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Tuesday, October 26, 2010
About musk deer (kasturi)
Musk or kasturi is one of the few per fumes of animal origin. More valuable then gold, it is a very expensive animal product fetching up to 2.5 lakh per kg in the international market. Musk is one of the oldest material used in perfumery. It is also used in the preparation of medicines to treat asthma, epilepsy, hysteria, and other nervous disorders. Reserch has shown that musk is effective as a general stimulant for the heart and the central nervous system.
This multy purpose animal product is the aromatic secretion of the male himalayan musk deer, most butiful and valuable of all dear in india. The musk deer inhabits the inhospitable terrain of the upper Himalayas and has been exploited for its musk for many centuries.
The musk deer is very shy and avoids human contact. It usually remains concealed to avoi d detection. On the slightest suspicion of an intruder, it gives a nonvocal alarm call, described as a "hiss' and escapes out of sight.
Due to its timid nature, human beings rarely happen to see it in the wild. Himachal is one of the few places where the musk deer enjoys a natural way of living in man's world. On top of the beautiful Kufri hills, 16 Kms from shinila, Himachal's forest department has created a Nature Park named the Himalayan Nature Park. We have created created compatible to the natural habitat of the musk deer. The natural conditions have proved conducive to there breeding in captivity, says the deputy ranger in charge. We had partly succeded in extracting valuable musk from the gland of the musk deer in 1989. But the department had to abandon this expirement as it was posing a threat to the breeding of the animal in captivity.
The Himilayan Musk deer captive or wild has a beautiful body profile. With hare like long ears, arched back and bounding gait, it mea-sures mnearly 2 feet and weighs between 10-13 kgs. the general body colour is gret-brown with place bands across the back. The head is grey flecked with white. the rump and thigh areas are darkeer, with orange in the anal region. the tail is very short and na-ked except for a tuft of hear at the tip.
The musk gland is suitated beneath the skin of the abdmen near the nevel, The mature males, the musk gland contains between 30 - 50 gms of musk. Peak production of musk takes place between May & July.
Humans haven been the most dengerous enemy for the musk deer. Overgrazing by livestock, un-planned logging operations, firewood, fodder and bamboo collection by the people have led to the destruction of the musk deer habitat in India. Poaching for commercial exploitation of musk is a major cause of the declilne of the musk deer population.
Though there is a ban on musk deer trade in India, poaching and subsequent smuggling of musk though international borders in still going on.
The musk deer has an uncertain future. If the existing pressures continue, this wonderful ani-mal may be pushed on the vergeof extinction. If the Kufri breeding experiment in capitivity can be translated into musk deef farming there could be hope for saving this endangred ' thousand dollar animal, besides introducing a new revolution in wildlife tourism and the economy of Himachal.
This multy purpose animal product is the aromatic secretion of the male himalayan musk deer, most butiful and valuable of all dear in india. The musk deer inhabits the inhospitable terrain of the upper Himalayas and has been exploited for its musk for many centuries.
The musk deer is very shy and avoids human contact. It usually remains concealed to avoi d detection. On the slightest suspicion of an intruder, it gives a nonvocal alarm call, described as a "hiss' and escapes out of sight.
Due to its timid nature, human beings rarely happen to see it in the wild. Himachal is one of the few places where the musk deer enjoys a natural way of living in man's world. On top of the beautiful Kufri hills, 16 Kms from shinila, Himachal's forest department has created a Nature Park named the Himalayan Nature Park. We have created created compatible to the natural habitat of the musk deer. The natural conditions have proved conducive to there breeding in captivity, says the deputy ranger in charge. We had partly succeded in extracting valuable musk from the gland of the musk deer in 1989. But the department had to abandon this expirement as it was posing a threat to the breeding of the animal in captivity.
The Himilayan Musk deer captive or wild has a beautiful body profile. With hare like long ears, arched back and bounding gait, it mea-sures mnearly 2 feet and weighs between 10-13 kgs. the general body colour is gret-brown with place bands across the back. The head is grey flecked with white. the rump and thigh areas are darkeer, with orange in the anal region. the tail is very short and na-ked except for a tuft of hear at the tip.
The musk gland is suitated beneath the skin of the abdmen near the nevel, The mature males, the musk gland contains between 30 - 50 gms of musk. Peak production of musk takes place between May & July.
Humans haven been the most dengerous enemy for the musk deer. Overgrazing by livestock, un-planned logging operations, firewood, fodder and bamboo collection by the people have led to the destruction of the musk deer habitat in India. Poaching for commercial exploitation of musk is a major cause of the declilne of the musk deer population.
Though there is a ban on musk deer trade in India, poaching and subsequent smuggling of musk though international borders in still going on.
The musk deer has an uncertain future. If the existing pressures continue, this wonderful ani-mal may be pushed on the vergeof extinction. If the Kufri breeding experiment in capitivity can be translated into musk deef farming there could be hope for saving this endangred ' thousand dollar animal, besides introducing a new revolution in wildlife tourism and the economy of Himachal.
Friday, July 16, 2010
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