Threats Affecting Grey Francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) Population in Salt Range, Punjab, Pakistan
Keywords:
Grey francolin, Habitat, Human Activities, Population, Salt Range, Threats.Abstract
Grey francolin (Francolinus pondicerianus) is a medium size game bird, also serving as biological control agent. Population of grey francolin has declined over the time mainly due to excessive hunting and habitat destruction. Research studies have not been carried out on Grey francolin in the Salt Range and data on their biological and ecological aspects is lacking. The current study was conducted in two protected areas i.e. Chumbi Surla Wildlife Sanctuary (CSWS) and Diljabba Domeli Game Resrve (DDGR) to generate information about major threats affecting Grey francolin population in the Salt Range. Data was collected through questionnaire survey (n=100) from hunters, local people and wildlife staffs. Major threat reported in CSWS included; 38% by illegal hunting , 18 % by agriculture activities, 18% by land clearing, 06% by trade, 06% by habitat destruction, 04% by
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