Tamil Nadu Forest staff deploy M-STrIPES app for tiger census in Anamalai Tiger Reserve

Exam-focused facts from the 10 January 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

Forest staff will use the Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status (M-STrIPES) app to record census data.
The All India Tiger Estimation Survey 2026 in Anamalai Tiger Reserve begins Wednesday, covering 115 transect lines with over 340 staff.
Previous census identified 25 tigers in ATR and seven to eight shared between ATR and Parambikulam Tiger Reserve.