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| October 11, 2009 | International conference for conservation of Kashmir stag | | Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Saturday inaugurated an international conference for the conservation of Hangul, the critically endangered Kashmir stag, in Srinagar. The conference is hosted by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and Sher-e-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (SKUAST) in collaboration with Wildlife Institute of India and Wildlife Protection Department of Jammu and Kashmir. The international conference is aimed to bring together the deer experts and conservationists
all over the world to discus the latest research findings on the effective management
and conservation aspects of the endangered deer species in general and Hangul
in particular. “The aim of this conference is that we want to adopt management
and conservation techniques being used around the world for red deer species whose
sub species is Hangul, the Kashmiri deer,” said Khurshid Ahmad, Conservator with
the Wildlife Protection Wing of the Forest Department. Meanwhile, the Director
of WWF (Central Asian Programme), Olgo Perelodova, said that wildlife conservation
is the main concern of the organization and how it was necessary to highlight
the threat faced by the endangered species in the State. “Such a conference is
held in Kashmir because it shows how highly the issues of wildlife conservation
are on top of the priorities for the development of the Kashmir . And I think
that exchange of experience of national experts or national scientists and involvement
of international expertise is very useful and when applied for practical work
it will help to save the species,” Olgo Perelodova said. The Hangul or Kashmir
stag (Cervus Elaphus Hanglu) a sub-species of European Red Deer is a critically
endangered deer, as its population has declined from an estimated 2000 in 1947
to mere 170 to 200 in recent years, due to poaching, excessive grazing of livestock
and forest fires. It is unique to Kashmir and the last genetically viable Hangul
population of the world is at present restricted to Dachigam Park in Srinagar. | |
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