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Name of the Collection Cheetal: The Journal of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India
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File No. /Acc. No. Vol. 4, No. 1
Abstract 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.
Author R.L. Holdsworth (Editor), E.P. Gee, Jamshed Butt, A. Imam, Hari Dang, M.A. Edwards, Y. Imam, Lt. Gen. Bahadur Singh, Gurkirat Singh Mann
Recipient WWF-India, New Delhi (India)
Keywords 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
Start Date “Period From” October 1961
End Date “Period To” October 1961
Extent 78 pp.
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Language English
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Source/Link Divyabhanusinh Chavda of WWF-India, New Delhi
Donor WWF-India
Donation Date 2019
Custodian Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonipat, Haryana, India
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