Good News

Following is a post published by Mr. Prakash Pawar who has been working for tiger conservation for several years in an orkut community.

Sahyadri Tiger Reserve.
Four districts namely Ratnagiri in Konkan, Satara, Sangli and Kolhapur in upper region of Maharashtra has been declared as Sahyadri Tiger Reserve. This demand has been fulfilled by Central Government after two years long wait. Above mentioned four districts consists of 180 villages out of which forty one villages are from Ratnagiri district in
Konkan.This Tiger Project has total area of 1627 Sq,Km. of which 629 Sq.Km is part of Koyana and Chandoli Sanctuary which also is part of project. According to last census nine tigers were counted in the region besides numbers of leopards, bears and bisons.

This is really a good news for all wildlife enthusiasts and nature lovers.