Talk:Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve/GA1

GA Review
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Reviewer: Sainsf (talk · contribs) 15:09, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Hi! Will review this. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 15:09, 27 March 2016 (UTC)

Lead

 * First declared in 2008 What was it declared as?✅
 * is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Tamil Nadu Important enough to be mentioned in the first para of lead.✅
 * Italicize taluk✅
 *  the north western Tamil Nadu. No "the"✅
 * Duplinks: Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, tiger reserve✅

History

 * The Sathyamangalam forests was declared Grammar✅
 * effective 3 November 2008 "with effect from"?✅
 * In July 2010, the Indian Minister of State  Why say "Indian"? It is not needed here. Also, can the name of the minister be added?✅
 * Link camera trap at the first mention.✅
 * to up to 30 tigers Better say "as many as 30 tigers" so as not to repeat "to".✅
 * in the state with the other three "state, with"✅

Distribution

 * I think a better name for this section is "Expanse"✅
 * The total area declared as a sanctuary was I think you should say "originally" declared.✅
 * to the existing wildlife sanctuary spread over 524.34 km2 (202.45 sq mi) Repetition✅
 * At place it is square kilometres, elsewhere it is km2✅
 * core zone comprises of  No "of"✅
 * What is buffer zone?(linked;✅)
 *  Guthiyalathur reserved forests 299.47 square kilometres (115.626 sq mi) The areas in this line should be bracketed✅

Flora

 * Duplink: dry deciduous✅
 *  mixed Shrubland No caps✅

Fauna

 * Link gene flow✅
 * of the two habitats Better say ecoregions not habitats.✅
 * Has there been any survey since 2009? (cannot find one. tiger numbers have been updated as per 2012.Magentic Manifestations (talk) 03:59, 29 March 2016 (UTC))✅
 * population was estimated to be made up of 40 Replace "made up" by "consisting"✅
 * Vultures were last seen here in the 1970s and the discovery was significant due to rapid decline of vulture population in India --> Last sighted in the region in the 1970s, the rediscovery of the vulture, a bird rapidly disappearing from India, has been significant.✅
 * Duplinks:Bengal tigers, camera trap, WWF, Indian elephants✅

Administration

 * Conservation is a duplink✅
 * In 2011, Forest department officials National or state level department?✅
 * killed by police "the" police.✅

That should be all. Good luck! Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 14:57, 28 March 2016 (UTC)

Very well, all issues have been resolved. I believe this meets all the GA criteria. I am happy to promote this. Sainsf &lt;^&gt; Feel at home 03:40, 29 March 2016 (UTC)