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Wide of snow capped mountains, trees and mustard grass in valley2. Mid of mountains, bare trees3. Mid of sign reading (English) 'Dachigam National Park'4. Wide of...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e1. Wide of snow capped mountains, trees and mustard grass in valley\u003cbr/\u003e2. Mid of mountains, bare trees\u003cbr/\u003e3. Mid of sign reading (English) 'Dachigam National Park'\u003cbr/\u003e4. Wide of stream\u003cbr/\u003e5. Mid of Kashmiri stag (locally known as Hangul) in the national park, standing near tree trunks\u003cbr/\u003e6. Mid of two, young Hangul, a third deer walks past them\u003cbr/\u003e7. Wide of a herd of Hangul\u003cbr/\u003e8. SOUNDBITE (English): Rashid Naqash, Wildlife Warden of Central Srinagar (the summer capital of Kashmir):\u003cbr/\u003e\"This is the last bastion for the Hangul here in Kashmir and this species is basically a flagship species here. It is a state animal, also for J\u0026amp;K (Jammu and Kashmir), and the trust for the, and the priority is, for the state government to conserve this species and to work on its long term conservation plan.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e9. Wide of veterinary surgeon, Shabir Ahmad, and Researcher and Scientist, Ushan S.Singh, looking for Hangul droppings and other signs of live in the National park as part of census to determine how many deer are living in the park\u003cbr/\u003e10. Close of hangul droppings on the ground, amid leaves\u003cbr/\u003e11. Top shot of Ahmad and Singh working\u003cbr/\u003e12. Close up of Ahmad's hands collecting droppings\u003cbr/\u003e13. Mid of Ahmad and Singh collecting droppings\u003cbr/\u003e14. Close up of Singh checking direction on a compass UPSOUND (English): \"40 degrees towards this, towards the north-west direction.\"\u003cbr/\u003e15. Mid of Ahmad and Singh walking through National Park\u003cbr/\u003e16. Mid of Ahmad looking for paw marks of hangul on bark of tree\u003cbr/\u003e17. Pan from Singh to close up of paw marks on tree\u003cbr/\u003e18. Mid of Ahmad looking at marks of something being dragged on ground\u003cbr/\u003e19. Close up of hands brushing away leaves to reveal the trail on ground\u003cbr/\u003e20. Various of Singh using compass to look for hangul droppings\u003cbr/\u003e21. SOUNDBITE (English): Rashid Naqash, Wildlife Warden of Central Srinagar (the summer capital of Kashmir):\u003cbr/\u003e\"When they descend down in the lower elevations of the national park, this is the appropriate time when we conduct this census.\" \u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e22. SOUNDBITE (English): Shabir Ahmad, Veterinary Surgeon:\u003cbr/\u003e\"There were the dung samples, the hair samples or sometimes the dead carcass, we tried to look for that. The aim was only to know what is the health status of these animals, whether these animals, they are in the good health condition or there is any disease which is prevalent in them or anything which is related to these animals regarding the health issue.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eDachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e23. Wide of wildlife officials sitting outside around a table, looking at data collated during the census\u003cbr/\u003e24. Close up of census log sheet\u003cbr/\u003e25. Mid of officials discussing the data  \u003cbr/\u003e26. Close up of various pages of hangul census data \u003cbr/\u003e27. SOUNDBITE (English): Lalit Kumar, Official, Wildlife Institute of India:\u003cbr/\u003e\"For a hangul I should say, this human disturbance and the paramilitary forces which are working in the upper reaches of Dachigam which is an important habitat of hangul in summer season. So, that can be an important reason behind this.\"\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television\u003cbr/\u003eDachigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e28. Pan across herd of hanguls\u003cbr/\u003e29. Various of hanguls in the national park\u003cbr/\u003eAP Television \u003cbr/\u003eSrinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India - 23 March, 2009\u003cbr/\u003e30. Mid of armed security keeping watch from a balcony\u003cbr/\u003e31. Mid of soldier inside security enclosure keeping guard of streets, another soldier standing on the street\u003cbr/\u003e32. Low angle shot of woman walking and security personnel on street\u003cbr/\u003eWildlife authorities in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India are trying to conserve a key species to the region, the Kashmiri stag locally known as the 'Hangul.'\u003cbr/\u003eSeveral research institutions are working together to conduct a census of Hangul at Dachigam National Park to identify threats to the species and devise a strategy to protect them.\u003cbr/\u003eHangul, the Kashmiri stag or 'Cervus elaphus hanglu', is a critically endangered species which is now mainly found in the Dachigam National Park in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in northern India. \u003cbr/\u003eKashmir has long been divided between India and Pakistan and both countries claim the region. \u003cbr/\u003eTwo wars have been fought over Kashmir, and militant separatist groups have been fighting since 1989 to end Indian rule. \u003cbr/\u003eMore than 68,000 people, most of them civilians, have been killed in the uprising and subsequent Indian crackdown.\u003cbr/\u003eBut it is not only local residents who have been affected by the fighting.\u003cbr/\u003eThe hangul's numbers have diminished over the years too.   \u003cbr/\u003eIn 1989, the state's Hangul population was estimated to be 918. Nine years later by 1998, the number had dropped to between 107 and 190. \u003cbr/\u003eWildlife officials blame the decline on poaching and the loss of habitat.\u003cbr/\u003eState warden, Rashid Naqash, says a census of the hangul population has been carried in the Dachigam National Park and surrounding areas including Dara, Nishat, Brain, as well as in adjoining forests such as Akhal, Najwan and Ganiwan.\u003cbr/\u003eNaqash describes the region as the \"last bastion for the Hangul\" and stresses that the species is a \"flagship species\" for the state of Jammu and Kashmir. \u003cbr/\u003eOfficials taking part in the census, hope to determine exactly how many hanguls remain and to collect fresh data including the number of males and females now living among them.\u003cbr/\u003eFor this reason, any samples which show signs of life are crucial to their study.\u003cbr/\u003e\"There were the dung samples, the hair samples or sometimes the dead carcass, we tried to look for that,\" says veterinary surgeon, Shabir Ahmad. \u003cbr/\u003e\"The aim was only to know what is the health status of these animals, whether these animals, they are in the good health condition or there is any disease which is prevalent in them or anything which is related to these animals regarding the health issue.\"\u003cbr/\u003eSmall teams of volunteers conduct the survey and report back the sightings to the authorities.\u003cbr/\u003eThey also try to identify the problems faced by the animals in their habitat and to provide a solution for a scientific management for those problems.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The priority is, for the state government to conserve this species and to work on its long term conservation plan,\" Naqash says.\u003cbr/\u003ePast census data collected by the Jammu and Kashmir government was not very accurate.\u003cbr/\u003eAccordingly, census officials plan to use high-tech equipment like the Global Positioning System and satellite imagery to monitor the endangered hangul.\u003cbr/\u003eAware of the dwindling numbers of the hangul, the state government of Jammu and Kashmir has prepared a special five-year Recovery Plan.\u003cbr/\u003eLalit Kumar, Official, Wildlife Institute of India, says the hangul has faced human disturbance with the presence of paramilitary forces working in the upper reaches of Dachigam. \u003cbr/\u003eThe main activities under the project will include a survey and census of hangul, the purchase of modern field equipment and satellite imaging software, a habitat improvement plan and the introduction of anti-poaching measures.\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai fa-solid fa-align-left'\u003e\u003c/i\u003e\n\u003cspan id='read_more'\u003eRead More\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/button\u003e\n\u003cdiv 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