Mudumalai plays an important role in biodiversity conservation of especially large mammals, by offering habitat contiguity of about 3300 km 2 with three other protected areas in the region, namely Nagarahole and Bandipur National Park and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary through forest corridors between the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. Mudumalai Tiger Reserve is one of the few areas in the country with a rich and varied terrain, flora and fauna. Hence the present study was under took major objectives on (1) To find out the nesting tree preference, (2) To find out the nesting trees variables to support the IGS nesting, (3) Nesting behavior of IGS, and (4) To given an scientific recommendation for long term management and sustainable conservation of the species. In Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, there is an only one literature was available on IGS population and nesting ecology. The ecology of squirrels from Asian countries has been little studied and published information is scarce. The species is omnivorous and feeds on fruits, flowers, nuts, bark, bird eggs and insects. The nests, which are made of leaves and twigs, are built-in tall, profusely branched trees, in the higher canopy. It usually constructs more than one nest, or drey, within a single breeding season. A solitary living species, it is seen in pairs only during the breeding season. It is a large-bodied (90–100 cm), diurnal and arboreal squirrel. The Indian giant squirrel occurs in the elevation range of 180–2300 m and inhabits deciduous, mixed deciduous and moist evergreen forests. The Indian giant squirrel is currently listed in the “Least Concern” category of IUCN Red List, Appendix II of CITES and Schedule II of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 of India. It has faced local extinction and range restriction in several areas due to hunting and habitat loss and suitable habitat is limited in the areas where it occurs. Although it is widely distributed within its range, it occurs in severely fragmented populations. The Indian or Malabar giant squirrel ( Ratufa indicaErxleben, 1777) is endemic to Peninsular India (South India).
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