摘要：Koubru Hill range in the state of Manipur, India is a biodiversity rich region where a number of endangered and endemic species are found. The Koubru Peak in the hill range is of religious and culture significance to the people of the state, especially to the Meitei, an ethnic group of the state. Several tribes inhabit the hill range. These tribes depend on the natural resources of the hill range for their sustenance. Since the time imme-morial, these tribes have been hunting wild animals and practising shifting cultivation. These practises have led to disappearance and reduction of many wild animals and plants from the hill range. The tribes are still following primitive practise of shifting cultivation locally called Pamlou leading to soil erosion and landslides in large scale. Understanding the present complicated forest ownership of the hill range and poor protection and management of the natural resources, the tribal communities need to adopt preservation approach based on a modern scientific understanding of ecology and ecosystems with the support of the forest department.
