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Swine
flu Reports Gir
national park in Gujarat has artificial water pits for animals by
Suresh Soni Gir
National Park: With mercury rising each passing day and natural water sources
drying up, forest rangers of Gir National Park in Gujarat are digging trenches
in which water is filled periodically by tractor-driven tankers for the animals
to quench their thirst. Game Wardens of the Gir sanctuary have dug around 215
cavernous wide pits in the deep jungle in which water for the animals is filled
periodically by tractor-tankers as almost all the water sources have dried up.
According to Sandeep Kumar Singh, the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Gir Forest
National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, the drive to create more artificial water
holes will continue till June last when the monsoon sets in here. "This is in
fact the peak period when lots of water sources dry up.Although we have around
seven perennial rivers in the Gir National Park and Sanctuary. But still there
is the need of managing artificial water holes. So what we do is we have a lot
of artificial water holes where our staff on a regular basis, particularly two
times in a day, go and fill the water so that there is no problem of water for
any wild animals," said Sandeep Kumar Singh. Established in Circa 1965, the Gir
Forest National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan-Gir, is the sole
home of the majestic Asiatic lions. Covering a total area of 1412 kilometres (about
258 kilometres for the fully protected area (the National Park) and 1153 kilometres
for the Sanctuary), the area is considered to be one of the most important protected
areas in Asia due to its supported species. The April 2005 census recorded the
lion-count in Gir at 359, an increase of 32 as compared to the previous figures
of 2001. -May
18, 2009 Go
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