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Cheetal Vol. 3, No. 2
Journal
April 1961
Section titled 'Ourselves' which includes notes on Shikar Companies. Editorial Notes includes Bharatpur Sanctuary, Wild Life Stall at the World Agricultural Fair and a letter to Deputy Warden of Fisheries, Himachal Pradesh. Also includes articles Excerprts from 'Indian Animals', Suggessted Procedure in Reporting Cases of Poaching, Bombing of Fish, Wild Life Ecology Research; The Future of the Tiger; The Man-eater of Rupaidiha; My First Tiger in Dholpur; The Mudumalai Wild Life Sanctuary; The Periyar Sanctuary; Letter to Chairman of Wild Life Board of India by Jamshed Butt; Skipper: Our Bear; Report on Rhinoceros. Miscellaneous Notes section include news on Palamau and Saranda, Gir Lions, Chandraprabha Lions; Duck Shoot in Bharatpur and Death of S.H. Prater. etc. Section on Fishing News. Also includes Letters to the Editor, Young People's Corner (Bird Migration, A Gallant Tiger), Our Lesser known Species (The Chausingha), 'It Happened in Northern India, 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', 'Wild Life Howlers' and an Obituary. Hindi poem titled Plaint. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, List of Society Members, relevant illustrations, maps, Application Form for membership, and advertisements are also published in the Journal.
WPSI; Dehradun; National Park; Wild Life Sanctuary; Preservation; Conservation; Conservationist; Sportsman; Shooting; Shikar; Shikari; Poaching; Poacher; Hunting; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh; Assam; Nepal; Bihar; Daltonganj; Chandraprabha; Tons; Jamuna; Chakia; Banaras; Doon; Kumaon; Chitwan; Rapti; Saharanpur; Lion; Tiger; Panther; Leopard; Cheetal; Sambhar; Barking Deer; Barasingha; Four horned Antelope; Black Buck; Jungle Fowl; Duck; Bird; Langur; Elephant, Rhino; Bombay Natural History Society; Forest Research Institute; Indian Board of Wild Life; United Provinces Fisheries Act, 1948; M.D. Chaturvedi; Jim Corbett; Burton; H.L. Tandan; Lokinder Bahadur; Captain E.G. Melvill; C.M. Chaudhury; J.W. Nicholson; GKS Mann; N.P. Tripathi; Prime Minister; Nehru; Milroy; Dunbar Brander
English, Hindi
101 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 4, No. 1
Journal
October 1961
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes Errata, increasing crop production and the preservation of Wild Life, Speech of Maharaja of Nabha given at the Third Annual General Meeting and notes on Fishing. Book Review of K.B. Hakimuddin's book 'Big Game Adventures in Northern India'. Also includes articles History of the Rhinoceros Area in Nepal, Exercise in Junglecraft (From the Shikar Diary of A. Imam), The Nucleus of the Wise, The Rogue of Chilla, Fly Fishing and Spinning (A question of ethics), Periyar Game Sanctuary, An Assam Sanctuary in Danger., Miscellaneous Notes section includes list of Angling locations provided by E.G. Mainwaring, Police rescue of Caged Birds from market in Nakhas, shooting deer with a .22 Rifle and letters from Rev. EY Campbell and K. Natarajan. Also includes Letters to the Editor (among others includes Religious Sentiment vis-a-vis Wild Life Conservation: A reply), section on 'Who's Who in Wild Life Preservation' (detailing life of E.C. Stuart Baker), Young People's Corner (Coocoo My King-Crow), Our Lesser known Species (The Himalayan Thar), 'It Happened in Northern India', Fishing Notes by the Honorary Secretary, Branch News, and an Obituary (J.N. Onial, ML Khanna). Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, List of Society Members, relevant illustrations, maps, and Application Form for membership are also published in the Journal.
