A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
DKL Subject File No.11
I. Subject Files, 1881-2016
A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
1981
Correspondence of D. K. Lahiri Choudhury with P.K. Ray, M. K. Chowdhury, S. Basu, Romulus Whitaker, Anne Wright, S. N. Misra, G.S. Mandal, S.C. Dey and others regarding meetings of the Wildlife Advisory Board for West Bengal, meetings of the Task Force for advising the local forest administration, controlling trade in freshwater turtles at Howrah during the nesting seasons, award for information in case of rhino poaching, and status of wildlife in North Bengal. There are agenda items, minutes and proceedings of the meetings and �a status survey of freshwater turtle resources in India (September 1982-June 1983) with recommendations for management (an Indo-American Fellowship Project)�, submitted by Edward O. Moll. Also, includes �6th plan for Jaldapara wildlife Sanctuary�, notes titled �Farming crocodile (crocodylus porosus) in West Bengal�, �Army field firing range vis-�-vis Buxa Tiger Reserve, etc.
A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
1984
Letters and telegrams exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, Kishore Rao, R.N. De, Samar Singh, R.N. Mukherjee, A.K. Lahiri, Subimal Roy, Achintya Ray, S.C. Dey and others regarding National Wildlife Action Plan, wet lands in Malda-West Dinajpur Division and Bio-geography Project covering the whole of West Bengal. Includes notes and questionnaires on proposed protected areas and a �Standard format for the use of consultants collecting data on new conservation areas.� Also, includes �Biogeography project report on West Bengal�, prepared by D.K. Lahiri Choudhury in consultation with Directorate of Forests, West Bengal
National Wildlife Action Plan; Malda-West Dinajpur Division; Forests' Directorate
A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
1985
Papers related to the third and fourth meetings of the Task Force for advising the local forest administration in the implementation of centrally aided wildlife schemes in West Bengal. The file contains related correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, D.K. Ganguly, S. Dey, Achintya Ray, G.S. Mandal and others. Includes minutes and agenda items of the meetings, two notes on D.K. Lahiri Choudhury�s visit to Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary and a note titled �Action taken on various recommendations by Task Force�. Also, includes proceedings of the thirteenth meeting of the Wildlife Advisory Board for West Bengal held on 22 May 1986 and related correspondence. The file also comprises a hand-drawn �Crocodile release map of Sundarban Tiger Reserve� and a �Report of Crocodile release in the Sundarban Tiger Reserve from 1985-87
A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
1986
Letters exchanged among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, M.K. Ranjitsinh, Banamali Roy, Ambarish Mukherjee and B.K. Bardhan Roy regarding directory of National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries and protection of Gorumara. Includes data sheets of Wildlife Sanctuaries and National Parks in West Bengal, �Sixth Five Year Plan 1980-81 to 1984-85: Action programme for wild life conservation in West Bengal�, and a �map showing forests in North Bengal and Assam�. There are handwritten notes also
Data sheets; Wildlife Sanctuaries; National Parks; West Bengal; Sixth Five Year Plan
A. Files on Wildlife arranged Statewise, 1881-2013/ (i) Bengal, 1881-2010
1993
Papers related to human-elephant conflict, Project Elephant in West Bengal, elephant-poaching, leather-gaiters for elephants, census and workshop on Project Elephant Action Plan for conservation and management of elephant. The file contains related correspondence among D.K. Lahiri Choudhury, S. Roy, S.C. Dey, Soumitra Ghosh, Vinod Rishi and S.K. Mukherjee. Includes related press clippings, �a project note on the control of man-elephant conflict in North-Bengal through eco-development works among the tea-garden labourers and villagers residing in the forest fringe�, �a working paper for the seminar on the control of man-elephant conflict in Dooars area and the possible role of NGOs�, a copy of �Profile for Elephant Project in West Bengal�, an �Elephant movement report of Panchet Soil Conservation Division�, a report titled �Elephant census: West Bengal,� etc.
