Van-Gujjars as a barrier for wild animals and human out-migration (A statistical study based on RNP problems with a logistic regression model)

This study is an attempt to understand the problems of Van Gujjars in Rajaji National Park (RNP), Uttarakhand, India. On one hand, the Government wants to remove all disturbances from the RNP for security purpose of wild animals, but on the other hand there are some drawbacks for removal of Van-Gujjars according to local communities residing around the park boundaries. The main objective of this study is to analyze that Van-Gujjars residing in RNP, is it good for park values? The secondary objectives of the study are as follows; Are the local communities benefitted by Van-Gujjars? How the problem is related to the out-migration? To develop a logical framework for the presence of Van-Gujjars in the RNP; for this study the primary data is collected by survey in the some villages of Kimsar area. And the secondary data is based on web, RNP officials, HIMCON NGO as well as newspapers. For the analysis of data logistic regression model is used to show the behavior of some variables regarding the problem.

The study shows that Van-Gujjars are one of the factors by which local communities had been benefitted by saving them. The study also focused on the point in which Van-Gujjars are also benefitted for wild animals. They are the tribes which help to manage the relationship with park animals and human being.