KA bibliophiles will tell you that 20 of the 57 Kenneth Anderson stories are based in the Melagiri hills. This hilly region lies in the Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri Districts of Tamilnadu with the River Cauvery forming one of the boundaries. The area has a rich diversity of mammals, birds, plants and herbs of important medicinal value. A healthy population of resident and migratory elephants are to be found here.
Projects
Melagiri Restoration (Ongoing)
Road kill awareness campaign (Completed)
Many protected areas are crisscrossed by busy roads, that carry hundreds of vehicles a day. Road accidents have emerged as one of the threats facing the already endangered wildlife. KANS has taken up couple of initiatives at the Bandipur National Park and Rajiv Gandhi National Park, to reduce this risk.
Safari Visitors Awareness campaign (Completed)
Every time we take a safari ride in a Protected Area (PA), we expect to see the elusive tiger. What we don’t realize is that tigers are solitary and nocturnal in nature and hence sighting them on safari rides is extremely difficult. This holds good for other predators too.