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Sanctuary Asia Vol XV, No. 3
Journal
1995
A special issue on Herpetology. Includes articles on reptiles and amphibians, conservation of snakes and lizards, crocodiles, protection of turtiles and tortoises, and frogs and toads. Also, includes a digest from the newsletter 'Tiger Link'.
Crocodile Bank; Calotes Versicolor; Garden lizard; Snakes; Lizards; Spiny-tailed lizard; Indian lizard; Desert skink; Grass snake; Crocodiles; Mugger; Saltwater crocodile; Estuarine crocodile; Gharial; Horned lizard; Monitor; Mid-wife toad; Newt; Turtles; Tortoises; Asian brown tortoise; Manouria emys; Indian star tortoise; Travancore tortoise; Black softshell turtle; Chitra indica; Western Ghats; Indian black turtle; Scavengers; Amphibians; Frogs; Toads; Caecilians; Indian salamander; Himalayan newt; Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog; Malabar tree toad; Tiger Link
English
65 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol XV, No. 4
Journal
1995
A special issue on the 1995 Sanctuary Nature Photographer of the year contest- results. Incldues articles titled 'Nature photography' and 'Natural India, the economics of destruction'.
Sanctuary Nature Photographer; Eagle; Egret; P.K. De; Snail; Tiger; Tree pie; K. Rajpal Singh; Thakur Dalip Singh; Snake; Flamingo; Kishor Joshi; Food Chain; Manjunatha Hegade; T Shivanandappa; Avian angler; Brahminy kite; Pranav Dhar; Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary; West Bengal; Elephant; A.J.T. Johnshingh; Tiger; Rajiv Dang; Sloth bear; Sambar; Spider; Spotted owlets; Mugger; Amrit Pal S. Bindra; Prosenjit Das Gupta; Jungle cat; Sudhir Sapre; Lizard; P. Kumar; Jungle nightjar; Niranjan R. Sant; Rusty spotted cat; Bharat J Pathak; Leopard; MIDC Industrial Area;Tarapur Atomic Power Station; Nature Photography; India's environment; World Bank; Himalaya; Western Ghats ecology; Lawrence Summers; Thrid World Nations
English
72 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol XV, No. 5
Journal
1995
A special issue on 'The Avifauna of the Indian Subcontinent'. Includes articles on the status of birds in the Indian subcontinent, illegal bird trade in India, history of ornithology, bird photography, severely threatened wetlands of India, bird classifications, status of storks in India, Phulchoki, the yellow throated bulbul and avifauna of Arunachal Pradesh. Also, includes articles in the memory of Salim Ali and on bird classifications by Carol and Tim Inskipp.
Pink-headed duck; Endemic species; Sri Lanka; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Wetlands; Great Indian bustard; Bushchat; Seabirds; Illegal bird trade; TRAFFIC; Pet trade; T C Jerdon; B H Hodson; Bird photography; Siberian crane; Bird classification; Stork; Salim Ali; Phulchoki; Kathmandu Valley; Nepal; Yellow-throated Bulbul; Arunachal Pradesh; Pheasants; Babbler Family; Warbler Family; Thrush; Wintern Migrants and Wetland Birds; Raptors
English
106 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol XV, No. 6
Journal
1995
A special issue on the avifauna of the Indian subcontinent. Includes articles on varied threats to Indian birds, an account of a search for the Black-necked Crane, birds of Bangalore, White-browed Bushchat, people of Indian ornithology and their books and seven pheasant species of the Himalayas. Includes abstracts from the Ornithological Society of India and book reviews.
Avifauna; Black-necked Crane; Habitat destruction; Man and Biodiversity Programme; Hunting; Trade in Live Birds; Great Indian Bustard; Pesticides; Pollution; Protected Areas; Captive Breeding; Human-wildlife conflicts; Hanley; Ladakh; Bangalore; White-browed Bushchat; Bird writing; Pheasants; Himalayas; Monal; Cheer; Kaleej; Koklas; Western Tragopan; Indian Peafowl; Red Junglefowl; Sarahan Pheasantry; Sarahan Bushahr; Ornithological Society of India; Kanha Tiger Reserve; Security Environment; Northeast; Jammu & Kashmir; Punjab; Haryana; Andhra Pradesh
English
71 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XVI, No. 1
Journal
January 1996
The issue contains articles on saving the tiger, Ganges river dolphin, medicinal plants of Kashmir Valley, Kashmir trout, white chital and latimeria . It includes book review of End of the Trial: the cheetah in India. Also, includes readers opinions (based on the subjects covered in earlier issues) under the column 'Reader's Forum'
Royal Bardia National Park; Karnali River; Chisapani Gorge; Menau Ghat; Dolphins; Gangetic plain; Asian River Dolphin; IUCN; Flood Action Plan; Bengal tigers; Dal lake; Koth; Red Sea; Mauve flowers; Royal Saffron; Mugwort; Trout; Eurasian Barbel; Lidder River; Salmonidae; Salmon; River Jhelum; Project Tiger; Poaching; Ministry of Environment and Forests; Wildlife (Protection) Act; Leopard; Ranthambhor Declaration; Ranthambhor Foundation; Alternative energy; Dams; Nallamala hill; Mannanur; River Krishna; Wildlife Conservation Society; Bombay Natural History Society; Corbett Tiger reserve; Palain White Chital; CITES
English
72 pp.
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