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Cheetal Vol. 8, No. 2
Journal
April 1966
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes Blackbuck for Malaysia, Another Board Reconstituted and Fast Stories. Book Review of The Book of Indian Animals (author S.H. Prater). Also includes a poem titled The Evening Flight and articles The Importance of Sanctuaries (including National Parks) the Conservation of Threatened Species, For the Wildfowler - IV, The Status of the Big Game Species in the Koladeo Ghana Sanctuary (Rajasthan), The Need of Forests and Nature Reserves, A Field Survey for the Management of Big Game, Jaldapara on a Winter's Morning, The Breeding of Indian Rhinoceros at Whipsmade Park, Corbett of Kumaon, The Lucknow Week End, Wild Life Inventories, Introduction of the Indian Lion in Uttar Pradesh, For the Record Wild Life of India, The Voice Crying in the Wilderness. A section titled 'Seminar on Wild Life', i'In Memoriam' (The Pinkheaded Duck) and News and Notes (on Chitwan, Kaziranga, etc.). Also includes Letters to the Editor, The World Wild Life Fund, 'And How They Do it Elsewhere'. Hindi article titled Yeh Dilchasp Duniya, Shikar aur Shikari and Shikar ke Rochak Anubhav. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, advertisements 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; Orissa; Kashmir; Himachal; Bengal; Rajasthan; Dungarpur; Kumaon; Chitwan; Chandraprabha; Gir; Chakia; Banaras; Bharatpur; Koladeo Ghana; Tiger; Lion; Leopard; Panther; Deer; Ungulates; Sambhar, Cheetal, Para; Hog Deer; Blackbuck; Nilgai; Kashmir Stag; Hangul; Wild pig; Bear; Rhino; Elephant; Birds; WWF; R.S. Holdsworth; G.H. Scott; Nabha; Photography
English, Hindi
99 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 9, No. 1
Journal
October 1966
Section titled 'Ourselves'. Editorial Notes includes An Indian Wild Life Fund, Mr. Peter Scott's Suggestions forthe Ghana: Applicability Elsewhere, Wild Life Transplants and Breeding Stock and Lions in U.P. Section titled 'From the States' detailing Wildlife News/Notes from different States (including opening of Bihar Branch of WPSI and its First Conference alongwith a photograph of the Conference attendees, etc.). Also includes a poem titled 'The Hanka Wallah' and articles Wild Life Managament: A Tehnical Profession, Concerning the Introduction or Re-introduction of the Indian Rhinoceros into other parts of India, Visit by IUCN Delegation to the Koladeo Ghana Sanctuary, Wild Life Management in India, Management of Catchment Areas for Wild Life, The Vanished Swamp Deer herds of North Kheri, Wild Elephants in the Nilgiris, Some notes on Cheetal, The Indian Pangolin or Scaly Ant-eater, Conservation and Management of Sport-fist in the USA, Falconry - III, Tigers and Toxins. A section titled 'Student's Corner (containing article titled Protecting Wild Life), Conservation News About India, and News and Notes (on.....etc.). Also includes Letters to the Editor, National Bird Emblems, Library (list of books acquired and appeal to donate more), Tourists' Guide to National Parks and Sanctuaries. Hindi article titled Bharat mein Saarpon ka Aadar. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, Accounts Report, list of new members joining during 1965-66, advertisements 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; Bihar; Kashmir; Uttarkashi; Chitwan; Assam; Orang; Manas; Laokhowa; Jaldapara; Kheri; Tarai; Terai; Chandraprabha; Gir; Chakia; Banaras; Bharatpur; Koladeo Ghana; Tiger; Lion; Leopard; Panther; Deer; Ungulates; Sambhar, Cheetal, Bear; Pangolin; Hog Deer; Swamp Deer; Nilgiris; Kashmir Stag; Hangul; Wild pig; Black Bear; Red Bear; Rhino; Elephant; Birds; Fowl; Duck; Hawk; Falcon; Falconry; Mahseer; WWF; IUCN, Uttar Pradesh Board of Wild Life, Humayun Abdulali; M.J.S. Mackenzie; R.N. Misra; A.A. Khan; S.P. Shahi; C.L. Bhatia; Burton
English, Hindi
118 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 9, No. 2
