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Hornbill Population Survey
December 23 , 2025
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- The Tamil Nadu Forest Department will conduct a field survey to assess hornbill populations in forest landscapes.
- The survey will start in late December 2025 and continue until March or early April 2026, during the hornbill breeding season.
- The first phase will cover Anamalai, Srivilliputhur–Megamalai, and Kalakkad–Mundathurai Tiger Reserves, and Karamadai and Mettupalayam ranges under Coimbatore Forest Division.
- The survey will use the line transect method, where forest personnel, biologists, and researchers walk through selected habitats to record sightings and estimate population density.
- Four hornbill species will be documented - Great Hornbill, Malabar Grey Hornbill, Indian Grey Hornbill, and Malabar Pied Hornbill.
- In July 2025, the Tamil Nadu Government announced India’s first Centre of Excellence for Hornbill Conservation at Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR), Coimbatore district.
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