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Terror returns to Chambal in python form
KANPUR: Chambal Valley-- the region once infamous for breeding outlaws like Nirbhay Gujjar, Phoolan Devi, Tehsildar Singh and Malkhan Singh-- is now facing an unusual enemy these days. The region is now teeming with pythons who have made a home in the ravines of the Chambal.From wildlife experts to snake-charmers to cops, all are converging in the ravines to catch pythons as the region has witnessed nearly 30 incidents of pythons creeping into the residential areas of Etawah and Mainpuri districts including Bhadawari Farm, Kuanra, Lakhna, Chipaity, Bakewar, District Jail premises, Naurangabad, Pakkabagh, Forest Rest House, Sahson, Bithauli, Sarangpura and Sut Mill.
On late Friday night, high drama ensued after locals came across a python in the Civil Lines area of the district. The locals called the police, who summoned the rescue team of wildlife experts and NGOs and asked them to remove the eight-ft-long python from the site.
"People of around two
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Q. I’ve heard that many reptile and amphibian species are in decline worldwide. Why?A. By now, we all know that loss of habitat is the key threat to wildlife, affecting mammals, birds, fish and plants alike. The list of species at risk, both globally and here in Canada, continues to grow, as does the information on the causes of endangerment and the ecological consequences that follow the decline or loss of a species.
Not all canaries in the coal mine are birds. The health and status of reptile and amphibian species around the world is quickly becoming the new barometer for the health of the planet.
In Canada, we have 47 species of reptiles – 25 species of snakes, seven lizards, 11 freshwater turtles and four marine turtles. The Committee on the Status of Wildlife in Canada, the science based group that assesses the status of Canada’s wild plants and animals, has determined that 75 per cent of Canada’s reptile species are at some degree of risk. Key threats to reptiles are habitat loss, overexploitation and road kills.
Forty-six species of amphibian are found in Canada, including one mudpuppy, two newts, seven toads, 18 frogs and 18 salamanders. Amphibians are able to live much further north than reptiles; the wood frog, for example, is the only reptilian or amphibian species to live above the Arctic Circle. Globally, amphibians are more threatened than birds or mammals. Many declines are due to overexploitation and habitat loss. Alarmingly, scientists do not know the reason for the decline of nearly half of these rapidly declining species. Could it be climate change? Disease? Here in Canada, 39 per cent of our amphibian species are considered to be at some degree of risk.
While dry, scaly reptiles differ in many ways from moist, smooth amphibians, the life cycle, habitats, habits and biology of reptiles and amphibians make them vulnerable to human activity. They live in a variety of habitats, and can be found in crevices or burrows, rock piles, shrubs or trees, deserts, forests or wetlands, grasslands, in and around freshwater and under leaves. Moreover, they need different habitats for breeding, hibernating and feeding. There are many opportunities for human activities to clash with the needs of reptiles and amphibians, and clash they do.
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