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The Gir forests were constituted into wildlife sanctuary in 1965
and its core area notified as national park in 1975. The protection
thus accorded to the area enhanced the flora and fauna attributes.
However this fame rested largely on its being the last refuge of
Asiatic lion, and the lion shows organized by the forest department
became very popular with the visitors where they could see and
photograph this majestic beast with relative ease. It also made the
Gir, one of the most well-known and visited protected areas in the
country. The lion show came to be seen as an over exposure, causing
apprehensions about animal loosing its natural instincts, and the
shows were stopped in 1988.Tourism receives about 2 million
visitors annually. With this sector, a trend described as nature
tourism and ecotourism. Within the Gir protected area, there are 26
temple complexes where more than 1.5 lakh pilgrims visit annually.
Of these however, only three may be considered the major ones -
Tulsishyam, Kankai, and Banej which together account for most of
the pilgrim traffic in the PA.The current study was to find out the
impact of tourism on Gir PA.
Jhilmil Jheel is a saucer shaped wetland situated on the left bank
of River Ganges in Chiriyapur forest range of Haridwar district in
Uttarakhand State, India.The sighting of swamp deer in this area
was reported by the authours on 1st February, 2005.Later, on 14
August 2005, the area was declared among one of the first
Conservation Reserve in India by the Hon President of India Prof
Abdul Kalam.The area is rich in faunal and floral diversity
including four species of deer (Chital, Sambar, Barking deer and
Swamp deer), Wild Elephant, Nilgai and Common leopard occasionally
tiger and a large number of resident and winter migratory
birds.Tantpur village is the only village adjacent to Jhilmil
Jheel. The village came into existence only after 1950's.These
villagers strongly support conservation of Swamp deer in Jhilmil
Jheel.Efforts are made here to highlight the management needs for
the betterment in conserving Swamp deer, its habitat and as a whole
flora and fauna of the Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve with the
cooperation of people of adjacent Tantwala village.
The corridor between Dudhwa National Park and Katerniaghat Wildlife
Sanctuary has been disrupted due to continuous biotic pressure and
human settlements. The situation of corridor between Katerniaghat
Wildlife Sanctuary and Royal Bardia National Park is more or less
similar. In the past corridors were safer passages for animals
while movement from one place to other. Records on the regular
movements of tiger, elephant and rhino from Katerniaghat Wildlife
Sanctuary to Dudhwa National Park are limited. But movement of
elephants and rhinos takes place between Royal Bardia National Park
and Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary, which is restricted to certain
areas. In such situation, revival of corridors is very important
for survival of these three isolated wild animal population
including rhinos, tiger and elephant.
Rhino Reintroduction Programme in Dudhwa National Park /Tiger
Reserve, in 2010, is going to celebrate its 25 years of successful
reintroduction in the field of wildlife conservation and
management. For the first time in India reintroduction of rhinos
from Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam and Chitwan National Park,
Nepal, rhinos reintroduced into former range of its distribution in
Dudhwa NP took place in two phases in 1984 and 1985.Of the total of
nine rhinos translocate to Dudhwa Tiger Reserve seven survived in
excellent health and these consisted of the young female and both
the males of 1984 translocation from Assam, and all four young
females of the 1985 from Nepal. Thus, these seven rhinos
constituted the seed population of rhinos at Dudhwa National Park.
In 1988, one adult male from Assam died after fought with another
dominant male. Again in 1991, a female, from Nepal died due
internal infection and abortion. She also lost her male calf in
1993 killed by the dominating male. The present rhino population of
total 30 rhino comprise of 25 calves of different age and 5 rhinos
of founder population (2010).
Shorttitle The Asiatic one-horned Rhinoceros/ Greater Indian
One-horned Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) is endangered species
of Indian mega fauna.Once Indian One-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros
unicornis) roamed over the Indus, Gangetic to Brahamputra flood
plains of the Indian sub- continent.At present the Great Indian One
Horned Rhinoceros has total population of about 2800 animals in
India and Nepal. In India, currently its population is restricted
to four natural populations in Assam viz Kaziranga, Manas, Orang
(Rajiv Gandhi WLS) and Pobitora, two natural populations in West
Bengal viz Jaldapara and Gorumara and one re- introduced population
in Dudhwa NP and one migratory population in Katerniaghat UP.In
Nepal, the three rhino populations are in Royal Chitwan NP, Royal
Bardia N.P and Sulkhlaphanta WLS. The Rhino of Royal Chitwan N.P.
is a natural population while Royal Bardia NP and Sukhlaphanta WLS
have the re- introduced population. The Kaziranga National Park in
Assam (India) has the highest population of Rhino (2084) and
Pobitora WLS (84 rhinos in 16 sq km area) followed by Royal Chitwan
N.P. in Nepal (408 rhinos) in 2010.
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