WPSI; Dehradun; National Park; Wild Life Sanctuary; Preservation; Conservation; Conservationist; Sportsman; Shooting; Shikar; Shikari; Poaching; Poacher; Hunting; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Kashmir; Assam; Nepal; Hazaribagh; Tons; Jamuna; Doon; Kumaon; Chitwan; Manas; Lion; Tiger; Panther; Leopard; Cheetal; Sambhar; Chakor; Bird; Elephant, Rhino; Bombay Natural History Society; Forest Research Institute; Indian Board of Wild Life; Hakimuddin; MK Munshi; M Krishnan; John C. Taylor
English
78 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 4, No. 2
Journal
April 1962
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes The Antlers of Cheetal in Captivity. Book Review of RA Sterndale's book 'Seonee'. Also includes articles The Rogues of Assam, The Devil, The Present Status of Four Rare Animals of India, Game Preservation in U.P., An Open Letter to Dr. Gardiner Bump. Miscellaneous Notes section includes Wildernesses, International Aid for India's Wild Life, etc. Also includes Letters to the Editor, section on 'India's National Parks and Sanctuaries' (Taroba National Park), Bird Watcher's Corner, Children's Corner (A Wee Sparrow called Padday, I lived Amongst Tigers), 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', 'Wild Life Howlers', Some State Measures for Preservation of Wild Life and an Obituary (R.C. Das). Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, List of Society Members, relevant illustrations, maps, and Application Form for membership are also published in the Journal.
WPSI; Dehradun; National Park; Wild Life Sanctuary; Preservation; Conservation; Conservationist; Sportsman; Shooting; Shikar; Shikari; Poaching; Poacher; Hunting; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Mussoorie; Madhya Pradesh; Uttar Pradesh; Kashmir; Andhra Pradesh; Gujarat; Maharashtra; Chanda; Lion; Tiger; Leopard; Panther; Nilgai; Sambhar; Cheetal; Kakar; Brow-Antlered Deer; Sangai; Hangul; Elephant; Rhino; Quail; Jungle Fowl; Birds; Indian Forest Service; Jim Corbett; Wild Life Preservation Society of the United Provinces; Indian Wild Life; Indian Board of Wild Life; Nepal; British; Shikar Companies; Lateef Mehdi; David Mainwaring; H. Chukerbuti; William Riddle; Dalip Singh;
English
80 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 5, No. 1
Journal
October 1962
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes Beating for Game birds and bag limits and The Corbett Memorial Prize. Also includes articles Angling in the Himalayas, The Place of Wild Life in Civilization, Memories of Jim Corbett and the Mohan Man-eater, International Aid for Wild Life, A Few Thoughts about our Wild Life, The Rogues of Assam and Symposium: The Future of the Tiger. Miscellaneous Notes section includes Game Preservation in North Bengal, Unsual Behaviour of a Leopard and Oilmen to Preserve Natural Resources. Also includes Letters to the Editor, section on 'India's National Parks and Sanctuaries' (Kaziranga), Our Lesser known Species (The Serow), Children's Corner (Jim Corbett As I knew Him, Benjamin my Mongoose, Gertie), 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', 'Wild Life Howlers', Branch News and Obituary (H.M. Harrison). Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, and Application Form for membership are also published in the Journal.
WPSI; Dehradun; National Park; Wild Life Sanctuary; Preservation; Conservation; Conservationist; Sportsman; Shooting; Shikar; Shikari; Poaching; Poacher; Hunting; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Everest; Bengal; Uttar Pradesh; Assam; NEFA; Haldwani; Dhikala; Kenya Photography; Tiger; Leopard; Panther; Indian Gazelle; Black Buck; Wild Buffalo; Hog Deer; Bison; Elephant; Makhna; Birds; Jungle Fowl; Mahseer; Trout; Jim Corbett; State Wild Life Board; IUCN; P.N. Rana; MacGready; H.L. Khanna; Padam Prasad
English
70 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 5, No. 2
Journal
April 1963
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes The Population of Red Jungle Fowl in the Dehra Dun and Saharanpur Divisions, Wild Dog in the Doon, A Wild Life Census and Where Cheetal and Jungle Fowl Abound. Also includes articles Wild Life is Threatened; Wild Buffalo of North Lakhimpus, Assam, India's Wild Life; Sportsmanship Towards other Fishermen; Brown Hunter; The Indian Wild Ass; A Natural Sanctuary in the Himalaya. Occasional Notes section includes The Value of Predation, A Story of Commercialised Shikar, Wild Life Pledge. Also includes Letters to the Editor, Children's Corner (Bambi the second, The Doon School Deer Park), 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere' and 'Wild Life Howlers'. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, and Application Form for membership are also published in the Journal.
WPSI; Dehradun; National Park; Wild Life Sanctuary; Preservation; Conservation; Conservationist; Sportsman; Shooting; Shikar; Shikari; Poaching; Poacher; Hunting; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Assam; Tiger; Leopard; Panther; Sambhar; Barking Deer; Wild Cats; Wild Buffaloes; Elephant; Birds; Jungle Fowl; Mahseer; Trout; Bombay Natural History Society.
English
71 pp.
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