tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67422977724298608482024-03-06T19:34:29.951-08:00Ranthambhore Tale's.. .Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-9771963576170584122016-07-09T04:09:00.001-07:002016-07-09T06:44:49.259-07:00Trailing the Quails of Ranthambhore!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Our Jogi was sitting at a tea stall talking to the experienced experts of the park and one of them was ‘Cat-eye Billu’ the driver who was serving the park in the 70’s and was assigned the task of taking Maharani Gayatri Devi of Jaipur royal family for a royal safari in Ranthambhore! Billu narrated his experience, saying that the queen said to him that she had seen enough tigers and was not interested in them, instead she had a rather peculiar proposition – to see quails in the wild! Now our cat-eyed Billu was good in sighting tigers but he would fail in sighting a quail! Now having an elephantine task of exploring the quails in the vast landscape, Billu feverishly looked around. But it was Mh. Gayatri Devi who took him around a dense bush and as she beat the bush a flock of quails came frolicking around, she was excited to see the tiny birds doing their acrobatics and Billu was relieved that the day was saved! Jogi got curious and went to speak to Divya who is a bird enthusiast. Divya said, ‘most people who know quails are either avid bird watchers or fond of eating them! The others like our aunties and kaki’s know them as teetar – bater pair, because they mostly have known them to be eaten as food.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;">However, watching quails is a very interesting birding experience. I have seen few here in Ranthambhore. When we talk about the quails in India there are 12 species reported out of these Seven are seen in Ranthambhore. </span><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">Birdwatchers would start to like them only in later stages of bird watching as they are similar looking birds and its difficult to identify them. However, in the wild these are some of the most interesting bird species to watch. It’s a good idea to hear their calls to identify them sometimes.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">Quails found here belong to old world and new world, meaning - The<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>New World quails<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Odontophoridae<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are small birds only distantly related to the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Old World quail, but named for their similar appearance and habits, and are placed in the bustard family – the Yellow legged Quail, Barred Buttonquail and the Small Buttonquail belong to this family. While the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Old World quail<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>are from the<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>pheasant<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>family<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>Phasianidae, the Jungle Bush Quail, Rock Bush Quail, Common Quail and the Rain quail belong to this family.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"> <span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;">1.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR" style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"></span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px; text-align: justify; text-indent: -18pt;"><b>Jungle Bush quail (</b><i><b>Perdicula asiatica)</b> </i>– these are rich chestnut colored small birds which are 15-20 cm lengthwise and weighing 50-80 grams. The males have rufous –orange throat, white mustache and are heavily barred with black and white underparts and dappled wings while the females has vinaceous-buff* underparts and head similar to the male.</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">They make harsh grating chee – chee – chuck – chee – chee – chuck<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">Like most quails, Jungle bush quail survives on a diet comprising of a variety of grass and weed seeds, like pannicum, millet, maw and lentils. They also eat maggots and small insect larvae.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">In Ranthambhore this is one of the commonest quail species encountered can be seen in grassland and scrublands, can be seen all over in the park.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;">2.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b> </b></span></span><b><span dir="LTR"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Rock Bush Quail (<i>Perdicula argoondah)</i></b> – the male is similar to the Jungle Bush Quail can be easily confused but has much heavily barred underparts, a rufous stripe above the pale eyebrows but it lacks the moustachial stripe of the Jungle Bush quail. The female has a plain rufous face, whitish chin and pale supercilium. Length is usually 17- 19 cm & weighs 60-90 grams. Their habitat is similar to Jungle Bush quail. Good areas to see this bird is near Surval, Chanakyadeh and the hills of Balas.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;">3.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b> </b></span></span></em><b><span dir="LTR"></span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Common Quail (</b><i><b>Coturnix coturnix)</b> – </i>It is interesting that this is the only quail which is a winter migrant. It is the most secretive of all game birds and is rarely seen even by avid birders, as most of the time it is hidden in dense vegetation therefore good places to see it are grasslands like Indiala, Balas table top. It travels through Europe, Asia, Africa & Madagascar. Because it has to fly relatively far it has</span><em><span style="background: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;"> long, pointed wings to support flight as compared to the shorter, rounded wings of other gamebirds. The male has black anchor mark on the throat missing in females and the female has a plainer pattern on her head than does the male, with duller markings and no neck or throat bands. Its call is interesting ‘wet my lips’ sound and this can help you look for it in the wild. Its length may go up to 20 cm while the weight can be 90-130 grams.</span></em><em><span lang="EN-US" style="font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></em></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;">4.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><em><span style="background: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Rain quail (</b></span></em><em><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Coturnix coromandelica) -</b> </span></em><em><span style="background: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;">its appearance is very similar to the Common quail. The male has similar appearance to common quail but more strongly marked head pattern, and cinnamon sides to 433wthe neck and breast. Female is smaller as compared to the common quail and spots on the breast are delicate. However the calls are distinctly different from common quail - </span></em><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">metallic<span class="apple-converted-space"> </span><i>chrink-chrink</i>, constantly repeated mornings and evenings, and in the breeding season also during the night. Good areas to spot this very animated bird are the farmlands around Ranthambhore mostly in the monsoon.</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 18.4px;">5.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> <b> </b></span></span><b><span dir="LTR"></span><em><span style="background: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;">Barred Buttonquail (</span></em></b><em><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Turnix suscitator)</b> – </span></em><em><span style="background: white; font-style: normal; line-height: 18.4px;">it is grey billed & grey legged with bold barring on sides of neck, breast & wing coverts. </span></em><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">It is rufous-brown above, rusty and buff below. Chin, throat and breast closely barred in black. Female larger and more richl</span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt;"><span style="background: white; line-height: 18.4px;">y colo</span></span><span style="text-align: left;">ured, with throat and middle of breast black. The blue-grey bill and legs, and yellowish white eyes are diagnostic, as are the pale buff shoulder patches on the wings when the bird is in flight. Absence of hind toe distinguishes Bustard and Button quails from true quails. Its usually seen in pairs, in scrub and grassland. Good places to see are outside the park like patch around nahargarh hotel.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><span style="line-height: 18.4px;">7.<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><span dir="LTR"></span><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: 18.4px;"><b>Small Buttonquail (<i>Turnix sylvaticus</i>)</b> – they are the smallest of the quail family found in India, 13 -14 cm length and weigh 35-80 grams, the king quail standing a close second at 14 cm. They have very small, pointed tail. Grey bill and pinkish to greyish legs. It has sand brown upperparts and buff under parts with black flank markings. It resembles the common quail although it is not related to the true quails.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-51676294138962969072016-06-26T09:29:00.000-07:002016-06-26T09:29:34.037-07:00The unfortunate death of T11 <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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came back from the long meditation and returned to his beloved Ranthambhore,
but sadly he was perturbed to hear about some tigress death and headed to meet
Dharmendra Khandal – after some coaxing, Dharmendra narrated to Jogi about the
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25<sup>th</sup> a 12 year old tigress T11 was found dead, it is indeed a sad
incident for Ranthambhore. Besides losing a female in the present scenario is
also a significant loss for the park. T11 has gifted 7 tigers to the park
through her 3 litters. She was a resilient tigress surviving in harsh
landscapes and was mostly dwelling around Sawata - Bhid, she was special to us
also because when the VWV started with their camera trapping exercise the first
tiger captured was T11, and unfortunately it was them who informed the system
about her death too. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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was found about 150 meters above ground on a steep hill, near a small water
point called <i>gular jherna</i>. It was
about 2-3 days past her death, and unlike other tigers in this situation her
skin was still intact and so was the fur, she had no external injuries on her.
