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Sanctuary Asia Vol. III, No. 1
Journal
January 1983
The issue contains articles on butterflies, Kanha National Park, Nanda Devi, natural history of sparrow hawk, leaves and extracts from a report prepared by the Centre for Science and Environment. Also, includes vivid colour photographs by Rishad Naoroji displaying some intimate sequences in the development of nesting shikras.
Butterflies; Lime Butterfly; Peacock Pansy; Common Silverline; Kanha National Park; Project Tiger; Hyena; Drongo; Barasingha; Chital; Blackbuck; Nanda Devi; Himalayas; Musk Deer; Himalayan Tahr; Goral; Snow Leopard; Bill Aitken; Shirka; Sparrow Hawk; Bird; Lizards; Crested Serpent Eagle; Leaves; Traspiration; Photosynthesis; State of India's Environment 1982; Ravi Chopra; Silent Valley; Zoological Survey of India; M.S. Swaminathan; Malabar; Pengas; Chipko Andolan; Chandi Prasad Bhatt; Dungari- Paitoli; Chamoli; Feminist Movement
English
84 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. III, No. 2
Journal
April 1983
The issue contains articles on the hangul, 'Ora- the Komodo dragon',cranes of Asia and Nagarahole. Also, includes first and fifteenth chapters of R.W.G Hingston's work A Naturalist in Hindustan.
Dachingam National Park; Endangered deer; Hangul; Kashmir; Dal Lake; Natural History; Komodo dragon; Ora; Komodo monitor; IUCN; W.B. Burden; Nagarahole; Timber; Indian python; Kakanakote forest; Poaching; Kodagu; Game sanctuary; Bandipur Tiger Reserve; Bisilwadi Tiger; Kabini River; Karnataka; International Crane Foundation; Keoladeo Ghana National Park; Siberian Cranes; Whooping crane; Manchurian; Sarus; Black-necked; Demoiselle; Carmine bee-eaters; A Naturalist in Hindustan
English
93 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. III, No. 3
Journal
July 1983
The issue contains articles on the history of India's wildlife, factors resulting in the slow death of Dal Lake, spiders, relocation of a herd of elephants to Wilpattu National Park, varied diets of ants and Mahabaleshwar. Also, incudes a photo feature of Dal Lake titled 'Nature impressions of Dal Lake'.
Wildlife heritage; Sasan Gir; Chandra Prabha Sanctuary; Madho Rao; Mysore; Project Tiger; Snow leopard; Ladakh; Bhutan; Keibul Lamjao National Park; Manipur; Kaziranga; Assam; Rhinos; Barasingha; Kahna; Gharials; Srinagar; Dal Lake; Kingfishers; Pariah kites; Naturalised plants; CSIRO; Aquatic weeds; Jumping spiders; Wolf spiders; Lynx Spiders; Crab spiders; Spider silk; Argiope; Orb- spinning spider; Trapdoor spiders; Water spider; Spinning spider; Fisher spider; Asian Elephant; Sri Lanka; International Union for the Conservation of Nature; Wilpattu National Park; Mahaweli Development Project; J.R. Jayawardene; Robert Olivier; Madura Oya; Ude Walwe National Park; Ant diet; Aphids; Malabaleshwar; Panchgani; MTDC; Biosphere Reserve; Wildlife Wardens
English
95 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. III, No. 4
Journal
October 1983
The issue contains articles on Raganathittu sanctuary, cobra, waterholes in arid lands as an attraction of animals in dry season, tiger conservation project in Chitwan and Bombay Natural History Society's past history and current activities (commemorating the occasion of its centenary). Also, includes a photo feature of sea eagle in the Gal Oya National Park (Sri Lanka).
Wetland sanctuary; Birds; Raganathittu; Karnataka; Darter; Streaked weaver bird; Cormorants; Kaveri; River tern; Cobra; Irulas; Nest-guarding; Naja; Rhinkhal; Monocled cobra; Hamadryad; King Cobra; Madras Snake Park; Waterholes; Rajasthan; Desert National Park; Jaisalmer; Fateh Singh; Tigress; Sambar doe; Nepal; Royal Chitwan National Park; Tharus; Swamp deer; Buffalo; Elephant; Tiger; Simthsonian Nepal Tiger Project; UNDP; FAO; Radio telemetry; Leopards; Chital; Cormorants; Teal; Mergansers; Gharial Project; Rhinos; Endangered animals; Hog deer; Gal Oya National Park; Sri Lanka; Sea eagle; Poisoning; DDT; Dipper; Velvet worms; Anaconda; Albino Asian Elephants; Hyrax; Rock dassie; Musk-ox; Oysters; Termites; Bombay Natural History Society; BNHS centenary
English
98 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. IV, No. 1
Journal
January 1984
The issue contains articles on the desert life of Bahrain, bats, orchids, conservation efforts and action plan presented on the occasion of the Bombay Natural History Society's (BNHS) centenary seminar on 'Conservation in Developing Countries- Problems and Prospects'. Also, includes a photo feature by M.Y. Ghorpade from his book Sunlight and Shadows.
M.R. Mill; Hedgehog; Rheem Gazelle; Bahrain; Balck scorpion; Date palm plantation; Eastern palm; Wolf spider; Dhub; Jayakar's agama; Spiny-tailed lizard; Tern; Bats; Chiroptera; Flying foxes; Eidolon; Micropteris pussilus; American guano bat; Microchiropteran bats; Pteropus giganteus; Indira Gandhi; Tigers; Owls; Elephant; Sarus Cranes; Blackbuck; Painted Storks; Rhinos; Sunlight and Shadows; Orchids; Mandarin duck; International Crane Foundation; Seals; Red Panda; Altlantic sturgeon; Bombay Natural History Society; BNHS; Samar Singh; National Wildlife Action Plan; Indian Board for Wildlife; Bali Action Plan; Wolrd Conservation Strategy; Salim Ali; T.A. Davis; Shirley Russam; Shekhar Dattatri; Kailash Sankhala
English
90 pp.
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