Gangadharan Menon, The Better India, February 27, 2014 | Read the full story and view more photos >>
Read how one man’s vision and perseverance led to the creation on India’s only man-made sanctuary. It took 15 years of convincing villagers and enlisting their participation, but the beautiful forest is now replete with fauna and flora. […]
Though there were over a 100 species of birds there, the national bird was conspicuous by its presence. Their loud calls welcomed us, and as we walked to the first waterhole, we saw them in all moods and poses: some on treetops with their bronze feathers glistening in the morning light; some busy pecking on the morning dew; some perfecting their majestic rain dance; and some gliding down from their perches and leaving behind a streak of ultramarine blue.
But Mohan Karnat, the Chief Conservator of Forests, Kolhapur, shared with us a stunning ecological truth: a spurt in the numbers of peacocks is not a good sign for the habitat! Simply because, being voracious eaters, they polish off copious quantities of newly sprouted grass, thereby destroying the grasslands. In the true wild, this balance is maintained by predators. […]
Situated at a height of 2700 feet, the scenic Sagareshwar is probably the only wildlife sanctuary that has ‘Points’ like in a hill-station. So you have the Ranshool Point, the Kirloskar Point and the Mahangund Point. As we were trekking up the mountain, I realized the pressures of tourism on this tiny sanctuary. […]
Source: India’s Only Man-Made Sanctuary – A Green Dream That Took 15 Years To Sprout! » The Better India
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