Published: 20th Dec, 2021
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Askot Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh has been finally declared as an Eco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ).
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About Askot Wildlife Sanctuary
- The Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary, established in 1986, was established to protect the endangered Musk Deer and its habitat.
- The sanctuary area is known as ‘Green Paradise on the Earth’.
- It is located in Askot, a small hamlet in Uttarakhand’s Pithoragarh district.
- In the sanctuary there are 2600 plants, 250 birds and 37 mammal species like snow leopard, Himalayan black bear, Himalayan tahr, blue sheep, serow besides musk deer.
- Among the fauna are species like loong, monal, kalij pheasant and cheer pheasant.
- The sanctuary also has rare varieties of 2,600 Himalayan herbs and 250 varieties of birds and 37 varieties of reptiles.
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Area reduction
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Issues/Challenges
Because of the presence of the villages, it had been witnessing:
- increased human encroachment as well as human animal conflicts
- biotic interference
Significance of the development
- The notification will help control excessive grazing, lopping, fire incidence, unscientific exploitation of land, mining and other activities associated with development in the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary”.
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What Are Eco-Sensitive Zones (ESZ)?
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