Journal
April 1967
Section titled 'Ourselves'. President's Speech at the 8th Annual General Meeting of WPSI. Editorial Notes includes Wild Life and Food Scarcity, Sport and Tiger Skins, Zoo's Who's Who, A Society-Managed Sanctuary?, Tourist Map of India, The Indian Forest Service, Shooting Priveleges of Forest Officers, Shooting in the Hill Areas, Research on Pea-Fowl and Jungle Fowl. Section titled 'From the States' detailing Wildlife News/Notes from different States. Also includes a poem titled 'To The Last Wings' and articles The Life of the Red Jungle Fowl in North Central India, Wild Elephants in the Nilgiris - A Rejoinder, Wild Life Study, Wild Life Preservation in Western Districts, The Fauna of Adilabad District (A.P.), Corbett Museum: An Appeal, Economics and Wild Life Management, The Tiger: An Assesment, Tiger Hunting among the Nagas, A Trip to the Wild Life Preserve at Dholpur in 1935, Better Conservation through Research, Sariska: A Lonely Sanctuary, Game Birds Farming - Part I, The Tiger and its Prey, Baiga: The Tribe of the Tiger, The Himalayan Wild Life Research Project, 'Murghi' in Dehra Dun and Saharanpur Forest Divisions, . A section titled 'Student's Corner (containing two winning essays titled Place of Wild Life in Indian Culture and A Shikar Story). Also includes Correspondence/Letters to the Editor, Library (list of books acquired and appeal to donate more), Tourists' Guide to National Parks and Sanctuaries, 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', Honorary Secretary's Report and Auditor's Report Hindi article titled Jab Bison ne Tasveer Khinchwai and Vanya Jantu Sanrakshan ki Ore. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, Accounts Report, list of new members joining during 1966-67, advertisements 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; Hunter; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh; Assam; Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh; Nagaland; NEFA; Andhra Pradesh; Mysore; Jammu and Kashmir; West Bengal; Sikkim; Bihar; Hazaribagh; Palamau; Kaldhungi; Shimoga; Alwar; Van Vihar; Ram Sagar; Kanha; Nilgiris; Tiger; Lion; Leopard; Panther; Clouded Leopard; Hyena; Civet; Jackal; Fox; Wolf; Otter; Hare; Porcupine; Boar; Bison; Gaur; Sambhar, Cheetal, Barasingha; Swamp Deer; Nilgai; Gazelle; Blackbuck; Deer; Ungulates; Langur; Bear; Rhino; Elephant; Reptiles; Snakes; Birds; Fowl; Pheasant; Partridge; E.P. Gee; Jim Corbett; J. Wilson; S.K.N. Singh; S.P. Sharma; S.K. Singh; Baiga; Oraon; Kond; Naga; Tourist Map; Nilgiri Wild Life Association; Bombay Natural History Society; Museum
English, Hindi
114 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 10, No. 1
Journal
October 1967
Section titled 'Ourselves' which includes Appeal for Membership and Wild Life in the Doon. Editorial Notes includes Princely Priveleges and Patronage, Farm-protection and Wild Life, A Delhi Zoo Fortnight, Guindy, Then and Now, Lakhs of Schemes, Wild Life Clubs at Schools and Similar Institutions, Pavo cristatus and Gallus murghi. Book Review of The Deer and the Tiger (author George Schaller) and Assamese book titled Bharatar Banrea Jantu (India's Wild Animals) (author Phatik Chandra Gogoi). Section titled 'From the States' detailing Wildlife News/Notes from different States. Also includes articles Concerning the Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros, A Profile of Kaziranga, Report on Drought Relief Work in the Palamau Forests of Bihar, The Future of the Tiger, The Future of Wild Life in India, Angling Notes, Studies on Biology and Ecology of Common Rock Lizard in the Doon, Himalayan Notes, The Snow Leopard and its Prey. A section titled 'Student's Corner (containing Raja - My Pet Panther, and Swamp Deer on our Farm). Another section titled 'Reports from the Sanctuaries' containing articles Wild Life Sanctuaries and Legislation in Rajasthan, and Palamau National Park. Also includes Correspondence/Letters to the Editor, Library (list of books acquired and appeal to donate more), 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', and Tourists' Guide to National Parks and Sanctuaries. Hindi article titled Chandni aur Ikkad Haathi, and Jaanwaron mein Dum ka Mahatv. