Reptiles Fatality Records during Grassland Burning: A Short Note from Orang National Park, Assam, India
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https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2023/v149i10/168179Keywords:
Tricarinate Turtle, Annual Grassland Burning, Prescribe Block Burning.Abstract
The study records the death of reptiles during grassland burning in Orang National Park, Assam. The survey also reveals that both slow-moving animals like chelonian species along with fast-moving reptiles like Bengal Monitor are killed during annual grassland burning. The survey was conducted in the Orang National Park, Assam after the annual grassland burning in March 2021. Authors recorded the 20 Noun Carrion belonging to two species: Tricarinate Turtle and Bengal Monitor. Grassland burning is an important tool for habitat management, but unscientific grassland burning is detrimental to grassland management as well as slow-moving lower vertebrates. Prescribe block burning is critical for sustainable grassland biodiversity management.References
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