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Name of the Collection | Cheetal: The Journal of the Wild Life Preservation Society of India |
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Folder/Categories | Journal |
Sub-folder/Sub-category | |
File No. /Acc. No. | Vol. 10, No. 1 |
Abstract | 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. |
Author | Hari Dang (Editor), J. Juan Spillet, Hamdi Bey, Anne Wright, P.D. Stracey, Arjan Singh, R.D. Singh, R.K. Bhatnagar, Gopi Krishna Bora, P. Mishra, Colonel Krishan Kapoor, Pramod Singh, Pratap Singh, Vandana |
Recipient | WWF-India, New Delhi (India) |
Keywords | 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 |
Start Date “Period From” | October 1967 |
End Date “Period To” | October 1967 |
Extent | 124 pp. |
Item type/Format | Soft Copy/PDF Image Text File |
Language | English, Hindi |
Remarks | |
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 |