There was a 40 feet long rock stretch from where she had slipped down before
her death and there are claw marks on the rock which says she tried to hold herself
before the final fall. The tip of the claws were all broken except for her
front right ones – claws are usually very sharp, because they have important
role while hunting. Also her one canine was chipped vertically and was shiny,
which means it had come off recently. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">She slipped 40 feet on this rock before the fatal fall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The site where she was found dead</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The canine which was chipped vertically, looked like recently chipped</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 12.8px;">The claw marking indicates that she tried to stop herself from falling</td></tr>
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per the initial post-mortem there was a hematoma in her head at the site where the head hit the rock. Notably,
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these must be a month ago – it is possible that T11 killed it. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<!--[if !supportLists]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">2.<span style="font-family: "times new roman"; font-size: 7pt; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;"> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt; line-height: 107%;">A cat slipping is a worst case scenario, this could be
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T11), there was a fight with other tiger or sloth bear, but in this case she
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find out about her death etc, and smiled thinking that how many people are
ignorant about the fact that the VWV is a team constituted by the forest
department knowing that they are requiring assistance by village volunteers and
this is their program and team that helped track tigers far and wide. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Your friend Fred Smith was very down to earth individual and took immense interest even in lesser level taxa of biodiversity. He donated US $ 1000, it was a very kind and generous support for the cause.</div>
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span style="color: #0b5394;">We used his money in a very interesting project. The project is an effort towards making an 'Adarsh Gaon' - Ideal village in Modern India. My wife Divya started a drive to encourage villagers towards creating beautiful surrounding in their villages. She is feeling that with the present government taking the initiative of cleanliness and hygiene it is important for individuals and responsible organizations to participate in all ways that they can to create a better India. Her effort is to adopt 1 village near the Ranthambhore National park and work continuously for its betterment which will encourage the others around to follow suit. The selected village is called Madhosinghpura Bairwa basti. This village is situated at the periphery of the Ranthambhore National Park, its population is about 450 individuals (including children). A total of 45 families reside in it. Most of the villagers are working as daily wagers or in close by hotels or establishments.</span></span></div>
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<span style="line-height: 28.533332824707px;">This is what has been happening, one things after another. I had wished to write to Fred but not that I have written all this in detail to you, I will request Divya to upload it in her blog.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This season has come with a new challenges for the park. Of the human related ones there is a threat which may potentially take the lives of the precious tigers by themselves. The park now has a sex ratio of one to one ideally, this should be 3:1 females to male. We have 13 adult females living alongside 12 males in the park. Even in the cubs we have almost 14 male cubs and 9 female cubs and recently spotted cub from tigress T41 which we are not sure of whether its male or female. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This has already started the trouble in the small piece of tiger haven with the sub adult males trying to push their siblings to fabricate their own territories. Tigers being territorial, each one wants the a piece of land. T26 a shy tigress in a rather non-tourist part of Ranthambhore has raised with care and concern her 3 male cubs in this litter, she was aware the challenge will be at home with all three males, there would be a bloody fight. The dominant brothers have now pushed one of her cubs firmly out of the park. He has walked into the Madhya Pradesh's Datiya forest range...</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It’s interesting to note - at this point, of the 13 adult females, 10 females have cubs that they are still nurturing and 2 are single, and one is unknown she has some relation with T26 may be daughter or sister of T26. Grandmother Machali – the most celebrated tigress of Ranthambhore, is now 17 – lives in the mainstay area of the park in Lakarda. It is concerning that most of the females on the other hand are raising their cubs in the periphery of the park and when the dispersal would happen there is bound to be cubs walking out into the unknown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Six females can be seen by visitors, as their territories lie in the tourism zones of the park while seven live in the non-tourism zones.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">These most admired ladies of the landscape are the Chidi Kho female or Ladli (T8) with her two cubs. Machali (T16), her daughter from the last litter Unnis, now called Krishna too (T19) who has just left 3 sub adult cubs – Unnis has taken the dynasty forward by having her control over the lake area after sister Satara (T17) left (later went missing). Mala (or Noor) T39, is often seen with her mischievous cub Sultan. Laila (T41) has recently been sighted with a really young cub, and Gayatri (T22) does not have any cubs at this time. Lastly, there was the tiger queen Satra or T17, who had three cubs. She was pushed by male tiger T28 after a fight and had settled at the fringe of the park near some unfriendly villages<i>; </i>she went missing a month ago, leaving her 11-month-old cubs behind. The cubs are now being raised by the forest department.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">A very unfortunate death was that of T37 in March 2013, the last blood of the Guda lineage, the Forest department raised T37 & her brother after their mother had died. The brother was radio collared and had started to live on his own but without being trained by the mother, he met his fate when a male tiger T42 killed him in a territorial fight. Later, his sister T37 settled in Sawai Mansingh Sanctuary and was often seen with the same tiger T42. We were hoping to see cubs in this new tiger home, which has become a triumph of conservation since 10 cattle herders were made into wildlife guides here and this area was opened to tourists recently. With his mate gone, we are hoping that T42 finds himself a new mate soon.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We at Ranthambhore are happy and proud that this is probably the only place in the country, which has at any given point each tiger known and identified. This attainment been further elevated with the Rajasthan Forest Ministry taking a unique initiative of publishing a booklet-giving flank marking of all the tigers which is available to the public.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The extraordinary cooperation between the park staff, NGO’s like Tiger Watch, and the private sectors has ensured the present health of the park. More on Ranthambhore tigers coming soon... adios ! </span></div>
