Hunsur: The National Tiger Estimation exercise began at Nagarahole Tiger Reserve forest yesterday morning and eight ranges would be covered in the first phase of the exercise, said Forest officials.
There are a total of 91 beats and the Forest staff will cover 5 km daily on foot and will cover 15 km till Jan. 25. Apart from tigers, the staff will also indulge in counting of elephants and gaurs. Following COVID pandemic, no volunteers have been taken for the estimation exercise and the findings would be directly documented using M-Stripes Ecological App.
