The legendary Kannimara teak of the Parambikulam Tiger Reserve is still growing in height and girth. Over the last five years, the centuries-old teak has grown by 1.85 metres in height and 9 cm in girth, sending promising signals of hope for one of the largest and oldest teak tree in the world.
When a team of scientists from the Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) and the Parambikulam Tiger Conservation Foundation jointly measured the Kannimara teak using modern scientific techniques on Monday, it brightened the hopes of not only the age-old teak, but the entire Parambikulam Tiger Reserve as well.