Radio-collar for Nilgiri Tahr
September 19 , 2024
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- The Tamil Nadu Forest Department has fixed a tracking device on Nilgiri tahr in Anamalai Tiger Reserve for study purpose.
- Earlier, a Nilgiri tahr was radio-collared in the Mukurthi National Park.
- The tracking device with GPS (global positioning system) emitted signals and showed the location of the radio-collared individual for every 12 hours.
- The device could generate signals in this frequency for more than two years.
- The radio-collaring and monitoring is one of the nine components of the Project Nilgiri Tahr.
- It is monitoring the species with the tracking device will help the project team understand their home range and other behavioural patterns.
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