(IN - Gir) Your suggestions please....

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Hello Friends,

 

I am drafting a list of suggestions to be sent to concerned authorities

regarding present problems, future improvements needed in conservation of

Gir and protection of Asiatic Lions. Why not have your inputs to this list?

Please send your suggestions, current problems at Gir, conservation methods

or whatsoever that you may feel would help better conservation practice and

management of Gir Wildlife Sanctuary.

 

As a quick aid to refresh your memory I have given hereunder few points:

 

- Problems due to religious places inside WLS

 

- Problems due to unregulated constructions inside and on periphery

of Gir

 

- Industries problem and control

 

- Mining & quarries problems and control

 

- Problems of plastics and other pollutants

 

- Problems due to road network inside and on periphery of Gir

 

- Maldharis inside the WLS

 

- Use of technology like CCTV camera and other modern technologies.

 

- Problem of Open wells

 

- Creating new home/s for lions

 

- Stronger management, monitoring and control systems with help of

management gurus.

 

- Human pressure

 

- Man animal conflict.

 

- Involvement of community and NGOs in Conservation;

 

- Programmes to educate people and students surrounding Gir.

 

- Inadequate & Unequipped field Staff; Fixing responsibilities of

staff

 

- Forest land encroachment

 

- Better Animal health management

 

- Protection of lion satellite areas (i.e. areas outside Gir)

 

- Acquisition of corridor lands

 

- Railway line

 

- Illegal Grazing

 

- Increase in unwanted vegetation like lantana

 

- Poaching problems and measures

 

- Wood cutting

 

- Degradation of peripheral forest

 

- Genetic bottle-neck

 

- Night safaris

 

- Exploitation by political leaders of surrounding areas (vote

bank!)

 

- Appointment of global experts to suggest conservation

 

- More frequent Census using latest techniques.

 

Please add, edit, elaborate, censor or whatever and let me hear from you as

soon as possible.

 

Regards and thanks in advance.

 

Kishore Kotecha

 

Wildlife Conservation Trust of India

 

Rajkot Gujarat India

 

Email: <info info

 

URL: www.asiaticlion.org