That is true. In Nilgiri all along the roads Cestrum aurentiacum has grown profusely, similarly most of the places Lantana, Parthenium dominated the unused fields
On Monday, September 22, 2014 3:31:42 PM UTC+5:30, JM Garg wrote: > > Forwarding pl. > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Praveen J > Date: 22 September 2014 14:43 > Subject: Fwd: Invasive plants threaten wildlife > To: > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: > Date: Mon, Sep 22, 2014 at 2:37 PM > Subject: Invasive plants threaten wildlife > To: Praveen J > > > http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/invasive-plants-threaten-wildlife/article6433166.ece > > Invasive plants threaten wildlife > > : Wild growth of invasive alien plants such as *Senna spectabilis* > (calceolaria shower), *Lantana* , *Eupatorium* and *Parthenium* is posing > a threat to wildlife and indigenous plants in the forest areas of the > Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, including the Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary (WWS), > a major habitat of Asiatic elephants in the country. > > “The spread of *Senna spectablis* is more dangerous than other exotic > species owing to its quick growth,” Narendranath Veluri, North Wayanad > Forest Divisional officer told *The Hindu* . > > “Nearly 3,000 sq km-stretch of the region, including the Wayanad Wildlife > Sanctuary, North and South Wayanad forest divisions and the adjacent > Muthumalai, Bandipur and Nagarhole tiger reserves, have wild growth of the > invasive plant,” he said. > > Survey > > An ongoing survey being conducted by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI), in > association with the Forest Department, shows that the plant is widely > distributed in the Muthanga and Tholpetty range of forests under the > Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary. > > “An adult tree would grow up to 15 to 20 metres in a short period of time > and its quick spread causes dearth of food for the wildlife population, > especially herbivores, This would worsen the man-animal conflict in the > district,” said N. Badusha, president, Wayanad Prakruthi Samrakshana Samiti. > > *C.K. Vishnudas*, a wildlife researcher, said no part of the tree had > proved to be edible to wildlife. > > It would not allow the growth of other indigenous species of trees or even > grass under its thick canopy. > > “It is suspected that the spread of the exotic species in the region began > with a social forestry programme of the department in the Nineties. > Eradication of the plant would not be easy, but it can be done with the > active participation of environmental organisations, National Service > Scheme volunteers and the public,” Mr. Badusha said. > > Roy P Thomas, Wildlife Warden, WWS, said the Forest Department was > preparing to execute a project with the technical support of the Kerala > Forest Research Institute, Peechi , and the WTI to eradicate the plant from > the sanctuary.sa` > > __._,_.___ > > . > > > > -- > With regards, > J.M.Garg > > 'Creating awareness of Indian Flora & Fauna' > <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jmgarg1> > The whole world uses my Image Resource > <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:J.M.Garg> of more than a > thousand species & eight thousand images of Birds, Butterflies, Plants etc. > (arranged alphabetically & place-wise). You can also use them for free as > per Creative Commons license attached with each image. > > For identification, learning, discussion & documentation of Indian Flora, > please visit/ join our Efloraofindia Google e-group > <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/indiantreepix> (largest in the > world- more than 2400 members & 2,00,000 messages on 9.9.14) or Efloraofindia > website <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/> (with a species > database of more than 10,000 species & 2,00,000 images). Winner of > Wipro-NFS Sparrow Awards 2014 for efloraofindia > <https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/award-for-efloraofindia>. > > Also author of 'A Photoguide to the Birds of Kolkata & Common Birds of > India'. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
