Boma Technique

  • The Boma capturing technique, which is popular in Africa, involves luring of animals into an enclosure by chasing them through a funnel-like fencing.
  • The funnel tapers into an animal selection-cum-loading chute, supported with grass mats and green net to make it opaque for animals, which are herded into a large vehicle for their transport to another location.
  • Recently, the technique was used at Keoladeo National Park in Rajasthan’s Bharatpur district for capturing and translocating spotted deer to improve the prey base in Mukundara Hills Tiger Reserve, situated 450 km ....
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