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Keibul Lamjao National Park

March 30, 2021
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About Keibul Lamjao National Park

  • State: Manipur
  • Area: Spread across 40 sq.km., 
  • The Park is the only floating national park in the world. 
  • In the 1950s, it was believed that the brow-antlered deer(Rucervus eldii eldii) had become extinct in the country.However, it was subsequently re-discovered in Manipur.
  • By 1975 only a dozen or so animals remained, and that too on a floating marsh (called phumdis) in Manipur’s Loktak Lake.
  • Phum or phumdi is a mat of organic matter in which reeds and grasses grow, often up to 15ft or more. It is subdivided into phumdi arupa (sinking) and phumdi ataoba (floating)
  • Brow-antlered deer, now found only in Keibul Lamjao National Park.
  • Based on this, the marshland located on the southern end of the Lake was marked and named Keibul Lamjao National Park.

Brow-antlered Deer(Rucervus Eldii Eldii) 

  • The brow-antlered deer, or sangai, is the state animal.
  • Marked by a small tail, the animal’s coat is a dark reddish brown during winter months and it becomes a much lighter shade in summer.
  • Native to Cambodia, China, India, Laos and Myanmar, these animals were earlier spread widely across habitats in south and south-east Asia.
  • The deer’s habitat has varied from shrubland and grassland to dry forests and marshland, depending on the country they’re found in. 
  • In India, these animals are found only in Manipur’s famed Loktak lake, in a marshland located within the boundaries of Keibul Lamjao National Park.
  • The brow-antlered deer usually consumes grass.
  • It was during the British Raj that indiscriminate hunting first led to the extermination of the sangai from most areas. 
  • In 1951, it was reported extinct, but British tea planter and naturalist Edward Pritchard Gee rediscovered it in 1953.
  • While globally habitat loss has been a grave concern in the conservation of this deer, hunting is an additional threat in Manipur. 
  • While the habitats have been encroached for grazing, cultivation, and fish farming, the animals are highly threatened by a hydro-electric project in the lake.

Additional Link:https://journalsofindia.com/loktak-lake/

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