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Certificate - Etheses - Saurashtra University

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Agricultural crops: wheat, maize, barley, phulan, bharesh, rajmash and vegetable<br />

crops were grown in Tendei, Dalautu, Seri, Bharmani and agricultural lands near<br />

lower Kugti and upper Kugti village on rotational basis in different years. As already<br />

stated that all agricultural crops were found to be damaged in this area, but the<br />

quantum of damage varied considerably in different agricultural lands depending on<br />

their locations. Agricultural crop field adjacent to forest and far away from the village<br />

suffered greater losses than the crop fields located near the village. Maize crop<br />

suffered highest level of damage by brown bears mainly because of food preference.<br />

Highest level of damage was recorded in Seri agricultural land, which was located<br />

about 2 km far from Kugti village, and it was difficult to protect the crop especially<br />

during night time. Damage to wheat crop was maximum in Tendei agricultural area,<br />

which was located at higher altitude, far away from the village. Likewise damage to<br />

barley crop was maximum in Dalatu agricultural land, which was about 3 km from the<br />

village. There was considerable damage to phulan crop in Tendei, Dalatu and<br />

Bharmani agricultural lands. All these agricultural areas were located far away from<br />

the village and crop raiding by brown bears occurred in the evening and night time.<br />

Bharesh crop also suffered maximum damage in Tendei and lower Kugti village.<br />

Agricultural crop rotation has been a common practice in Kugti village. By following<br />

this pattern, crop damage by bears could be substantially reduced as 75% of land<br />

holdings were situated more than 2 km away from the village and nearer to the forest<br />

where bears could easily raid agricultural crops especially during night. Among<br />

horticultural crops, brown bears were found to damage peach (Prunus persica) and<br />

jamu (Prunus cornuta) everywhere in the sanctuary area.<br />

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