Vanishing Antelope Cervicapra (black-buck) Population in Kaimur Wild Life Sanctuary, Mirzapur-Sonbhadra (U. P.)
Keywords:
Depletion, Antelope Cervicapra, Black-BuckAbstract
Depletion of biodiversity is an alarming problem all over the world. Though India has an age old tradition of nature conservation and the same is reflected in old literature and cultural ethics, but during the recent past, there had been sudden decline in the wild life biodiversity of India. The ideal system for genetic resource conservation is "in situ" i.e. in reserve forest and protected areas. The protected areas are the key to the survival of endangered species. In spite of being numerous, unfortunately they are small in size and are under considerable pressure from ever increasing anthropogenic development. The presence of human being in the Indian wild life habitat has increased to the extent that there is hardly any forest area in India which is truly free from human intrusion. The present paper provides useful information about black-buck (Antelope Cervicapra) of Kaimur wild life sanctuary. This sanctuary was established in 1982 and situated on Vindhyan hills. The sanctuary covers the area of 501 square Km. and belongs to the southern part of district Mirzapur and Sonbhadra. The sanctuary was once known for its black-buck population but now this beautiful timid mammal species is threatened and rapidly vanishing at faster rate than anticipated. Thus it is high time to save this species from complete extermination in this region. The paper also deals with the causes of depletion of black-buck (Antelope cervicapra) population in the sanctuary itself.
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