First documentation of 46 wildlife corridors of Karnataka launched
A new book titled 'The Last Pathways: Wildlife Corridors of Karnataka' has been launched, documenting 46 critical wildlife corridors in the Indian state. The Bengaluru Development Authority has pledged to protect two specific corridors near Bannerghatta National Park.
Why it matters
Documenting wildlife corridors is essential for biodiversity conservation and mitigating human-wildlife conflict in rapidly developing regions.
The Last Pathways: Wildlife Corridors of Karnataka , a first-of-its-kind book that identifies and documents 46 wildlife corridors in Karnataka, was launched today in Bengaluru.
The event also witnessed Bengaluru Development Authority (BDA) officials announcing that two wildlife corridors close to Bengaluru will be taken care of by them.
The first such State-wide documentation, the book looks at corridors that support a wide array of large mammals and span across forests, scrub lands, plantations and human inhabited regions.
Sanjay Gubbi, wildlife biologist and chief author of the book, noted that the book is a result of research that began around five years ago and took 222 person days of field work to be completed.
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