Forest Department staff engaged in field survey as part of the All-India Tiger Estimation – 2026 in Valparai forest range of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: SPL Estimation of tigers, co-predators, prey base and habitat assessment as part of the All-India Tiger Estimation – 2026 started in Pollachi and Tiruppur Forest Divisions of the Anamalai Tiger Reserve (ATR) on Wednesday. The exercise, which follows an eight-day protocol of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), will cover Pollachi, Valparai, Ulandy and Manambolly forest ranges of Pollachi Division and Udumalpet, Amaravathy, Kozhumam and Vandaravu forest ranges in Tirupur Division. Forest Department sources said that a training for the staff on the exercise was held on Monday. Enumerators were trained to use the M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tiger-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) app, which is used for the estimation. The field survey started on Wednesday and the estimation will conclude on January 13. The estimation in tiger-bearing forest ranges of the Coimbatore Forest Division will begin on January 27. Published – January 07, 2026 08:04 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Phase II of Masaorambu stream rejuvenation launched YouTuber held for circulating child sexual abuse content