Surat: In an effort to increase herbivore population in the wild especially in and around Vansda National Park, seven more spotted deer were soft released on Saturday. The animals from the park’s deer breeding centre was released in presence of state minister Ganpatsinh Vasava.
“Till now many animals 36 are spotted deer and 3-4 horned antelope have been released in the wild successfully and on Saturday seven more spotted deer were soft released which will be released in the wild later, Nilesh Pandya, deputy conservator of forests, Dang (south) division, told TOI.
The VNP, which falls under the Dang (South) forest division, is spread over 23.99 sq km and is situated on a hilly terrain with moderate altitudes. These hills are extension of Sahyadri range. The Park represents northern part of Western Ghats in Gujarat. “We have so far recorded seven types of carnivores with the top predator of the park being leopard and three more species of deer. There are 150 species of bi
Attempt to increase the prey base to reduce the human-leopard conflict
Surat: In an attempt to increase the prey base to reduce the human-leopard conflict in South Gujarat, the three four-horned antelopes, bred at Shri Digvrendrasinh Deer & Ungulate Breeding centre at Vansda were released in the enclosure of the Vansda National park in Navsari district on Saturday.
This was the first such release of four-horned antelopes two males and one female bred at a breeding centre run by the city-based Nature Club Surat (NCS) in coordination of the forest department.
The project aims to breed and restock the three pre-existing deer and antelope species to restore prey-base for leopards in Vansda National Park and maintain the food-chain balance in the ecosystem.
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