Hi all, I was suggested by some one on one among the list serves that I should systematically document the wildlife ( Flora & fauna) of the Rajmachi. The area was proposed as WLS by the state forest dept. couple of years ago. The proposed area of sanctuary was to cover apprx. 400 Sq. Kms and was named as Father H Santapau WLS - the great botanist who had worked on the flora of sahyadri.
Now, I want people on this forum to suggest me that apart from the below mentioned format of documenting the wildlife of Rajmachi, what else one could do best to achieve the aim of the documentation purpose of getting it declared as PA in Maharashtra. 1) GPS area marking ( Way point and tracks marking through the only path leading from Tungarli dam to the atop of the fort. To mention the geography of area, the path of apprx 14 Kms leading to top of the fort is maximum 200 Mtrs. in width and is having hills on one side and valley on other side. So, my scope of documentation the diversity is very limited , through the path only. 2) Collection of sign of presence specimens such as PUG MARKS, HOOF MARKS plaster casting. Other signs such as scretch marks, droppings are also equally important, dropings, scats i can collect in the field and send it to the veternary colleges for its further analysis. 3) Gathering the database of the prior information being made available in sense of Thesis, Scientific reports, journals and field trip reports by the naturalist of the region. 4) Photographing anything , such as Flora & fauna , which is suspicious to be new or lesser reported in the earlier field trip reports, along with the GPS way point marking on the device. Anything else, kindly suggest. Thanks & regards Rajesh Sachdev On Wed, Jun 25, 2008 at 1:56 PM, Rajesh Sachdev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi all, > You all must be knowing that since long I have been writing about Rajmachi. > This is more than 3 years that i have been roaming in the forests of > Rajmachi which is on spur of Biodiversity hot spot of Western Ghats. I think > Rajmachi is in dire need of protection, as its open forests are under threat > of uncontrolled poaching, tree cutting and so on and so forth.For sure it is > critical Wildlife Habitat , hence it need protection as well. > > Here I am seeking the suggestions and support to get declared Rajmachi as > protected area under all the wildlife & forest laws ( Such as WLPA, FCA & > IFA ). I Would welcome people sharing there experiences and case study on > there inputs for getting an area declared as PA. > > Looking forward for healthier response. > > -- > -- > Regards > Rajesh Sachdev > Wild Mumbai Nature Conservation > -- > "The tiger cannot be preserved in isolation. It is at the apex of a large > and complex biotope. Its habitat, threatened by human intrusion, commercial > forestry, and cattle grazing, must first be made inviolate." - Mrs. Indira > Gandhi --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "indiantreepix" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.co.in/group/indiantreepix?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
