Abstract

Wild life management: a case study of Ranthmbhore National Park
Track: Forestry and Wildlife Management
Authors: Suparn Pathak, YVN Krishanmurthy

Ranthambhor National Park, is located just 14 Kms from Sawai Madhopur in Eastern Rajasthan (India). Some of the problems that are faced by park are excessive grazing by livestock, lack of adequate water and forest fires. Remote sensing analysis has been carried out using Resourcesat -1 multispectral satellite data along with DEM derived from IRS P5 stereo pair. Change detection analysis indicated areas of forest fires. GIS maps have been used to help factor in the habitat and the status of the forests.Buffer around paths within study area indicated human interventions in the pristine stand of 'Dhok' interspersed with grasslands at the plateaus. Lineaments showing fault and fissures and drainage network delineated for assessment of better GW areas. ArcGIS explorer has been used for visualisation of suggesting suitable locations for sighting of animal. This project provides requisite spatial information and its visualisation through these tools to resource managers and planners.