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Dehradun’s Wildlife Institute to study overcrowding in Corbett Tiger Reserve, forcing tiger migration to mountains

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Dehradun’s Wildlife Institute to study overcrowding in Corbett Tiger Reserve, forcing tiger migration to mountains

Ramnagar: Jim Corbett National Park, India’s most prestigious tiger reserve, is now facing a critical space crisis, pushing tigers out of their natural habitat and into mountainous regions. With more than 260 tigers in Corbett alone, the carrying capacity of the reserve has exceeded its limit, leading to increased territorial conflicts and rising human-wildlife interactions. … Read more

WWI in Dehradun begins Char Dham shrines’ carrying capacity assessment on NGT orders

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WWI in Dehradun begins Char Dham shrines’ carrying capacity assessment on NGT orders

Dehradun: The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) has started assessing the carrying capacity of four shrines- Kedarnath, Gangotri, Yamunotri, and Hemkund Sahib. The four shrines have been witnessing a growing number of pilgrims in the recent past. While Chardham Yatra- 2023 saw the arrival of around 56 lakh pilgrims in the four shrines, this year the … Read more

Govt initiates study to trace South Asia’s population history with modern genomics

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Govt initiates study to trace South Asia’s population history with modern genomics

New Delhi: For the first time, the Indian government is conducting a comprehensive scientific study to determine the population history of South Asia using ancient and modern genomics. The project, titled “Reconstruction of the population history of South Asia using ancient and modern genomics,” is being carried out by the Anthropological Survey of India (AnSI) … Read more