Cheetal: Journal of the Wildlife Preservation Society of India (October 1958 to July 2012)
Cheetal Vol. 15, No. 1
Journal
June 1972
Congratulatory messages to WPSI on publication of the Special IUCN Issue of Cheetal from Karan Singh (Chairman, Indian Board for Wild Life), T.N. Srivastava (Inspector General of Forests) and Frank G. Nicholls (Deputy Director General, IUCN). Editorial on Status of Wild Life in India. Includes articles entitled India's Threatened Harground Barasingha, The Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros with Special Reference to its Main Sanctuary, Kaziranga, in Assm, Wildlife Biology of the Sundarbans Forest - Observations on Tigers, The Ban on Tiger Hunting - An Evaluation, The Hispid Hare, Status of the Asiatic Lion in Gir Forest, Ocurence of Genera Crocidura and Talpa in Central India, Where Flying Vultures Reveal Secrets - Kaziranga, Breeding Birds of Dehra Dun and Adjacent Hills, Distribution, Composition and Herd Size of Gaur in Palamau, Bihar, Tiger Census in india (Summer 1972) - Part I, Tiger Census in India - Part II - Excerpts from the Author's Log Book of the Census Week in the Similipal Hills in Orissa, The First Mile Stone - I, International Youth Conference on Human Environment, Gibbon in Mahananda Wild Life Sanctuary, A Note oon the Young of the Shrew and Wild Life Tourism in India.. News Items, 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.
Congratulatory messages on the launch of Project Tiger from Prime Minister of India, President of India, Vice-President of India and His Royal Highness Prince of Netherlands (President of WWF). A Congratulatory Note on Project Tiger from WPSI, and Project Tiger - Address by Dr. Karan Singh, Indian Board of Wildlife. Includes articles entitled Carrying Capacity and India's Wildlife, A Study of the Breeding Biology of Birds of the Sunderbans Forests, Save the Tiger in Rajasthan, Man and the Environmental Crisis, The First Mile Stone - II, A Note on the the Eravikulam-Rajamally Sanctuary High Range Kerala, An Encounter with a Rogue Elephant, Some Bird Notes in Kutch, Observations on Weight and Size at Birth of Some Wild Mammals in Captivity and Law of the Jungle. Hindi article titled Meri Diary ke pannon mein Kastoori Mrig. 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.
Includes the Inaugral Address at the Fiteenth Annual General Meeting (December 1973). Also includes articles entitled Mistakes in Conservation - Part II, Communication Among Higher Animals - III (Auditory Communications), Geographical and Altitudnal Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Himalayas - Part I, Sea Turtles in Indian Waters, Blackbuck and Desmostachya bipinata (L.) Stapf, Foul Murder of our Wild Animals - Stop it Now, Or.., Gharials (Gavialis gangeticus) and Marsh Crocodiles (Crocodilus palustris), Mutlipurpose Dam and Fisheries, Wild Life Biology of Sundarbans - Man Eating Tigers and The Mechanics of Snakes. 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.
Includes articles entitled Form and Function of Horns, Antlers and Tusks - Part I, Breeding of Black Panther in Captivity, Communication Among Higher Animals - Part IV (Final Part) - Olfactory and other Communications, Maintenance of Wildlife Sanctuaries and Parks - Part I, Revised Synopsis of Birds of Dehra Dun and Adjacent Hills - Part III, Breeding of Pygmy Hog, Geographical and Altitudnal Distribution of Amphibians and Reptiles in the Himalayas - Part II and A Remarkable Indian Tomb Bat. Hindi Article titled Haathi Daant. News and Notes, 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.
Includes articles entitled Maintenance of Wildlife Sanctuaries and Parks - Part II, The Smooth Indian Otter, Geographical and Altitudnal Distribution of Amphibians - Part III, Stray Thoughts on the Pursuit of Game, Export of India's Wild Life and its Biological Significance - Part I, Protection of the Indian Environment, A Check-List of Molluscs of Himachal Pradesh, India - Part I, Spatial-Specific Conditioning in the Spotted Deer, Bottle Feeding Nature's Orphans, Form and Function of Horns, Antlers - Part II and A Rare Animal of the Cat Family - Caracal. Sections on Members Page, News and Notes, and News Snippets, 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.
