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Identification of Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli duvauceli Cuvier) Potential Habitat in Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Uttarakhand, India Using Multi-Criteria Analysis

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  • S. Nandy

    (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation)

  • S. P. S. Kushwaha

    (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation)

  • Priyanka Gaur

    (Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation)

Abstract

The present study aims to identify the potential habitat for swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli duvauceli Cuvier) in Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve in the Uttarakhand province of India using multi-criteria analysis. The study area represents one of the last remnant habitats of the flagship species, the swamp deer in Uttarakhand, which is considered as vulnerable. The study showed that only 6.08% of the study area (225 km2) was highly suitable to suitable for the swamp deer. An area of 135.52 km2 (60.23%) turned out to be moderately suitable. Within the officially designated Conservation Reserve (area 37.84 km2), 10.91% (4.13 km2) area was found highly suitable to suitable, while 74.19% (28.07 km2) happens to be moderately suitable. Only 14 km2 area, which was found as suitable habitat for swamp deer falls short of the space required by a population of 134 animals. The problem could be mitigated if the agricultural land (2.47 km2) adjacent to the Jhilmil Jheel is brought under the Reserve management. This would provide additional area to meet the fodder requirement. The study brings out a particularly grim situation with limited options for conservation and management of the swamp deer in the Indo-Gangetic plains. It also emphasizes the role of geospatial techniques in quick appraisal of habitat attributes and identification of potential sites for protected areas.

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  • S. Nandy & S. P. S. Kushwaha & Priyanka Gaur, 2012. "Identification of Swamp Deer (Cervus duvauceli duvauceli Cuvier) Potential Habitat in Jhilmil Jheel Conservation Reserve, Uttarakhand, India Using Multi-Criteria Analysis," Environmental Management, Springer, vol. 49(4), pages 902-914, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:envman:v:49:y:2012:i:4:d:10.1007_s00267-012-9826-5
    DOI: 10.1007/s00267-012-9826-5
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