Boma Techniques
2022 MAR 24
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Environment and Ecology > Biodiversity > Wildlife
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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