Centre approves Rs 22 crore to save Hangul

GK NEWS NETWORK

Jammu, May 10: Central Government has approved a mega project of Rs 22 crore under the Species Recovery Project to allow Jammu and Kashmir government to start a new breeding programme to increase the population of Hangul (Kashmir Stag), found in Dachigam National Park, the last refuge of the animal in South Asia.
 Sources said that Union Ministry of Environment has released Rs 99 lakh for the recovery programme in the first phase for giving new lease of life to the species, which has been on decline since 1980.
 “Project intends to reduce the habitat degradation and new programme to use genetic engineering to breed the animal is being studied. Help of some known international agencies working for the animal breeding and rescue is being taken to increase their number through use of scientific methods,” the Minister of State for Forests, Shabir Ahmed Khan told Greater Kashmir. 
 According to the data the population of Hangul declined from 391 in 1982 to 200 in 1994.
 “During past two decades, no major effort was made to save them due to turmoil in the Valley,” an official of the Wildlife department said.
 He said that since 2003 a major drive has been launched to save the endangered species.

Lastupdate on : Mon, 10 May 2010 21:30:00 Makkah time
Lastupdate on : Mon, 10 May 2010 18:30:00 GMT
Lastupdate on : Tue, 11 May 2010 00:00:00 IST



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