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(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramgarh_crater">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramgarh_crater</a>) and (<a href="http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/1502.pdf">http://www.lpi.usra.edu/meetings/lpsc2008/pdf/1502.pdf</a>0</div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">Lonar Lake</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> is a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saline_lake" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Saline lake">saline</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soda_lake" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Soda lake">soda lake</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> located at </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lonar" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Lonar">Lonar</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> in </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buldana_district" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Buldana district">Buldana district</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maharashtra" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Maharashtra">Maharashtra</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">, India, which was created by a </span><a class="mw-redirect" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meteor" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Meteor">meteor</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;">impact during the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleistocene" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start; text-decoration: none;" title="Pleistocene">Pleistocene</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-align: start;"> Epoch.</span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">Dhala crater</b><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> (N25°17'59.7" and E78°8'3.1") is situated in </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shivpuri_district" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Shivpuri district">Shivpuri district</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhya_Pradesh" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="Madhya Pradesh">Madhya Pradesh</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;"> State, </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" style="background-color: white; background-image: none; color: #0b0080; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px; text-decoration: none;" title="India">India</a><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">. Currently, the diameter of the structure is estimated at 11 km based on field observations. </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 19.1875px;">. </span>(<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhala_crater">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhala_crater</a>)<br />
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<br />Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-25809451195147185402013-04-06T03:28:00.001-07:002013-04-06T03:29:51.791-07:00A visit to the largest crater of India: Ramgarh astrobleme’<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We were not aware about the Ramgarh crater till last year; we were just surfing on the Google map and found this amazing geographical feature. </span></span><span style="color: #222222; text-align: start;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ramgarh crater is a 3 km wide potential meteor crater located in Rajasthan, India. If confirmed, this would be the largest crater in India making Lonar crater in Maharashtra second largest</span></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.727272033691406px; text-align: start;"> (Source - Wikipedia).</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 18.18181800842285px;"><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It was a year back, when we were searching the path of tiger T-35 to Sultanpur (kota), who dispersed from Ranthambhore and I found this crater which is hardly 60 km (crow flies distance from qualji area) from the Ranthambhore tiger reserve area. we think we should share some picture of this crater with you. We do not know how this was created and what is the geographical and geological significance of this crater but it is surely a worthwhile experience seeing it ! Look up on the Google map for this site just type the </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><b> Just search the above mentioned GPS location to find this wonderful site.</b> </span><br />
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<b> pic 2: close up of the crater </b><br />
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<b>another view of the crater </b></div>
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<b>Picture from outside the crater by the author </b><br />
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An age old temple in the centre of crater<br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Within the vast stretch of almost ho</span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">rizontally-bedded Neoproterozoic Vindhyan sediments an elevated circular physiographic structure (25° 20” 00’: 76° 37” 30”) occurs near Ramgarh village located about 12 km east of Mangrol in Baran district, Rajasthan. For its discrete elevation it can be spotted from a distance of 40 to 50 km. This unusual rocky structure attracted the attention of geologists since its discovery. It is called by different names by different workers viz. ‘Ramgarh structure’, ‘Ramgarh meteoritic structure’, ‘Ramgarh ring structure’, ‘Ramgarh dome’, ‘Ramgarh dome structure’, ‘Ramgarh astrobleme’, etc. It falls in Survey of India toposheet 54 C/ 11 and is situated about 110 km ENE of Kota. It can be approached via Jaipur-Tonk-Indergarh-Mangrol, Alwar-Gangapur-Sawai Madhopur-Sheopur-Mangrol and Kota-Baran-Mangrol road routes.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On regional scale the area forms part of Kota plateau. The Ramgarh ring structure forms a pronounced 150 to 200 m geomorphic high in the form of circular hill with an elevation of 440 m above MSL. It has raised rim and a circular depression in its centre forming a plain with average elevation of 260 m above MSL. The surrounding plain is 240 m above MSL. The diameter of the ring structure is 3.2 km. A small river, located in the southwestern opening of the hill, forms part of the drainage of south to north flowing Paarvati River located 4 km in the west. A number of small rills and gulleys with radial/ centripetal drainage towards the centre are developed in the area.</span></div>
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released in Delhi. Written by a trio of authors — the legendary wildlife writer
Valmik Thapar, acknowledged historian Romila Thapar and Moghul history scholar
Yusuf Ansari — it is a debate about whether lions and cheetahs existed in India
or were they introduced by man. While many agree that the cheetah seems to be
exotic species, the authors have spawned a new debate that the lion too, is.
They have created serious doubts through a historical enquiry that questions
the indigenous nature of these animals, suggesting that lions and cheetahs were
possibly introduced by the hunters or rulers of old times who brought them from
faraway lands due to their fascination with exotic species. The presence of
lions in our ancient sculptures and paintings are not enough as proof of their
natural presence in our country. There is an argument that these may be
influenced by the globally powerful image of the animal and may not have been
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researched and has systematically examined all the possible proofs in support
of the lion’s presence. They start with documentations going back to the
prehistoric times of 8,000-10,000 years ago, when primitive man made rock art
in caves. The authors quote Erwin Neumayer’s book, Lines on Stones, on
prehistoric rock art of India, revealing the absence of ‘manned’ felines on the
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in Rajasthan state. I decide to investigate them and very interesting facts
have come into light. These rock art sites are almost central point of the
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discovered 90 rock art sites in the three districts of Rajasthan- Bundi,
Bhilwara and Tonk. Each site has average 5-7 rock shelters /caves with rock
arts. Some of the sites have up to 30 rock shelters while some of them have
only 1 or 2. According to him at least
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Vindhyan hill system, which hold large table tops. Open scrub forest and dry
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area where on one side there is Gujarat, other side there is Punjab, Haryana
and Pakistan. These areas were always thought to be the prime area for lion
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mentioned that only two sites have the lion like animal depicted. These 2 rock
sites have 13 different rock shelters. The lion like images are found only in 3
shelters out of these 13 shelters, which means out of 550-600 shelters only 3
shelters have lion like illustrations. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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550-600 rock shelters, according to the explorer almost 100 rock shelters have
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of depictions. One is like a tiger, second is a net, third is lion like animal
and fourth is an inscription. I have doubt that these paintings are from the
prehistoric period, as there were inscription also which is unlike of that era.
The lion like animal is not having mane and more like a dog. The explorer is
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where old paintings can’t be safe for longer period because of it is exposed to
the rain and other erosion factors. The panel was also having a painting of a
horse rider who is killing wild pigs with help of a dog and using bow and arrow.
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on the skin) following the mother. In the same panel we found a lion like
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question for me, panting tongue making it a dog but has a lion like tail. Age
of paining is also uncertain. More of historic period according to the
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like animal depicted in it. It is uncertain whether it is a tiger or a lion.