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, advertisements 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; Hunter; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh; Haryana; Assam; Bengal; Gujarat; Maharashtra; Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh; Bihar; Madras; Andhra Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir; Palamau; Sariska; Ramsagar; Sawai Madhopur; Darrah; Jaisamand; Talchapar; Mt. Abu; Dooars; Muzzafarnagar; Gidhaur; Tiger; Lion; Leopard; Panther; Clouded Leopard; Snow Leopard; Jackal; Fox; Hare; Porcupine; Boar; Bison; Gaur; Sambhar, Cheetal, Barasingha; Swamp Deer; Nilgai; Gazelle; Blackbuck; Deer; Ungulates; Langur; Bear; Rhino; Elephant; Reptiles; Snakes; Birds; Fowl; Pheasant; Partridge; Jim Corbett; T.H. Bassett; E.P. Gee; P.T. Thapan; S. Singh; Kumar Surendra Singh, R.H. Wright; J. Angami; Bombay Natural History Society
English, Hindi
124 pp.
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Cheetal Vol. 10, No. 2
Journal
May 1968
Section titled 'Ourselves' which includes Appeal for Membership and Wild Life in the Doon. President's Speech at the 9th Annual General Meeting of WPSI. Editorial Notes includes The Annual General Meetings, Membership, Then and Now, Lessons from an Elephant Story, Extinction or Survival, Migrating Mahaseer, Fish Destruction, The Tiger-skin Market and Amateurs in Conservation. Book Review of The Deer and the Tiger (author George Schaller), Elephant People (author Dennis Holman), Tryst with Tigers (author Sher Jung) and Reade: Elephant Hunter (author P.D. Stracey). Section titled 'From the States' detailing Wildlife News/Notes from different States. Also includes articles World Wild Life Fund, Morges, The Gir Lion, For the Wildfowler - V, The Courtshio of the Indian Porcupine, Studies on Biology and Ecology of Common Rock Lizard in the Doon, A. Imam's Account of the slaying of the Ramgiri Udaygiri man-eating Tiger, Wild Life in Madras State, Wild Life in Palamau, A suggested technique to determine whether Pea Fowl eat Jungle fowl eggs, Fledgelings of the Dusky Horned Owl, The Young of the Indian Long-Tailed Tree Mouse, Zoo Management, Special Report: The Wild Life Organisation in Dehra Dun and Tiger Tracks. Another section titled '(Reports) From the Sanctuaries' containing reports from Kaziranga, Point Calimere Sanctuary, Rajaji and Corbett Park. A section titled 'Student's Corner (containing An Indian Profession which has very nearly Passed Away, and A visit to Corbett). Also includes Correspondence/Letters to the Editor, Library Donation Appeal, 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere'. Hindi article titled Prakriti ka rahasya. Details of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India, Office Bearers, relevant illustrations, maps, Honorary Secretary's Report and Accounts, advertisements, 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; Hunter; Game; Big Game; Fishing; Angling; Fishes; Wild Life; Forests; Jungle; Forest Department; Himalayas; Uttar Pradesh; Himachal Pradesh; Haryana; Delhi; Assam; Bengal; Gujarat; Maharashtra; Rajasthan; Madhya Pradesh; Bihar; Madras; Kerala; Mysore; Jammu and Kashmir; Kaziranga; Manas; Palamau; Neyyar; Africa; Tiger; Lion; Leopard; Panther; Porcupine; Boar; Bison; Gaur; Sambhar, Cheetal, Barasingha; Swamp Deer; Nilgai; Gazelle; Blackbuck; Deer; Ungulates; Langur; Bear; Rhino; Elephant; Reptiles; Snakes; Birds; Fowl; Corbett; E.P. Gee; C.G. Crawlley, T.N.P. Singh, Pratap Singh, Van Ingen & Van Ingen, P.D. Stracey; M. Krishan; WWF; IUCN; Indian Board of Wild Life
English, Hindi
125 pp.
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