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Butterfly Migration 2018: An update
Migration Zonal Theory for Tamil Nadu– Proposal
Zone 1: The Eastern Ghats complex stretching from Jawadhu Hills up to Chennai has witnessed housing of the Tigers and Crows
and their movement to the Eastern Ghats bordering Karnataka- AP is also noted. This phenomenon has however to be studied
in detail to understand better.
Zone 2: An important zone which witnesses the movement regularly. The Yercaud- Kolli- Pachamalai Complex is usually the
first to trigger the movement and the movement is usually through Erode and reaches a wider area from Palghat Gap to The
Nilgiris and part of the ATR (Anamalai Tiger Reserve) through Pollachi
Zone 3: The lower part of the Zone 2 complex and the rich plains usually send the Tigers and Crows through vast plain to reach
Palni Hills/ Kodai foot hills
Zone 4: The Sirumalai- Azhagar Hills complex (being the last Eastern Ghats points in India) witnesses the movement to the
Western Ghats of Madurai and Theni District including Albatross and Emigrants apart from Crows and Tigers
Zone 5: The Southern most part of WG usually does not see the movement from the interior TN as there are no hill complex
nearby, and there may be some local movements, however. This Zone has witnessed, however, a huge Emigrant migration in
the recent years.
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