This is the only predator like animal depiction.</span><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span><span style="line-height: 115%;">This shelter is having 8-9 different such
animals. These animals are having mane like hair on the head but nothing on
their shoulders. Lion is living in a pride but these lion like animal are solo
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Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-80613966518970206332012-03-15T08:00:00.049-07:002012-03-17T08:52:25.248-07:00Man-leopard conflict at Pratapgarh (South Rajasthan)<div style="text-align: left; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify; ">2004 was one of the difficult year for the inhabitants of this place in the entire year 16-17 leopard attacks took place and 12 people were killed.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><br /></div><span style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtchod0ZqqzzFS6vEE2kDoT1Kms9ZaP-H9uUOdQpcBXgXCXT6GY0z8bU-CV8aW-7BmXsW6pcFZ_zZHjYJqHTaG8uDTWX0mEX38OEIgmOVJKqzQLpnHZC4Zd3MO3wb0eiIY1kxRXWrb0Aw/s1600/32.jpg"></a></span><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-size: 100%; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBeDLmA0jP95uUNNCHC6kku5CQVh_-8BgHa3aqVNMOkmrX6rjE1HftLz2EH0uAi39-VjorzPOQZ6BeRefvAkJFpaDl9laHnHvb77mhgk2C0D1V6-rb_G4LWDBeAnjdlSNxPa2Z5xaGrk/s1600/35.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "></a></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2bWximx_IiY1yHY-68LkGiY9zEBRN7y98zkXYp8yD-_V0Dt5e_3efiWyXKCGlpZ1bfnmwMSpjMqhvxmqJBqsuDo9oZxsB9TSUluekw-FeAS7QelLdaKQRBRyYGnwHzt7cp_dmdX6RIc/s1600/71.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 192px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEis2bWximx_IiY1yHY-68LkGiY9zEBRN7y98zkXYp8yD-_V0Dt5e_3efiWyXKCGlpZ1bfnmwMSpjMqhvxmqJBqsuDo9oZxsB9TSUluekw-FeAS7QelLdaKQRBRyYGnwHzt7cp_dmdX6RIc/s400/71.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720145331809234082" /></a><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; "></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: 14pt; ">Whenever there is a man animal conflict in some area it leads to many fiery debates on social sites, TV channels and newspapers some suggesting humans mistake while some talking about the animals fault. Scientists and field biologists talk about their previous predictions, which they mentioned in their reports. However, on the ground, it is just the forest department and police department by themselves to handle the situation in which also exist the local villagers, local politicians and local media people pressurizing </span><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: 14pt; ">them. In these incidents, sometimes these happenings continue for many weeks, months and years. Uncertainty holds in every heart about the next attack, which may happen at any moment.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; ">Such series of events occurred in <i>tehsil</i> Pratapgarh situated in southern Rajasthan on the border of Madhya Pradesh. Dharmendra Khandal, field biologist Tiger Watch was specially invited to aid in the case. He formed a team with – accomplished photographer Mr Aditya Singh and botanist Mr Amit Kotia. Do not know how much they were able to help in the situation but they did document the events that occurred in the place. I try to take you through their account in this strange situation... <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><br /></span></p><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0IhJs8abbxlHy4ztdYv-d9_PRvwJ0F3prFw3qNIHBNxSrNOcx43dVr7q2bimClxP03Arb3YH2HAzupDGn_ikk77kN0410_LXL1suI0KBLdfqkN7I4mC_qL3n2Zkyy-OV_X94v7fZC-1Q/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139920378733202" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 36pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; ">Habitat of the site <b style="font-weight: normal; "><o:p></o:p></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 36pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: center; margin-left: 36pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; 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font-variant: normal; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 14pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; ">The forest department team was working in this area</span></span></span></div><p style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; "></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4TBP7TFMCgPCBONk9AHM4G62ICbUbIe2IIj1OLxf3Q5_EE-0nl2gxyvpYqO3NJIrODmE8rOoLOktVwUTuUwYDyAJ4yzo3VBrNhS2avY23OkGYr1q8zL47OafCbxUvVk8M2REP-mIItc/s1600/68.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz4TBP7TFMCgPCBONk9AHM4G62ICbUbIe2IIj1OLxf3Q5_EE-0nl2gxyvpYqO3NJIrODmE8rOoLOktVwUTuUwYDyAJ4yzo3VBrNhS2avY23OkGYr1q8zL47OafCbxUvVk8M2REP-mIItc/s400/68.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720145306698866898" /></a><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 36pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; ">Every evening the police and forest department would patrol the area</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 36pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uzc7RwoocX-OvmUGngJdNt_ETL9hflqJgOu98_9njnO0Ct3GdRGnfvUOOUFImSyoCWH_FujrWyRHiQGkfxdJA2FtoQuFjQjucZMsnAXizZbj7LgjYsFmuNefw0Mhs1Of0l3q0edn29M/s1600/3.jpg" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; text-align: left; font-size: medium; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9uzc7RwoocX-OvmUGngJdNt_ETL9hflqJgOu98_9njnO0Ct3GdRGnfvUOOUFImSyoCWH_FujrWyRHiQGkfxdJA2FtoQuFjQjucZMsnAXizZbj7LgjYsFmuNefw0Mhs1Of0l3q0edn29M/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720888033018777970" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px; " /></a></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; line-height: normal; font-size: medium; margin-left: 54pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><span style="text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; ">The police department team was patrolling the area with guns as if looking for a wanted dacoit in the area</span></span></p><p style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sfJIL8AauioKRv9dufSzJVF1GRqeXOJOFAev-gpzkMVCjLuyx0KVrltaITAdnQVoyryhxSfgxCAMBsb2KbR9YIDwbQ_QP6PJek0jbRz7PbSuJC-hNvJ8UHSibLPsoyl96UVKfpqcvzw/s1600/67.