A family from Thirulakunnu village that was encouraged to move out and relocated elsewhere. Pic courtesy: (Source: WTI)
A REPORT released by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) last month shows that four years after the Thirunelli-Kudrakote elephant corridor in Kerala’s Wayanad district was accorded protection by the state, unencumbered elephant movement in the corridor has increased, as has the presence of other species in the area, including tigers and spotted deer.
The Wayanad corridor, initiated by the Kerala government nearly 15 years ago in association with the WTI and several other national and international NGOs, is the first…
