Srinagar: In view of beginning of rutting season of Kashmir’s national animal, Hangul in Dachigam National Park, all online/offline entry permissions into Dachigam National Park shall be stopped from 25th of September to 18th of October 2023.
Since this phase (Rutting season) is very sensitive and important from the Conservation point of view of Hangul, this step has been taken to avoid any disturbance to them.
During the autumn season in Kashmir, several species of birds and animals start their breeding or rutting process and the Hangul is one of them.
The rutting season starts in October and ends mid-November. With the arrival of the rutting or breeding season, the master stag offer a loud roar posing a challenge to any other stag over territorial rights and its harem of hinds.
Some weeks before the rutting season, the growing interaction between male and female Hanguls is distinctly visible.
(GNS Inputs)