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4sfJIL8AauioKRv9dufSzJVF1GRqeXOJOFAev-gpzkMVCjLuyx0KVrltaITAdnQVoyryhxSfgxCAMBsb2KbR9YIDwbQ_QP6PJek0jbRz7PbSuJC-hNvJ8UHSibLPsoyl96UVKfpqcvzw/s400/67.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720145303038414562" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Local <i>Shikari's </i>were suddenly looked at with respect and appreciation </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL2KsK9zjcn-wOVigWyEM-roMhm-BnI13b8Vjr7ueVFKGKDefYj6cZ9U-7A6HyFxsZO5MpwLiraxmkcH0fbhP_5KgdXzOXZPkFLxCjXkWE-fa9Tm_MpXbSfNbOrP-gWiUIY0F1kK7B-0/s1600/66.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbL2KsK9zjcn-wOVigWyEM-roMhm-BnI13b8Vjr7ueVFKGKDefYj6cZ9U-7A6HyFxsZO5MpwLiraxmkcH0fbhP_5KgdXzOXZPkFLxCjXkWE-fa9Tm_MpXbSfNbOrP-gWiUIY0F1kK7B-0/s400/66.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720145295944298130" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">The crowd would turn agile at slightest discussion and show hostility towards police, forest department and wildlife </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVVcc8_3dQiqw_65arfZrSUTz5XbnrlgJMX7ODeF4fcLRAoRjcN3mhXwIAHE7__OLlfgORVtDVxL0ZE3LbZgZaTXLAPXbETjNIrqn-acNXpX270n3tA8py-qNrtm3kEUch9zK9QdwjkE/s1600/60.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMVVcc8_3dQiqw_65arfZrSUTz5XbnrlgJMX7ODeF4fcLRAoRjcN3mhXwIAHE7__OLlfgORVtDVxL0ZE3LbZgZaTXLAPXbETjNIrqn-acNXpX270n3tA8py-qNrtm3kEUch9zK9QdwjkE/s400/60.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720144288117461378" /></a><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 54pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; "> </span></span><span style="text-indent: -18pt; font-size: 14pt; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; ">There was big activity for edible gum collection from the tree <i>Anogesis letifolia (dhawada tree) </i>in this area. </span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; text-align: center; ">This was the gum resin which was collected over the years by small children in the village, earlier boys would go for the collection but after the leopard attacks, parents started to send girl children. Here too evident gender discrimination can be seen, risking a boys life was not an option....</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: left; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; margin-left: 54pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; text-align: center; "><br /></span></p><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNl_YDYv804jjuNqPmfcZ953cPl9rw3AcBCJusZLbTrwpVpYHwQAjKQ_Jnn_bC_fGFfgFZOF-esI2mPLV_dAhj4ObGi_uoF5cs81FDRqWgdn6lNhOM7p3Hnb4j9RUGqE9KkpqTtt2JOU/s1600/57.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNl_YDYv804jjuNqPmfcZ953cPl9rw3AcBCJusZLbTrwpVpYHwQAjKQ_Jnn_bC_fGFfgFZOF-esI2mPLV_dAhj4ObGi_uoF5cs81FDRqWgdn6lNhOM7p3Hnb4j9RUGqE9KkpqTtt2JOU/s400/57.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720144285058700050" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">There were cages set to trap the leopard, in which live bait had to be left each night. The cheapest option were the stray dogs who would be given few bread pieces each evening with that they would happily get inside the cage... With time even these dogs were trained for this duty</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aICwGRqpmMwBBTSlfhomUbZqg5q7gh5UBn1hUHVYLahOLcT_yHQ2u9_mzUMGOTkMZuWck4ywtPgOX4yCfTe8gLLBsY0sWDCzbG3-XBGqIyOkR9A4sHuZVEXqHmu2KQf89yg75Av73HM/s1600/56.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3aICwGRqpmMwBBTSlfhomUbZqg5q7gh5UBn1hUHVYLahOLcT_yHQ2u9_mzUMGOTkMZuWck4ywtPgOX4yCfTe8gLLBsY0sWDCzbG3-XBGqIyOkR9A4sHuZVEXqHmu2KQf89yg75Av73HM/s400/56.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720144280020714354" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Some times they would forget to open these cages and the dogs were left trapped for 48 hours without food or water... here you can see one dog is inside the cage while the other is watching outside</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSFSqzg34vaAlio7rvEMnJScZqYoXmXL2tjZLq3ONTqzFUzuSs5xzOIm4fHEWvnRBvjjQQZyR5_7gD161QqDU8S9_EHUgGHqVNknWvCI8aD_WiLAQkMDQFTZeR5zKN86jahRuNS3cdNQ/s1600/55.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 276px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihSFSqzg34vaAlio7rvEMnJScZqYoXmXL2tjZLq3ONTqzFUzuSs5xzOIm4fHEWvnRBvjjQQZyR5_7gD161QqDU8S9_EHUgGHqVNknWvCI8aD_WiLAQkMDQFTZeR5zKN86jahRuNS3cdNQ/s400/55.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720144277731843122" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">These dogs with time had turned wise they would not bark when they saw a leopard. Experts would suggest to get new dogs periodically but that is not an easy task in the field.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKVHXrHpWnt-TNp-h3TnBnqan7f9Y-Xzz_nOEejQC3YLCKCRZgP6KZ5GeSKI1YEA-hg_nDB_u0k8T0_TkMMi7hZv7TzrW7DZw6AAXqwmwA-2XnOm-oKOPn80J4PI0Stp1B4HHv11M-lk/s1600/54.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 226px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiKVHXrHpWnt-TNp-h3TnBnqan7f9Y-Xzz_nOEejQC3YLCKCRZgP6KZ5GeSKI1YEA-hg_nDB_u0k8T0_TkMMi7hZv7TzrW7DZw6AAXqwmwA-2XnOm-oKOPn80J4PI0Stp1B4HHv11M-lk/s400/54.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720144274663459666" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">A forest officer narrating a funny story - Earlier they had tied bait of goat but a local villager came in the night to take it away and himself got trapped inside the cage</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8J2tfY8mwliExrqyX9Z4_-K02Typ1pldukZA24fbv0Ft2bGC9awrMB0ZHxN5Utakylf74YIGbdlJIiWsEpHvBPLyHRyvkFSR4tGb2u_c3qLgA-3KB_ci-k17QPzM4bu_7zxpXgMb0MM/s1600/52.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 276px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8J2tfY8mwliExrqyX9Z4_-K02Typ1pldukZA24fbv0Ft2bGC9awrMB0ZHxN5Utakylf74YIGbdlJIiWsEpHvBPLyHRyvkFSR4tGb2u_c3qLgA-3KB_ci-k17QPzM4bu_7zxpXgMb0MM/s400/52.