Sarus Crane Grus antigone population fluctuation at various wetlands in India BY PUNEET

OUR TEAM

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Student Team:

Puneet Sain , Pankaj, Kunwar Singh, Shailja Kumari, Priyanika, Ravi Sain, Anil, Radhakrishna, Mohit, Bhanu Sain, Shivam, Gaurav, Lokesh

Schools participated:

Rajkiya Upadhyay Varishtha Sanskrit Vidhyalaya Rajkiya Uchcha Prathmik Vidhyalaya (City), Rajkiya Uchcha Prathmik Vidhyalaya Naveen City,

School Guide:

Shri Mukesh, Ms. Shashi

Society Guide:

Ms. Lata Verma and Dr. Ashok Verma

SARUS CRANE – A GLOBALLY THREATENED WATERBIRD (IUCN 2007)

INTRODUCTION

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6 species of Cranes in India 2 species breed in India 1. Sarus crane 2. Blackneck crane Sarus Crane also found in South-east Asia and Northern Australia

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Tallest bird of the world Seen along wetland, grassland, agriculture land

STUDY AREA

The study was done in 29 villages of Bharatpur, Rajasthan State, India in a radius of about 100 km from Keoladeo National Park.

OBJECTIVES

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To focus on the present and past status of Sarus Crane

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To study factors responsible for Sarus decline

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To suggest conservation measures

METHODS

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Direct observations (by using Binoculars and GPS)

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Questionnaire survey (target group aged between 50 to 80 years)

RESULTS

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Crane population in the past

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Crane population in the present

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Crop pattern now

Fig. 1. A comparison of present and past population of Sarus Crane from Bharatpur district, India 160 140 120 100 80 60 Present Record Past Record 40 20 0 Bh at tki Bash P aig ao S n at va sh Lo hg ar h Ind ro li Kanw ar Ain a chvadaG hata An gr aw ali P at hb ar i Nand er a Kir avt a Alipu r Kedarnat h No ne ra Naglad adu V ilo nd S un ehra S am ai Jure hr a Lehsar P mad ra BahejKh Kh oh oo nt pu ri Ad ib ad Kadam ri khan di Sites surveyed

CONSERVATION MEASURES

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Awareness campaigns Monitoring Less pesticide use OR use Biopesticides Protection of Communal roosting sites Protection of Natural foraging habitats Protection of nests, eggs Protection of wetlands Stop damming of rivers

Awareness campaigns

COMMUNAL ROOSTING SITES (50-100)

THANKS TO ALL

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