Archives of Contemporary India

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Sanctuary Asia Vol. V, No. 3
Journal
July 1985
The issue contains articles on the Indian great horned owls, Kirthar National Park, elephants, dragonflies and damselflies, and cub camp. Also, includes extracts from the book The State of India's Environment 1984-85.
Indian great horned owl; Indian gazelles; Chinkara; Kirthar National Park; Wild goats; Sindi ibex; Bull elephant; Damselfly; Dragonfly; Bombay Natural History Society; BNHS; The State of India's Environment 1984-85; Union Carbide; Bombay; Cub camp; Centre for Science and Environment
English
90 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. V, No. 4
Journal
October 1985
The issue contains articles on snow monkeys, Sunderbans, hyenas and Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary. Also, includes reproduction of an essay titled ' Environmenr and Women' from the book The State of India's Environment 1984-85.
Snow monkeys; Japan; Macaques; Sunderbans; Tigers; Mudskippers; Chital; Fishing cat; Hyenas; Bull elephant; Jasrota Wildlife Sanctuary; Project Tiger; Freshwater turtle; Batagur basta; Bengal monitor; Centre for Science and Environment; The State of India's Environment 1984-85; Environment and Women; Green Revolution; Chipko Movement
English
85 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. VI, No. 1
Journal
January 1986
The issue contains articles on insects' survival strategies, behaviour of kingfishers, crocodiles, the great Indian desert or Thar, paternal care in the male mugger and Nilgiris as an imperilled eco-system.
Insects; Caterpillars; Kingfishers; Eurasia; Crocodile; Ranthambhor; Thar; Great Indian desert;Tiger; Sambar; Mugger; Rajasthan; Coursers; Kutch; Madras Crocodile Bank; Woodpeckers; Camels; Nilgiris; Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
English
94 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. VI, No. 2
Journal
April 1986
The issue contains articles on Kalakadu and Mundanthurai hills, crane-hunting, Sariska Tiger Reserve, flamingoes in the backwaters of the Ujani dam (Maharashtra) and an obituary of Dharmakumarsinhji 'Bapa'. Also, includes extracts from the book The State of India's Environment 1984-85.
Rainforests; Kalakadu; Mundanthurai; Tamil Nadu; Elephant Project; Crane conservation; Crane-hunters; Sariska Tiger Reserve; Rajasthan; Project Tiger;Vultures; Jackals; Bhigwan; Flamingoes; Ujani dam; Naraikadu; The State of India's Environment 1984-85; Ganga; Varanasi; INTACH; Water pollution; Hindustan Lever; Pong dam; Uranium mining; Social forestry; Mahiti project; Ahmedabad Study Action Group; Dharmakumarsinhji; Bapa; Obituary
English
92 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. VI, No. 3
Journal
July 1986
The issue contains articles on Nepal, mormon caterpillar, yellow-wattled lapwing and Himalayan tahr. Also, incudes extracts from the book India's Environment, Crises and Responses and column 'Alarmcall' on elephant poaching in Souther India and Onges.
Royal Chitwan National Park; Nepal; Scaly anteater; Pangolin; Salak; Mormon caterpillar; Yellow-wattled lapwig; Lantang National Park; Himalayan Tahr; Wild goats; Marmots; Tibetan wooly; Snow leopard; Project Tiger; Blackbuck; Spiny babbler; Kathmandu; Sambar; Sagarmatha National Park; Lake Rara National Park; Shey Wildlife Reserve; Bardia Wildlife Reserve; Alarmcall; Elephants; Poaching; Mudumalai; Onges; Little Andamans; India's Environment; Coastal habitat; Ecological crisis
English
91 pp.
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