Perimeter fence around Kattery Dam blocks wildlife’s access to waterbody
A recently installed perimeter fence surrounding the Kattery Dam, near Ketti Palada, in the Nilgiris could force wildlife into conflict with humans, worrying local residents.The two reservoirs that constitute the dam have stood for more than a hundred years and did not have any barriers that restricted wildlife entry. Residents said the reservoirs had become important water sources for a variety of wildlife, including gaur, sambar deer, porcupines, sloth bears and leopards that are known to frequent the area.S. Mani, a resident, said the Kattery stream, that flowed through the Ketti valley, was fully ensconced by farmlands, and the dam had since become a key area for wildlife to gather safely, away from human settlements.
- ▪A recently installed perimeter fence surrounding the Kattery Dam, near Ketti Palada, in the Nilgiris could force wildlife into conflict with humans, worrying local residents.The two reservoirs that constitute the dam have stood for more tha
- ▪Residents said the reservoirs had become important water sources for a variety of wildlife, including gaur, sambar deer, porcupines, sloth bears and leopards that are known to frequent the area.S.
- ▪Mani, a resident, said the Kattery stream, that flowed through the Ketti valley, was fully ensconced by farmlands, and the dam had since become a key area for wildlife to gather safely, away from human settlements.
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A recently installed perimeter fence surrounding the Kattery Dam, near Ketti Palada, in the Nilgiris could force wildlife into conflict with humans, worrying local residents.The two reservoirs that constitute the dam have stood for more than a hundred years and did not have any barriers that restricted wildlife entry. Residents said the reservoirs had become important water sources for a variety of wildlife, including gaur, sambar deer, porcupines, sloth bears and leopards that are known to frequent the area.S. Mani, a resident, said the Kattery stream, that flowed through the Ketti valley, was fully ensconced by farmlands, and the dam had since become a key area for wildlife to gather safely, away from human settlements.
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