The Delhi High Court directed local authorities to shift all the monkeys of the Capital to the Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary on priority.
A Bench of Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela, which was hearing a PIL plea moved by the NGO Dhananjay Sanjogta Foundation on the issue of stray dogs and monkeys attacking differently-abled people, said stray animals cannot be allowed to take over the city.
Source: The Hindu
About Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary:
It covers an area of 32.71 sq km on the Southern Delhi Ridge of the Aravalli hill range on the Delhi-Haryana border.
It lies in Southern Delhi and the northern parts of Faridabad and Gurugram districts of Haryana state.
It is a part of the Sariska-Delhi Wildlife Corridor, which runs from the Sariska Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan to Delhi Ridge.
Vegetation:
As per Champion & Seth (1968), the vegetation falls under the Northern Tropical Thorn Forests type.
The native plants exhibit xerophytic adaptations such as thorny appendages, wax-coated, succulent, and tomentose leaves.
Its climate is mainly influenced by its remote inland position and prevalence of air of continental character, which is characterized by extreme summer heat alternating with great winter cold.
Flora:
Prosopis juliflora is the dominant exotic species and Diospyros montana is the dominant native species in the sanctuary.
Fauna:
Golden Jackals, Striped-Hyenas, Indian crested-Porcupines, Civets, Jungle Cats, Snakes, Monitor Lizards, Mongoose etc. are commonly found here.
Aravalli Range:
It is one of the oldest fold mountains in the world and runs in a southwest direction, starting near Delhi, passing through southern Haryana and Rajasthan, and ending in Gujarat.
Its highest peak is Guru Shikhar at 1,722 m. (5,650 ft).
Three major rivers originate from the Aravali hills, namely Banas, Sahibi and Luni River (which flows into the Rann of Kutch).
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