The endangered hangul, also known as Kashmir deer, is in the throes of extinction, largely because of human intrusions and domestic livestock grazing at its only habitat here. Wildlife experts and activists claim they have been raising the alarm, calling for stringent measures to check human intrusions at Srinagar’s famed Dachigam National Park, the main concentration of the endangered elk species. But the authorities have allowed grazing in the sprawling national park, spread over 141 sq km, for what the activists say mere “political reasons”, which has gravely endangered the…
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