News Paper Report in Dina Thanthi, one of the Largest Circulated News Paper in India ; ➖ and the Largest circulated News Paper in Tamil Nadu ; on 07 Jul 2022 regarding the DISCOVERY of 🐾 Neelagiri Kaduva ( Neelagiri Tiger ) by Dijo Thomas ! ( Tamil Language ) .

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News Paper Report in  Dina Thanthi, 

 The Largest circulated News Paper in Tamil Nadu ; 

 And the 9 th Largest News Paper by Circulation in India ; 

   with a Circulation of 14, 72, 948 (1.4 Million) Copies!   (Source : Wikipedia)

( And a Readership of Minimum 10 Times Over !! ) ; 

on 07 Jul 2022 regarding the DISCOVERY of 

 Neelagiri Kaduva ( Neelagiri Tiger ) by Dijo Thomas ! ( Tamil Language ) 

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We are also giving here ;

 the Explanation by Scientist and Conservation Biologist Dijo Thomas, who had Discovered and Scientifically Proved Neelagiri Tiger; in his Facebook page, below so that You can have a better idea of this report, as this News Paper Report is in the Local Language, Tamil (Language of Tamil Nadu State in India) :

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👉 Today's News Paper Report in 

     🟠 Dina Thanthi, 

➖  The Largest circulated News Paper in Tamil Nadu ; 

➖ And the 9 th Largest News Paper by Circulation in India ; 

    ➖ with a Circulation of 14, 72, 948 Copies ❗

( And a Readership of Minimum 10 Times Over !! ) ; 

on 07 Jul 2022 regarding the DISCOVERY of 

🐾 Neelagiri Kaduva ( Neelagiri Tiger ) by Dijo Thomas ! ( Tamil Language ) 

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👉 This News Report is About 

🐾 🟢 NEELAGIRI KADUVA ( Neelagiri Tiger ) HABITAT in Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve ( TR ) - Mudhumala TR - Bandipur TR Belt 

| Which forms the " Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve " .

🛑 🐾 Neelagiri Tiger {Neelagiri Kaduva} - is a Newly Discovered Rare Species

 👉 as Big as Tiger - with the face of dog, which is ■ Critically Endangered, 

👉 Discovered and SCIENTIFICALLY PROVED by Dijo Thomas ;

  in Kerala, Tamil Nadu & Karnataka in India, since 2014 !

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■ The Main Population of Neelagiri Kaduva in Tamil Nadu, India, Exists in the Satyamangalam - Mudhumala TR - Bandipur TR Belt .

● Which is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Ecosystem !

Dijo Thomas did a Detailed Study of Neelagiri Kaduva in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, spanning many Years ! 

👉 1. Dijo Thomas found that the Main Habitat of Neelagiri Kaduva in Tamil Nadu, India, 

➖ Exists in the the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve ( NBR ) !!

👉 2. The Main Population of Neelagiri Tiger in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

➖ Exists in the the Satyamangalam TR !!

Dijo Thomas has named this Population as Nilgiri Biosphere Population of Neelagiri Kaduva !

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● Satyamangalam Tiger Reserve is the Core Zone

 Satyamangalam acts as the Core Zone for Neelagiri Kaduva Habitat in NBR due to the Unique Geography and Location of the STR Region :

👉 Being Located in the Centre, STR allows Neelagiri Kaduva to Migrate to Other Wildlife Sanctuaries Located around it , viz

➖ Billigiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Sigur Plateau, Mudumalai National Park, Bandipur National Park and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary !

👉 Unlike for Tigers, which have a smaller home Territory of about 30 sq. Km ;

   Migration is a Very Important aspect of Neelagiri Kaduva's Survival, which comes to about 100 to 150 Kms in length 

➖ The Highest for any Big Cat in the World !

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❓ Why do Neelagiri Kaduva MIGRATE 100 to 150 Kms in length ?

➖ ( The Highest for any Big Cat in the World ! )

👉 This High Migratory Nature of Neelagiri Tiger has to do with its Food Habits.

After a few weeks, the Dogs in an area will understand that a Predator, the Neelagiri Kaduva is present in their area !

1. Then the Dogs, Foxes, Jackals in the area will Temporarily Escape to other places !

2. Dijo Thomas have noticed another Behaviour among dogs in the Coastal Belt of Thrissur, where he Studied Neelagiri Kaduva for 2 Years, in 2016 and 2017.

👉 The Dogs will form a Big, Tight Gang among themselves, sometimes even more than 20, when Neelagiri Kaduva has been known to be Hunting in their Area ;

And will Fight the Neelagiri Kaduva as a Pack, making Hunting very Difficult ! 

Forcing the Latter to move off !

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🔲 People Living Near Forests in Satyamangalam Region, Knows Neelagiri Kaduva Very Well ❗

👉 Not Only People Living Near Forests in Satyamangalam Region ;

➖ But People Living in Villages Far Away from the Forests, in Erode District, knows about Neelagiri Kaduva, by its Colloquial Name in that region, " Nari " ❗

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⛔ You,

 ➖ Yourself Can Find Out Whether Neelagiri Kaduva Exists in Satyamangalam Forests ❗

I can Tell You How To :

👉 If you Ask People who are Related to Forests, like

➖ Illegal Hunters, Ex - Hunters, Old Persons above 60 or 70 Years of Age,

➖ Shepherds and Cowherds

     ● They Know About the Predators , including Neelagiri Kaduva and others Present in Their Forests ;

 Better than Anyone in their Area ; As Most of the Predators Will Come to Catch their Precious Possessions -- Goats and Cows , one Time or the other !!

 ---- Forest Watchers, Workers going Inside Forests etc. In Satyamangalam Region of Erode District, they will Know about ;

and can tell you the Details of Neelagiri Kaduva !

👉 Not Only that they Knows about Neelagiri Kaduva ; Many of them have Seen Neelagiri Kaduva !

👉 Some of them have Seen Neelagiri Kaduva, in Broad Daylight ❗ ; 

and Some of them have Seen in Close Quarters, in good Light Conditions - Only a Few Feet Away !!

👉 There is NO WAY That the Last Two Category Going Wrong !

👉 In the Villages Near Erode Forests, the Details About Neelagiri Kaduva is Part of

➖ Their Traditional Knowledge -- Handed Down from Generation to Generation !

👉 Traditional Knowledge of Neelagiri Kaduva in Those Villages is Not a Folklore, 

But Concrete Knowledge, as far as They are Concerned,

➖ Because Many People in the Present Generation ; have also Seen Neelagiri Kaduva !!

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● Tribals in the Satyamangalam Region

The Knowledge of Tribals in the Satyamangalam Region, 

 is More Detailed and Elaborate than other Villagers, as Tribals Knows Forests, Better than Anyone Else !

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🧰 Dijo Thomas presented 4 Scientific Papers on Neelagiri Kaduva, the NEW Species Discovered by him, and F3B-NSPM Method in 

   ■ 103rd Indian Science Congress, 2016 ; and 

   ■ 104th Indian Science Congress, 2017 , in 2 Consecutive Years ! 

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