live on trees and rarely come down. They are very shy. Each group has 15-20 members. The LTM is one of the five flagship animals of the forest department in the district to develop tourism, the others being hornbill, black panther, King Cobra and star turtle."
Many scientists warned concerning the declining population of those monkeys within the nation. The state govt had declared 29,000sqkm between Sirsi and Honnavar because the ALTMCR in 2012. Locally, it's referred to as 'Kattale Kaanu'.
Research showed that looking for meals by means of some people resulted in the decline of LTMs and the destruction of forests is one more reason. Though the wooded area in Sirsi -Siddapur area is protected, it is not a sanctuary because there may be human inhabitation.
Vasant Reddy said strict motion has been taken towards poachers and in the past three years, the wooded area department has planted 1 lakh bushes which provide a number of end result eaten by means of LTMs. After it was spotted that LTMs had been death of electrical shocks within the wooded area, the department with the assistance of Hescom insulated all electric wires, he added.
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