One of the important consideration in the ecological assessments is the determination of potential impacts on rare and endangered species (Canter, 1977). Mining activities in Kutch are likely to bring about changes in terrain-soil-plant stability circuits (Harthill and McKell, 1979) and consequent ecological imbalances resulting from a series of activities that begin from prospecting and continue through the exploratory phase of the mineral extraction.

Changes in contours and hydrological regimes, dumping of infertile overburden materials on unmined lands, creation of pits and destruction of wolf habitats are only some of the anticipated project related impacts that can be visualised even in absence of complete details of the operational and technological aspects of project planning. A two pronged approach of generating robust & reliable database on the ecological and biological aspects of species in question for the pre project environment, and, developing an adequate understanding of the environmental changes that the project is likely to trigger are essential for identifying the project induced ecological impacts and the potential threats to wildlife conservation.

• Project Activities And Associated Environmental Changes
   

• Ecological Studies