It is important that the forest should be allowed to recover, as it is the main source of supply to Utakamund for house-building purposes." Hugh Cleghorn stated that "This forest has been much exhausted by a succession of unscrupulous contractors, and there is very little teak or Bombay Blackwood (Rosewood) at present fit for felling. However, by this time the Conservator of Forests of Madras Presidency, Dr.
However, the means for working the forest on a larger scale were obtained by an early sale of sandal wood, With only a small a sum to commence with, it was some time before any wood could be collected. In May 1859, a small monthly sanction was granted by the Government for the conservation and working of Sigur Forest. In the late 1700s, Tipu Sultan maintained a fort and trading route between the Kingdom of Mysore and Travancore, along the Moyar River here. Ī proposal has been initiated to notify Sigur and adjoining forest areas as a wildlife sanctuary for Vultures. The Western Ghats, the Nilgiri Sub-Cluster (more than 6,000 square kilometres (2,316.6 sq mi)), including all of Mudumalai National Park and the reserve forests of the Sigur Plateau, is under consideration by the UNESCO World Heritage Committee for selection as a World Heritage Site. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, which includes Sigur Plateau and the Nilgiri Hills, is part of the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves. This area supports over 6,300 elephants, that represents the largest single population of elephants and tigers in India. It is an important link between several contiguous protected areas forming the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, the largest protected forest area in India. The Sigur Plateau is notable as an important wildlife corridor in the Western ghats to sustain elephant and tiger numbers and their genetic diversity. It covers the 778.8 square kilometres (300.7 sq mi) portion of the Moyar River drainage basin on the northern slopes of the Nilgiri Hills, south of the Moyar River. Sigur Plateau ( Segur Plateau) is a plateau in the north and east of Nilgiri District in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu, South India. NE- Sathyamangalam Wildllife Sanctuary & Biligiriranga Hills Wildlife Sanctuary, S- Ootacamund. NW Bandipur National Park & Nagarhole National Park, N- Mysore District,
W- Mudumalai National Park & Wynad Wildlife Sanctuary,
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