Behaviour of Black Buck in Kaimure Wild Life Sanctuary Mirzapur Sonebhadra, UP

Abstract

The research activities are the least priority area in Vindhyan region. Though, it is high time to organize research well as monitor conservation activities in this area. Therefore, the present work has been undertaken to study the ecology, and behavior of black-buck so that some contribution could be made in the proper conservation and management of the wild life biodiversity of Vindhyan region with special reference to this prey-base animal which has an ornamental value also. The seals of the Indus valley civilization (Circa 3500 BC) depict black-buck, as do the rock paintings of central India (Circa 5000-2500 BC). The black-buck continued to remain a favorite subject of the Rajput. Mughal and later the Pahari painters. The word “Mriga” (deer) is a generic term in the classical Indian language implying both doers and antelopes and appears often in the Vedas, the Purana. the Buddhist Jatakas and stories of the “Panchatantra”. When depicting on illusory; mriga with the Golden Fleece, with which the demon Rawan tempted Sits, is an incident of vital significance in the Ramayana epic. Medieval painters always portray the black-buck. Akbar’s son Jahangir was a keen observer of animal behavior and patron of arts. Jahangir nominated his favorite black-buck ‘Mansaraj’ as the “Chief’ of his captive black-buck and when the animal died, an imposing ‘hurl (around fortress like building) surrounded by a moat was built in his memory (Tuzuk-l-Jahagiri, Janhangir). The monument still exists.