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720143794044667602" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><span><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span style="text-align: left; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><span>Tranquilizing expert Sardar Satpal Singh </span></span><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> from the forest department, he has rescued many leopards from south Rajasthan when they fall off in the wells or get surrounded in villages etc. He was very annoyed in the field as in spite of many months in the field he was not able to achieve any success in this assignment and the even annoying thing was that in all these days in the field he was fed just potato <i>sabzi</i> for his meals even in that potato had to be searched for... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NvjN2rmfwvkgzTKTqBOAnR4rsrv2brOWQqxGqhsRPZIYecFfMKIPgkn8ZEf830GKGOxbrqdn_mQh_TydbRcaqw0tm8B_YThgkjVcVmZjS3HEZaiqd0Sdw2_1iFu-80Jq8-FknjA8W20/s1600/50.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 244px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4NvjN2rmfwvkgzTKTqBOAnR4rsrv2brOWQqxGqhsRPZIYecFfMKIPgkn8ZEf830GKGOxbrqdn_mQh_TydbRcaqw0tm8B_YThgkjVcVmZjS3HEZaiqd0Sdw2_1iFu-80Jq8-FknjA8W20/s400/50.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720143792126347874" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">This is the tip of the dart and you can see how it has a little lock, you can imagine how this would function</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFKBEBkk5x4aAxunmEIP0GLazFpf7UTkuyfHcjnEvbpgDe7rPRMUkZ6bkrxd7Itoa3BMCnOCmEYnV5n3SY8xy_kCS-HJMso_czsFWMeBnyvrC_pC2Y6hXB5X3aKaA5VTvHMhggyxmJ-U/s1600/51.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoFKBEBkk5x4aAxunmEIP0GLazFpf7UTkuyfHcjnEvbpgDe7rPRMUkZ6bkrxd7Itoa3BMCnOCmEYnV5n3SY8xy_kCS-HJMso_czsFWMeBnyvrC_pC2Y6hXB5X3aKaA5VTvHMhggyxmJ-U/s400/51.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720143784863079874" /></a><div style="text-align: center; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">The dart</span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4yHVlrA2-uj2H1btu-24DZaMFyqvRA39Ygl8qh7P9zQ2rvPm6xJzYTnctFnI75feknAHq4mE6Mq2RvREEPfRUhPAokv_zTUw8lBfKgTmLWUpB5yww3SYfe53L2Du7deQoZH2NHMbmoI/s1600/47.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjd4yHVlrA2-uj2H1btu-24DZaMFyqvRA39Ygl8qh7P9zQ2rvPm6xJzYTnctFnI75feknAHq4mE6Mq2RvREEPfRUhPAokv_zTUw8lBfKgTmLWUpB5yww3SYfe53L2Du7deQoZH2NHMbmoI/s400/47.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720143779630058594" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">The drugs used for tranquilizing and revival of the animals... Sardar Satpal would say that he was the only man in the team to have drugs which were not in expiry date</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWPIuspW-zbIyKibW8yew80lcF-XwRpuRr6IaMrvINbTfQ1iuBfIZoamTgEIq__irKNQXnyKQBBwhTY1nvksPKmTLVitAIOQYH0odBUfT0orve4c78hCo6VeYhuhVrS8mlt-b7vPjsNs/s1600/13.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitWPIuspW-zbIyKibW8yew80lcF-XwRpuRr6IaMrvINbTfQ1iuBfIZoamTgEIq__irKNQXnyKQBBwhTY1nvksPKmTLVitAIOQYH0odBUfT0orve4c78hCo6VeYhuhVrS8mlt-b7vPjsNs/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720140540711840786" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">New cage was installed before this </span><i style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; ">pooja </i><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">was performed and incense sticks were lighted and all possible smells were left in it, which should not have happened! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: justify; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhXLgkDy2OF6jasvFcqLePobiLlfoJJUbcMhyqbZXvN09yWgdRj4cZSGCTjJbTmJM6WDFMuZ7_W3F1-PPG0QpQysPcuRxeV2fQsVaM_ZpsGcxmyuneEntEf_V8K6NnHFUKS3WKJem1H4/s1600/12.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdhXLgkDy2OF6jasvFcqLePobiLlfoJJUbcMhyqbZXvN09yWgdRj4cZSGCTjJbTmJM6WDFMuZ7_W3F1-PPG0QpQysPcuRxeV2fQsVaM_ZpsGcxmyuneEntEf_V8K6NnHFUKS3WKJem1H4/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720140533645306082" /></a><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">Tiger Watch employee Late Mr. Ramsingh trying to cover the inside with leaves and hide the cage</span></span></div><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmU2l4UHV2Je7A4x1JA4p8MR5SJ9yjZ5gttFmi65iVejbTiWYy455cR5shJAHjjWtXgmyXB-wqoEaxN4_cJOqpFDuP60Tdehzfu7fYtUYX5nES5Xe-uX0hSa9WqzrnCmBr7xl4VYwpnY/s1600/10.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 100%; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGmU2l4UHV2Je7A4x1JA4p8MR5SJ9yjZ5gttFmi65iVejbTiWYy455cR5shJAHjjWtXgmyXB-wqoEaxN4_cJOqpFDuP60Tdehzfu7fYtUYX5nES5Xe-uX0hSa9WqzrnCmBr7xl4VYwpnY/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720140520150201650" /></span></span></a><div style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; text-align: center; "><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Andalus; ">The village folks would sometimes be seen plotting against the animal but the situation was so tense after the death of the nine kids that any thing to catch the leopard was looked at as help not conspiracy <o:p></o:p></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; "><br /></p></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSKm6a8EEY_BI6aXE7FBzT2rplOnN56iMRoa2YsF8ELmlLlf4F69usXjRgpsNYXWN-TEXEwieTjiRI8zTV9FmM9UFdPiS_TFyTbfiUqIXFKPtL9o26MyD2A1CGEuiwMQDc9utUcFuypiY/s400/70.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720145328807105762" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The man sitting in between is the </span><i style="font-size: 19px; ">Thakur </i><span style="font-size: 19px;">of this place, he invited our teams </span><i style="font-size: 19px; ">Banaji </i><span style="font-size: 19px;">Aditya Singh for a feast. For this feast which would be two chicken and a bottle of whiskey the </span><i style="font-size: 19px; ">Thakur </i><span style="font-size: 19px;">took money from Aditya. When Aditya reached the place he could not see any legs in the chicken and the bottle was there but empty... Only meal awaiting Aditya was the left over scratches in the cooking utensil and the local alcohol which the host had got for himself. The guest were awake until Aditya reached but thereafter showing the left overs they dozed off. Aditya explored two small pieces from the pot and the moment he ate them he was in tears.... He asked the host - Did you feed chilies to kill the chicken? He was wiping his eyes with his hands and thereafter his eyes had chillies in them... the other team members were smiling now that they had a person who would be awake through out the night :)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBeDLmA0jP95uUNNCHC6kku5CQVh_-8BgHa3aqVNMOkmrX6rjE1HftLz2EH0uAi39-VjorzPOQZ6BeRefvAkJFpaDl9laHnHvb77mhgk2C0D1V6-rb_G4LWDBeAnjdlSNxPa2Z5xaGrk/s1600/35.