Despite opposition from residents and political parties to the Tamil Nadu government identifying two corridors that run through Gudalur in the Nilgiris, legal experts and conservationists feel that notifying the two corridors will be imperative in ensuring the conservation of the Asian elephant in the region.
The experts feel that notifying the corridor will help in reducing further encroachments to elephant habitats in the region, but also state that the government needs to ensure that pattas are distributed to people who have been living in the region for many decades to ensure peaceful co-existence between humans and animals.
