Bidar, Jan. 5 -- Karnataka Forest, Biology and Environment Minister Ishwar B Khandre stated that the Tiger Census-2026 will begin from Monday in all forest areas of the state, including Kali, Bhadra, Nagarhole, Bandipur and BRT Tiger Reserve.

This process will be carried out in all the 38 forest division patrols in each zone of the state's forest areas, for which training was given to the frontline personnel of all the 13 forest circles of the state and 5 tiger reserves separately in October-December last year.

Starting today, for 3 days, a team of 3 people will travel 5 km in the forest every day in all the patrols of the state and collect details of footprints, droppings, direct sightings of all carnivorous animals, including tigers a...