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbBeDLmA0jP95uUNNCHC6kku5CQVh_-8BgHa3aqVNMOkmrX6rjE1HftLz2EH0uAi39-VjorzPOQZ6BeRefvAkJFpaDl9laHnHvb77mhgk2C0D1V6-rb_G4LWDBeAnjdlSNxPa2Z5xaGrk/s400/35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720305089505050146" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">News came of another attack the Police and Forest department reached, the site was just on the border but in Madhya Pradesh state</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0G327ePywdaLNSu6OWZsvQPa-pJzFZ9RI721GTwUTjmbdvD3auZRs6NFZ-kRo6HXkz63LuUpXXH1m47B9lLy6dTvVscvzgSjPzN0ajcr1GaKaL44Kz9yRtQkLOfLSouvZSltTYrDQuI/s1600/34.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj0G327ePywdaLNSu6OWZsvQPa-pJzFZ9RI721GTwUTjmbdvD3auZRs6NFZ-kRo6HXkz63LuUpXXH1m47B9lLy6dTvVscvzgSjPzN0ajcr1GaKaL44Kz9yRtQkLOfLSouvZSltTYrDQuI/s400/34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720305081297496514" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">This time around the victim was again a girl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtZpatHNqmNDjpFAuZFfkPL15ZQRaHongMNUpRfVj-Hhyphenhyphenw7EsGTl7Lu6E1AbWwB2_zMgJBMaUE6HSSmyw7A0_o-S6ZO0zY8f-eY1hEBg_JbFiJkIbbzW_PDZlhtcSWwy0zv1NfYQNU0U/s1600/28.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOtZpatHNqmNDjpFAuZFfkPL15ZQRaHongMNUpRfVj-Hhyphenhyphenw7EsGTl7Lu6E1AbWwB2_zMgJBMaUE6HSSmyw7A0_o-S6ZO0zY8f-eY1hEBg_JbFiJkIbbzW_PDZlhtcSWwy0zv1NfYQNU0U/s400/28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720305075072996898" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">Some relative showing the incident spot</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrfZSH1GOxzPt8PnV4_-xMfoCl9s2y8Oaq5N3p4PTw4jmnXDE6kS5EObvYFrqzINDXr5mLfMvhPpYY4EAfF7CiuzgYAjUb6UaTahEuaPzhGkTRkIxmvRPMKM2ReASwbukdl7Jres9-ghs/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720140518652089410" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">One of the victim </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span style="font-size: 16px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEeoI5jPiB-X35haM5LabXzg73wQkRFNqkB8-l7aa-FL_2_Rxfp3VX-5I4hYj1mQ-5rFJe7Ty_FABJltBevAOp5LM9Njm9Pow_Q81UzhcoapvAQdQSLtx6gIpHqYJUpEsIjdVh4Jhy7I/s400/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720305092138391602" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px; " /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The victims was removed from that site but a dead goat was placed there </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtchod0ZqqzzFS6vEE2kDoT1Kms9ZaP-H9uUOdQpcBXgXCXT6GY0z8bU-CV8aW-7BmXsW6pcFZ_zZHjYJqHTaG8uDTWX0mEX38OEIgmOVJKqzQLpnHZC4Zd3MO3wb0eiIY1kxRXWrb0Aw/s400/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720305095445832786" style="text-align: justify;font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The dead goat was tied on the same site where the child was killed by the animal</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNz-K0rRD8qZrJt19uhC8MDDSVDU7u2oH0TrzDtS0sxZlPXE4Mm_-thvKSu5YJzaA94jRzCNLYIgVIDT56OHkai8VlWwX7n-zZ_R0_uOPAzqmI9LKqr052AVK5n67YuONZ-iEDukgrMw/s1600/31.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><br /></a></div><span><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNz-K0rRD8qZrJt19uhC8MDDSVDU7u2oH0TrzDtS0sxZlPXE4Mm_-thvKSu5YJzaA94jRzCNLYIgVIDT56OHkai8VlWwX7n-zZ_R0_uOPAzqmI9LKqr052AVK5n67YuONZ-iEDukgrMw/s1600/31.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZNz-K0rRD8qZrJt19uhC8MDDSVDU7u2oH0TrzDtS0sxZlPXE4Mm_-thvKSu5YJzaA94jRzCNLYIgVIDT56OHkai8VlWwX7n-zZ_R0_uOPAzqmI9LKqr052AVK5n67YuONZ-iEDukgrMw/s400/31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720304530394206898" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">In the night the leopard was indeed there as the dead goat was hidden away half eaten in a bush</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKkORDldt2dZ6mj8k5lo1-PGkHuTXEzIIUhZxV7P0HVITHzo0CKk2-_aE8jN8qXKNrDSQkpg-EsmbDCbStTCSsnTf12vPyvMoJ4Upq5I4-PEon6WKzoYYh0fJQ6M-z32EIO3PtIZZAGII/s400/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720304537530713922" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The goat was dragged and bought inside the Rajasthan border and they did not have permission to tranquilize or cage the animal by the MP state</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHVa6NgbyF90PNLigs0ej49JpWDUbXlkNbqQ1E5Sp3x-fjJ2ysRK_TazGkMfS8e7OCWbU1wD9ebJXGDyKQhOw6Q8jZsajiT0DBD1Nj-cbn7EiTkZ7srvOIQ0y-7Z-uigNuD7bbcWgx0os/s400/26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720304547975959938" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">If the dead bait was left on the ground some hyena would have consumed it hence it was tied on a tree, </span></span><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: 19px; ">half the part was put inside the cage</span><span style="text-align: left; "></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-family: Andalus; font-size: 19px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span style="font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggCY7DOo9TP7RXg_jzFbv2HucmXnB1ZzcuVo5aV-S-lbs41492ImNSmQ_Y9mRIbaMx671WOnfTKgadrn6mmbXyHDuNmgOnV3cmGxQTYwzipI8By92BySi0YZH7C-W26oz-AzesZH2WNP8/s400/24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720304552939424978" style="text-align: justify;color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 262px; height: 400px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The leopard did come on the site as the hanging goat was eaten further</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmmyoeuHzcnUhK-RUKxDDkA3crhQE1-o-BfcIBbjwC6kuCqgyE1TVs9_pbRvZo18IDLDSTDAO6Cqvl2c9QeNqnbffDfB287VeMSozPT5wqhuDsGj0TyPiGVOpmi4xCN1uGRtDUmDkQg/s1600/17.jpg" style="font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; line-height: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 16px; font-family: Georgia, serif; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMlmmyoeuHzcnUhK-RUKxDDkA3crhQE1-o-BfcIBbjwC6kuCqgyE1TVs9_pbRvZo18IDLDSTDAO6Cqvl2c9QeNqnbffDfB287VeMSozPT5wqhuDsGj0TyPiGVOpmi4xCN1uGRtDUmDkQg/s400/17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720304553663829650" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px; " /></a><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The next night again the leopard ate the remaining kill and went inside the cage to eat the remaining goat kill but the cage was too tight and did not fall shut! </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIc1cJnaleYklHeUrkbFz5tJud9X0yZ9Pv2JLFTJoX5Bb0bah3cQ4d44anIUk8yDpJMgeRWdPLo5YsG_inCRGBwCjihZ6EAucXLv4K252DvCfiwrOYa92F92jDKn1yC20ImHb-y5hsmo/s1600/8.