India’s first and largest road stretch has been built

Sources: Better India

A 16 km long elevated stretch has been built in Pench Tiger Reserve and it is located south of the tiger reserve area in Madhya Pradesh. And it is India’s first and largest road stretch where such wildlife-friendly mitigation measures have been used on such a scale and studied.

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According to a study by the Wildlife Institute of India, usage of these underpasses by tigers has increased by 127%. They are also used by 20 other species including wild elephants, spotted deer, gaur, nilgai, and the rare rusty spotted cat.