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Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keenjhar Lake Figure 4 shows the number of species that fall under two local status categories i.e. common, less concern and common. Most of the species came under common (10 in summer and 9 in winter) followed by less frequent (4 in summer and 1 in winter). Figure 4 – Distribution of small mammal status over the species and season at Keenjhar Lake No. of species 10 8 6 4 2 0 Summer Winter Common Less common 3.2.6 Threats and recommendations 3.2.5.1 Threats • Coal mining and the associated disturbance near Chul is removing or degrading the habitat of species such as Little Indian field-mouse and Cairo spiny-mouse; • Extraction of stone and quarrying around the lake peripheries are destroying the habitat of many of the non-burrowing species. • The Jogi, Bheel and Bar communities are involved in trapping small mammal species, especially Desert Hare and Indian Porcupine; • The current heightening of the lakes embankment is increasing the disturbance of the area. It is also envisaged that increased water levels will also increase the water-logging of adjacent areas resulting in flooding of burrowing mammal habitats. 3.2.5.2 Recommendations • The relevant authorities should ensure that any illegal mining is stopped (Keenjhar Lake is a designated Wildlife Sanctuary). If these activities are to be carried out then they should be only in prescribed areas and that some areas are left undisturbed from any such activity; • The Sindh Wildlife Department should strictly enforce the wildlife act and discourage the hunting of small mammals. Alternatively, community managed game reserves could be initiated and hunting of such species could be brought under licensing controlled by the local communities which in turn with provide financial incentives for community to protect wildlife; WWF Pakistan – Indus for All Programme Page 42 of 165
Detailed Ecological Assessment Report 2008 – Keenjhar Lake • Sindh Wildlife Department and/or Sindh Environmental should monitor the affects of the heightened embankments and create similar habitats to replace any lost or degraded habitats 3.3 Reptiles and amphibians 3.3.1 Sampling locations Map 5 below shows the locatios of trapping sites for reptiles and amphibians at Keenjhar Lake. Details of the sampling points can be found in the annexure document Map 5 – Showing sampling locations for reptiles and amphibians at KeenjharLake WWF Pakistan – Indus for All Programme Page 43 of 165
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