Seshachalam Hills
A tiger has been reported in the Seshachalam hills for the first time in nearly a century. Trap cameras in Chitvel forest, Annamayya district, captured the animal both in daylight and after dusk, raising hopes that the predator is reclaiming a lost habitat. The sighting is symbolic, but it did not happen overnight.
A photo from June 2017 showed a sub-adult male tiger moving through the corridor between Nallamala and Seshachalam Hills at Giddalur in Prakasam district. That was eight long years ago. It shows how slow natural dispersal can be, and how much patience true conservation requires. Tigers do not recolonize landscapes quickly—they inch forward when pressure builds, when corridors connect, and when survival allows.
The boom in Nagarjunasagar–Srisailam Tiger Reserve (47 tigers in 2018, 77 in 2023, likely near 90 now) created that pressure. The Seshachalam sighting is a reward, but also a warning: if roads, expansion, or politics break the chain, another century could pass before a tiger returns. This is why protecting tiger corridors is non-negotiable.
The Sohini article:
Based on Hans India, India.
Photo via Hans India.
