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Deer
census commences in Chennai
Chennai:
The Guindy National Park (GNP) authorities, along
with a few voluntary organisations and college students,
started its annual deer census here on Saturday. A total
of 11 teams were formed with each team having 4 members
for conducting the census in allotted areas. The last
deer census conducted by wildlife officials at the GNP,
Raj Bhavan and on IIT campus's had shown an increase in
deer population. In 2008, the population of the spotted
deer was 1200. Apart from this, 382 black buck deer were
also found in the GNP and Raj Bhavan area. In the 1998
census, the blackbuck population stood at 170, and in
1999 it rose to 200. In the succeeding year, 350 black
bucks were found in all the three habitats. "There are
many deer present over here to mention. It is estimated
approximately 3000 deer present in the park. This year
we have started to calculate. Tomorrow there is one more
session. It is very interesting and good," said durai,
a college student. S. Subramanium, Superintendent of the
Guindy National Park said such census helps the management
and conservation of endangered species. "This figures
helps the management of the national park to find the
carrying capacity of the national park as well as Rajbhavan
area. And to find out ex-ratio and the mortality figure,
help in the effective management of the wild life and
conservation of endangered species," said Subramanium.
Spread over an area of 2.82 square kilometers, the Guindy
Park is considered the breathing lungs of the city and
boasts of a small population of barking deer, spotted
deer and black bucks. The park, set up in 1958, also has
an enclosure for around 500 animals, which are a big attraction
for the visitors. There is also a children's park, which
organizes eco-camps for school kids. Despite the small
area of the park, the biodiversity is amazing. The vegetation
is mostly tropical dry green type and over 350 species
of plants are found including trees, climbers, herbs,
shrubs and grasses.
-Mar 15, 2009
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