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2.8 Does the site has an effective protection strategy?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category (Tick ü) Remarks
Site has no protection strategy.
Poor
The only protection strategy is the foot patrolling
Site has an adhoc protection strategy. Fair ü by frontline staff posted in far flung areas. Staff
Site has a comprehensive protection
strength being poor this is not effective. During
Good
strategy but is not very effective.
winter there is hardly any strategy except
Site has a comprehensive and very
collection of intelligence, though important
effective protection strategy.
species become vulnerable as they come down
Very good
to habitations. Due to unchecked grazing in the
N.P. there is little achievement.
2.9 Has the site been effective in the mitigation of human-wildlife conflicts?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks
Human-wildlife conflicts are rampant. Poor ü The conflict is due to crop raiding by herbivores,
Site has been able to mitigate few humanwildlife
conflicts.
pastures by snow leopard and brown bear, cattle
killing of sheep and goats while on high altitude
Fair
Site has been able to mitigate many
lifting by leopards and mauling by black bears.
Good
human-wildlife conflicts.
Provision for compensation is only in case of
Site has been able effective in mitigating
human kills/injuries and there is no compensation
all human-wildlife conflicts.
Very good
for cattle killing. No other mitigatry measures are
practiced.
2.10 Is the site integrated into a wider ecological network following the principles of the ecosystem
approach?
Assessment criteria
Condition Category* (Tick ü) Remarks
Site not integrated into a wider network/
The site has a great potential as well as there is
Poor
landscape.
need for wider ecological integration with Paddar
Some limited attempts to integrate the site
range of Kistwar territorial Forest Division and
Fair ü
into a network/ landscape.
some PAs in Chamba district of H.P. This site
Site is generally quite well integrated into a
can be a potential alternative for Hangul. The
Good
network/ landscape.
recent census findings have reported presence of
Site is fully integrated into a wider network/
Hangul in the N.P. Paddar Range has good
landscape.
population of Himalayan Tarh and the entire belt
could be a good snow leopard habitat. So far no
efforts have been made in this duration. The
present Regional Wildlife Warden has recently
Very good
tracked the area adjoining H.P. and has found it
one of the most virgin forest areas with great
potential for conservation of threatened species.
The area also supports potential populations of
several galliform species.
*Score: Poor: 2.5; Fair: 5; Good: 7.5; Very Good: 10
Kishtwar National Park (J&K)
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