Medininagar, Dec 10 (PTI) The census of tigers along with other wild animals in all forest areas of Jharkhand will start on December 15, an official said on Wednesday.

Chief Conservator of Forests and Field Director of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) S R Natesh has been appointed as the Nodal Officer for the exercise.

Addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, Natesh said, “The census will be conducted digitally using the Ecological App. The Government of India has appointed me as the nodal officer for the state to carry out this comprehensive census." He said that apart from digital counting, the animals will also be counted manually. The app-based census will be completed by December 22, after which wildlife counting in protected and non-protected forest divisions will be conducted wi

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