Another similar recent example I came across in a Van Vihar organized nature study camp is the porcupine eating away at Tendu bark creating girdles.
I agree with Yazdy that the damage is miniscule compared to what 'the most dangerous animal on this planet' has done. rakesh On Sat, May 23, 2009 at 7:37 PM, raghu ananth <[email protected]> wrote: > > We saw this tree - guggala dhoopa - Boswellia serrata Var.glabra > (BURSERACEAE) with its bark removed/eaten(?) up. Locals over here say the > the sambar deer (Cervus unicolor) with its long horn rubs the bark of this > tree and eventually removes it (ring barking or girdlin) completly. The > tree with its bark stripped would die soon. We saw two such trees without > its bark. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringbarking > The bark of this tree is considered to be sweet, cooling and tonic. > > Local Name (Kannada) : guggala dhoopa > Hindi Salai > Scientific Boswellia serrata Var.glabra (BURSERACEAE). > Bolpe reseved forest, Kukke, Western ghats > Photo date: 25 Mar 2009 > > References:- > From wikipedia > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringbarking > the process of completely removing a strip of bark (consisting of Secondary > Phloem tissue, cork cambium, and cork) around a tree's outer circumference, > causing its death. > Girdling occurs by deliberate human action (forestry and vandalism), > accidentally (as in the case of new saplings tethered to a supporting > stake), or by the feeding actions of > some herbivores (who feed on bark at their height). It is most commonly > used as a deliberate method of thinning forests and by farmers to yield > larger fruits. > > http://www.liveindia..com/herbs/7.html<http://www.liveindia.com/herbs/7.html> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boswellia_serrata > > http://envis.frlht.org/trade_search.php?txtpart=RESIN&lst_part=RESIN&txttrade=&lst_trade=KUNTHIRIKKAM > > ------------------------------ > Explore and discover exciting holidays and getaways with Yahoo! India > Travel Click here! > > <http://in.rd.yahoo.com/tagline_Travel_1/*http://in.travel.yahoo.com/> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
