Cheetal Vol. 8, No. 1

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Name of the Collection	Cheetal: The Journal of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India
Folder/Categories	Journal
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File No. /Acc. No.	Vol. 8, No. 1
Abstract	Section titled 'Ourselves'. Welcome Speech by His Highness the Maharaja of Nabha at its 7th Annual General Meeting. Editorial Notes includes International Assitance for Indian Wild Life, The Jawahar Institute of Mountaineering and Zoological Gardens in the Mountains. Book Review of The Passing of the Forest Gods (author Augustus Somerville), Birds of Prey of the World (author Mary Louise Grossman and John Hamlet), The Book of Indian Animals (author S.H. Prater) and Tiger Country (author Norah Burke). Also includes a poem titled The Rapture and articles Census Techniques in Wild Life Management, Humane Destruction of Elephants, For the Wildfowler - III, Falconry - The Sparrowhawk - II, Exploitation of Forests in Parks and Sanctuaries, The Gir Lion, A Novel Method for the Capture of the Indian Flying Fox, A note on the Wild Life of Uttar Pradesh, Detailed notes on the use of tranquilisers and anesthetics with the help fo Flying Syringe, Research on Development of National Park (Shivpuri), The Cheetah, Wildlife Deserts and New Trends. A section titled 'New Trends' with details of meetings of Indian Board of Wild Life, Uttar Pradesh Wild Life Board and Wild Life Preservation in the Planning Commission, and visit of IUCN Delegation to India. Also includes Correspondence/Letter to the Editor (includes Snakes eat Fish, Black Buck, etc.), Library (list of books acquired and appeal to donate more), 'It Happened in Northern India', 'And How They Do it Elsewhere', Honorary Secretary's Report and Auditor's Report. Hindi article titled Maut ke munh mein. 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.
Author	Hari Dang (Editor); Col. H.H. Maharaja Sir Pratap Singh of Nabha, J. Juan Spillet and Geoge H. Kelker, P.D. Stracey, Alfred Raoul Hasan Imam (Bulu Imam), M.J.S. Mackenzie, S.M. Osman, T. Angami, M.A. Rashid, H. Khajuria, Arjan Singh, K.L. Mehta, Diwan Surinder Lal, M. Krishnan, A. Imam, R.N. Misra
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; Madhya Pradesh; Nagaland; Shivpuri; Gir; Barda; Census; Pugmark; Rifle; Tiger; Leopard; Panther; Lion; Asiatic Cheetah; Deer; Bear; Snow Leopard; Musk Deer; Ibex; Thar; Kashmir Stag; Hangul; Sikkim Stag; Serow; Takin; Black Buck; Gaur; Bison; Birds; Fowl; Duck; Hawk; Falcon; Falconry; Mahseer; Zamindari; Indian Board of Wild Life; Uttar Pradesh State Wild Life Board; IUCN; R.D. Singh; V.S. Sirohi; Dr. T.H. Bossett; D.N. Mazumdar; K. Prasad; Kamal Prasad; R.C. Soni; V.C. Shukla; M.D. Chaturvedi; Maharaja of Baroda; Rukmani Devi; Seshachar; D.N. Banerjee; J.C. Mathur; Gee; Schaller
Start Date “Period From”	October 1965
End Date “Period To”	October 1965
Extent	112 pp.
Item type/Format	Soft Copy/PDF Image Text File
Language	English, Hindi
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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
Right/Copyright	Donor