Desert greening other effects), if the planted area is large enough. The soil of the Thar Desert in India remains dry for much of the year and is prone to wind erosion. High speed winds blow soil from the desert, depositing some on neighboring fertile lands, and causing shifting sand dunes within the desert, which buries fences and blocks roads and railway tracks. A permanent solution to this problem of shifting sand dunes can be provided by planting appropriate species on the dunes to prevent further shifting and planting windbreaks and shelterbelts. These solutions also provide protection from hot or cold and
Indus Valley Desert Indian wolf, striped hyena, caracal, Indian leopard and the urial ("Ovis orientalis punjabensis") along with many rodents and other mammals. Meanwhile, the 190 species of bird in the desert include the red-necked falcon. Like the nearby Thar Desert the Indus Valley desert has little farming or grazing due to its hard climate and therefore the natural habitats are almost intact. However hunting still goes on and is a threat to caracals, wolves and other mammals. Indus Valley Desert The Indus Valley Desert is an almost uninhabited desert ecoregion of northern Pakistan. The Indus Valley desert covers an area of in