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| Census of wild life species taken up | | | Early Times Reporter
Jammu | Mar 31
To identify number of various wildlife species in Jammu and Kashmir, the State Wildlife Department in collaboration with experts from Wild Life Institute of India, Dehradun has started census operation in Surinsar and Mansar Wildlife Sanctuaries which is likely to be completed within next three days. Similar exercise is being carried out later on in Poonch, Rajouri, Udhampur and Doda districts
According to Regional Wildlife Warden, NA Kichloo, census of different wildlife species, including leopards, Asian bears, Hangul (Kashmiri stag) and snow leopards across Jammu and Kashmir was in the pipeline.
Kichloo stated that the current census operation was being carried out on direct and indirect evidence and in certain cases global positioning system was one among the scientific methodology.
In Surinsar and Mansar sanctuaries, March to May period is considered suitable for bird viewing and the period between September and March is proper for viewing mammals. The census will cover various species of mammals, including Goral, wild bear, barking deer and leopard.
The Wildlife Department experts said that census with the help of latest equipment was called for determining whether the number of endangered Hangul (Kashmiri stag), found only in the Valley, had increased or not. They said in the past census operations used to be carried out on the basis of pug marks and direct spotting. |
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