Boma Techniques

Why in news?

• Boma technique has been used for the first time at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan for capturing and translocating chital or spotted deer to Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve.
• This transfer will lead to herbivores populating the Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve ahead of the proposed shifting of two tigers to Mukundara.

About Boma Techniques:

• The Boma capturing technique is popular in Africa. It involves the luring of animals into an enclosure by chasing them through funnel-like fencing.
• The funnel tapers into an animal selection-cum-loading chute supported with grass mats and a green net to make it opaque for animals, which are herded into a large vehicle for their transport to another location.

About Keoladeo National Park:

• Keoladeo National Park or Keoladeo Ghana National Park is formerly known as the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.
• It is a man-made and man-managed wetland. It was declared as a protected sanctuary in 1971. It is also a World Heritage Site.
• One-third of the Park is a wetland with mounds, dykes and open water with or without submerged or emergent plants.

About Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve:

• It is located near Kota, Rajasthan. It was declared a National Park in 2004.
• The reserve is located on the eastern bank of the Chambal River and is drained by its tributaries.
• The park is situated in a valley formed by two parallel mountains viz. Mukundra and Gargola.
• The Tiger Reserve constitutes three Wildlife Sanctuaries viz; Darrah, Jawahar Sagar, and Chambal.

PRACTICE QUESTION:

‘Boma Techniques’, recently seen in news, is associated with:

(a) Watershed management

(b) Sustainable agriculture

(c) Wildlife management

(d) Wetland conservation

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