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- Impact of Hunting on Population of Pheasants in the Western Indian Himalayas
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Indian Forester, Vol 138, No 10 (2012), Pagination: 921-926Abstract
The present study tested the hypothesis that "game species are lost when forest areas are subjected to hunting and populations of already threatened species may become locally extinct from many forests of the Western Indian Himalaya". The study was designed to determine effects of vegetation structure and heterogeneity, and behaviour of animal species on their encounters in hunted and protected sites. The compared forest patches are similar in abundance of trees, herbs, and shrubs. Animal densities allowed the investigator to determine whether higher densities of pheasants in the protected areas are simply due to protection efforts accorded within this zone. The study provides scientific evidence that hunting seriously impacts populations of hunted species. The results show that cheer pheasant (Catreus wallichi), kaleej pheasant (Lophura leucomelanos), koklass pheasant (Pucrasia macrolopha) and monal pheasant (Lophophorus impejanus) are seen more often in protected sites than in hunted sites. The locally common species are heavily impacted and at higher risk of local extinctions from forest patches in this landscape than the rare ones.Keywords
Himalaya, Pheasant, Hunting and Impact
- Densities and Population Sizes of Large Mammals in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, Jammu and Kashmir, India
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1 Planning Commission, National Rainfed Area Authority, D.P. Shastri Marg, New Delhi – 110067
2 Central Wildlife Division, Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar-11
1 Planning Commission, National Rainfed Area Authority, D.P. Shastri Marg, New Delhi – 110067
2 Central Wildlife Division, Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar-11
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Indian Forester, Vol 139, No 10 (2013), Pagination: 872-878Abstract
Large mammal census exercise was conducted in Kishtwar High Altitude National Park to estimate their populations using Belt Transect Count approach. For seven common species of large mammals, the densities (number of animals/ 2 km ) estimated from our survey were 0.2 mean ± 0.1 95% CI (Red deer, Cervus elaphus hanglu), 0.18 mean ± 0.04 95% CI (Musk deer Cervus chrysogaster), 1.73 mean ± 0.56 95% CI (Goral, Nemorhaedus goral), 1.76 mean ± 0.24 95% CI (Himalayan ibex, Capra ibex), 3.45 mean ± 1.79 95% CI (Common langur, Semnopithecus entellus), 7.1 mean ± 0.69 95% CI (Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta) and 0.29 mean ± 0.04 95% CI (Yellow-throated martin, Martes flavigula). We estimated 60 - 90 Musk deer, 4 - 20 Red deer, 527 - 1036 Goral, 684 - 900 Himalayan ibex, 747 - 2360 Common langur, 2884-3508 Rhesus macaque and 109 - 148 Yellow-throated martin. The sex ratio of Rhesus macaque was 1 male : 2 female and age composition being 2.94 adults : 1 young. Similarly, 2.5 females were available for every male with age composition being 3.23 adults : 1 young.Keywords
Kishtwar, Mammals, Age and Sex Ratio, Abundance and ChecklistReferences
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