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Readers of Kenneth Anderson's books are also devout nature lovers. A group of such readers met at Aiyur, Tamil Nadu in June 2008 to explore the various ways in which they could contribute towards conservation in Kenneth Anderson's favorite forests.

The Melagiri Hills nestled between the Cauvery and Chinar rivers in Tamil Nadu, India, contain an expanse of 1295 sq. kms of dry deciduous and semi-evergreen forests. It is elephant country and contains two traditional elephant corridors. With the Bannerghatta National Park in the North east and Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary in the south, the forest range stretches to sanctuaries of BR Hills and Sathyamangala and joins the Tiger reserves of Nilgiri Biosphere, thus holding a very good potential for becoming a Tiger habitat for the future.

KANS decided to take on the task of securing this habitat for the Tiger through a mix of passive and active conservation activities like community interaction programmes (afforestation, educational programmes, alternative agricultural practices), equipping the ground forest staff (uniforms, torches), field work to control Man-Elephant conflict, removal of invasive species etc.