You are correct Vijay. When I visited MM hills in Karnataka, a
forested area where Veerapan use to live. People were saying that
after Veerapan death lots of buildings have come up in the name of Eco-
tourism and all. In fact the MM hills temple authority also
constructed lots of new buildings. These activities devastated lots of
forests around which was intact when Veerapan was there. ATREE
researchers who are working in these area are also supporting this
view and they were saying that forest department is not as effective
as Veerapan. However, we cannot avoid or ignore the fact that the
density or abundance of elephants and other animals had come down
during his ' tenure'.
Regards,
Giby
On Jul 25, 9:44 am, Vijayasankar <
vijay.botan...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I think both "sacred groves" and "naxallite prone forests" are effective in
> *in situ* plant conservation! ;)
>
> Regards
>
> Vijayasankar Raman
> National Center for Natural Products Research
> University of Mississippi
>