Grassland safari to begin in Saswad, Jejuri in new year

To create awareness among people about wildlife and to experience the quality of life of wolves, foxes, the forest department has planned to begin Grassland Safari for the first time in Saswad, Jejuri.

This safari has been started at Baramati, Kadbanwadi which is getting huge response. Chief Conservator of Forests, Pune, has informed that safaris in Saswad, Jejuri are also starting from January 1 in the new year.

Safari is known for sanctuaries like Tadoba, Pench. These safaris are for tigers, lions; But for the first time in Maharashtra, the Pune Forest Department has started Grassland Safari. A special website has been launched for this purpose. Bookings are taken from it. More than two hundred people have participated in it so far.

These safaris are running in two schedules, morning and evening. Those who visit directly are also given admission.

Information about this safari is being given to students and citizens at local level so that they protect the wildlife on these grasslands.

Chief Conservator of Forests, Pune, said that the ecosystem of the place is under threat as it is decreasing. When people see an open space, they plant trees there. But once the trees are planted, the wildlife in the grassland cannot move. They leave from there. To avoid this danger, citizens should not plant trees on the grassland.

In Indapur taluka’s Kadbanwadi and Baramati taluka’s Shirsufal, grassland safari is gaining popularity. Visitors can log in on the website to visit this grassland safari, www.grasslandsafari.org. From January 1, 2024 similar grassland safari will begin in Saswad and Jejuri.