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The biocultural community protocol of maldharis of banniFood, shelter and water is provided to themthus affirming a long tradition of hospitalityand mutual inter-dependence in an aridregion with a harsh terrain that requirescooperation between the communities thatlive there.9There is a strong tradition of trust betweenthe different Maldhari villages and whensomeone's animal gets lost and ends up in adifferent herd, the pastoralist whose herd theanimal joins, cares for the animal like it is hisown and returns it to its owner even if theowner manages to find it many months later.Despite the fact that our herds grazeunaccompanied at night and our animalsfetch high prices in the open market, theyrarely get stolen which is evidence of thecohesiveness and integrity of Maldharicommunities in Banni. We have customaryrules for grazing and management of thecommon grazing areas that are based oninterdependence between communities anda deep understanding of ecosystem. It isthrough the observance of these rules, wehave been able to protect Banni and thrive init for the last 450 years.
The biocultural community protocol of maldharis of banni5. THE BANNI BUFFALO10We Maldharis have developed the unique We maintain the original bloodline of BanniBanni buffalo, which is specifically adapted buffalo through the dam and every buffaloto Banni grasslands. The Banni buffalo has within the same bloodline carries the samebecome a dominant livestock over the last name. Banni buffalos form close bonds withcouple of decades as a result of the their owners and usually respond whenwidespread loss of our Kankrej cattle due to called by their name. For e.g. Chhalli is thetheir inability to digest the toxic pods of name of a bloodline that stretches back a 108Prosopis Juliflora, a highly invasive alien years and this bloodline is renowned for itsspecies initially propagated by the capacity to produce high milk yields.government as a part of an official policy ofgreening Banni. The Banni buffalo isunaffected by Prosopis Juliflora and thebuffalo has unique qualities of adaptation,like the ability to survive water stressconditions, to cover long distances duringperiods of drought and disease resistance.The Banni buffalo has a typical quality ofnight grazing. The herd covers a grazingdistance of 8-10 kilometres in monsoonand upto 15 kilometres in summer. Herds ofBanni buffalo are led by the lead buffalothat they follow staying within earshot ofthe special sound of a bell around everylead buffalo's neck. A herd that usuallycomprises of 40-50 animals and sometimesextends to 90-100 animals departs forgrazing in the evening after second milkingand returns at dawn every morning.Despite the multitude of herds, buffalosrarely get lost or mixed in different herdsand invariably follow the lead buffalo backto their respective pens at dawn.The Banni BuffaloIt is only Banni grasslands andMaldharis who can create the Bannibuffalo. If a buffalo is raised outsideBanni, but has not grazed Bannigrasses and has not been raised byMaldharis according to our traditionalpractices, it cannot be called a Bannibuffalo.
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