Species recovery plans were drawn up for the GIB and the endangered Lesser Florican at a state-level workshop organized by the forest department and BNHS, recently.
"A detailed proposal for a Rs 50-crore project will be sent to the ministry of environment and forests, but the project will start next month using funds sanctioned by the state ," said Pramod Patil from the BNHS, an expert on the species.
Patil said Warora, Gangewadi and Nannaj are the three priority areas where the plan will be implemented. For the Lesser Florican, Washim has been picked as a priority area.
The authorities will implement several measures. "We will use the trench-and-mound technique to demarcate the grassland areas for the bustards. Small trenches and piling the earth that is dug up on one side of the trench will create a barrier," he said.
It would prevent cattle from entering the grasslands reserved for the bustards, without disrupting the movement of other wildlife like blackbucks and wolves. Putting up fences would have interfered in the free movement of these animals, he added.
A 'habitat improvement programme' by uprooting exotic trees planted in these grasslands and allowing grass to reclaim the land is on the anvil. These trees planted in plantation drives have diminished the habitat of the bustards which prefer open grasslands, Patil said.
"The fodder development scheme will ensure the participation of local people in the conservation of the bustards. If there are areas where the grass cover is dense, there will be regular thinning and cutting of the grass to be handed over to local residents for fodder," he said.
They will also receive monetary incentives for growing grass. The authorities will use these schemes to stop the Pardhi community from poaching, he added.
A detailed proposal for a Rs 50-crore project will be sent to the ministry of environment and forests, but the project will be started next month using funds sanctioned by the state government.
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