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 291px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdIc1cJnaleYklHeUrkbFz5tJud9X0yZ9Pv2JLFTJoX5Bb0bah3cQ4d44anIUk8yDpJMgeRWdPLo5YsG_inCRGBwCjihZ6EAucXLv4K252DvCfiwrOYa92F92jDKn1yC20ImHb-y5hsmo/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139920704483474" /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px;">The dead stray dog carcass found on the road side were tied on trees </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuHwpvVCxE1RbvwMwuZV7jnKzV5mBcDq-Ze2OV_1HkV6YNcOpUMEHjNUMVYT8J-DjgQCo3eoHslrO-K6-MNjk9p-YnJQX0uOJsm0C1vzvdWErxdSzHPMMV9aEpZMDlBRJVPtabrKr1zA/s1600/1.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcuHwpvVCxE1RbvwMwuZV7jnKzV5mBcDq-Ze2OV_1HkV6YNcOpUMEHjNUMVYT8J-DjgQCo3eoHslrO-K6-MNjk9p-YnJQX0uOJsm0C1vzvdWErxdSzHPMMV9aEpZMDlBRJVPtabrKr1zA/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139906631023778" /></a><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; text-align: -webkit-center; "><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:54.0pt;mso-add-space:auto; text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; "><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; "> </span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Andalus; ">It was a calm and quiet place with peaceful people but big population<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFzXND_3knqN-uEhBzo59vFAoziQVQbGy7HOftapL-O3Xl6I5P6UIkHbVNRmeAWUCcYRUIbbC393WckX9Kayn7UcJMWpWCN1ykhw6zmzjooa78SKFSY4S__wsLIPfgeGoP7ftYiVubhK8/s1600/4.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><br /></a></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7fOJIhzFBRGMgE6BEMdc2IeFW8JnXip-ZZLSgjgskAHl2777qoguTcYRl-WcvgbMJoDZ7GSNlsD3dD_FuYuSQfBL8KneemfJR6catohZQY3geju5lOO-F-4Al_hCQpHzwQD6GjaqyAY/s1600/23.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz7fOJIhzFBRGMgE6BEMdc2IeFW8JnXip-ZZLSgjgskAHl2777qoguTcYRl-WcvgbMJoDZ7GSNlsD3dD_FuYuSQfBL8KneemfJR6catohZQY3geju5lOO-F-4Al_hCQpHzwQD6GjaqyAY/s400/23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139433157445042" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Andalus; ">New cage was set </span></div><span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjnCWi2qY8dVgIh8sZQ0_GCnKQ72RGcLYpIs3QjiU5IaEAQRcNDOsazAqiU98T4NMtcpSXHy-e_qCkZ5eLwUW9PgHpVVPtD2EoPki1SM7X8nw8pYkIjV8umpuk_2q7gQwWu-B_KcE7bU/s1600/21.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbjnCWi2qY8dVgIh8sZQ0_GCnKQ72RGcLYpIs3QjiU5IaEAQRcNDOsazAqiU98T4NMtcpSXHy-e_qCkZ5eLwUW9PgHpVVPtD2EoPki1SM7X8nw8pYkIjV8umpuk_2q7gQwWu-B_KcE7bU/s400/21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139431077555858" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; ">This was a wooden cage much lighter and easier to transport </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUKtSDXAQaJgWTGm5vNqv8kj0VgwXWnHiI5EJq1iYVfsrUO0FI2jtNv6eF8Cv7OPWwGPaR03S0OuFm1UiWTn03ZGK4JKp9ZUEXiGOZ05X66MwD36n3AwsLH8Kil0jfAzTc50LHYUVeLE/s1600/22.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLUKtSDXAQaJgWTGm5vNqv8kj0VgwXWnHiI5EJq1iYVfsrUO0FI2jtNv6eF8Cv7OPWwGPaR03S0OuFm1UiWTn03ZGK4JKp9ZUEXiGOZ05X66MwD36n3AwsLH8Kil0jfAzTc50LHYUVeLE/s400/22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139417208837618" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; ">The cage finally proved to be successful </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></div></span></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohzeqe6OrZS8pT-jIx0tZCOifxPHbc3-sOfFwaEzP8SvqxtLuZIDUJpzfjvdt3444tQMWVow2dXqn5wXejAbe0kP5xRky_yC3qQDTjygjRC1Cmd82cRn3XHRh13Y0WhqQ_P6u4mKirFk/s1600/6.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgohzeqe6OrZS8pT-jIx0tZCOifxPHbc3-sOfFwaEzP8SvqxtLuZIDUJpzfjvdt3444tQMWVow2dXqn5wXejAbe0kP5xRky_yC3qQDTjygjRC1Cmd82cRn3XHRh13Y0WhqQ_P6u4mKirFk/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139408688208082" /></a><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; ">Forest department was in mixed emotions not sure if it was good or bad but the general mood was relaxed and happy </span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-qiu_dN96GMMDLsDi7XAKsJC82xcQ_7KCRn596pUFEXg9shyphenhyphenWE-Faq96A32auQJDv5W52jmVQ6M15oS2RJVSB10ZOSFnsNjE_0C_oZAHtraj5BDCr46GCLgd17LXwS9pW7Ph-jluJsk/s1600/5.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 275px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjw-qiu_dN96GMMDLsDi7XAKsJC82xcQ_7KCRn596pUFEXg9shyphenhyphenWE-Faq96A32auQJDv5W52jmVQ6M15oS2RJVSB10ZOSFnsNjE_0C_oZAHtraj5BDCr46GCLgd17LXwS9pW7Ph-jluJsk/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5720139406838535970" /></a><span><div style="text-align: justify;font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; "><br /></div></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;">One leopard was caught in Rajasthan side and another was caught in Madhya Pradesh while one leopard was found dead in a suspicious circumstance. After this no incident took place in the area...12 humans lost their lives. The caged leopard is now in Jaipur zoo and is called Gabbar Singh by the zoo keepers... </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 100%; line-height: normal; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; "><span><span style="font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px;"><br /></span></span></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-56771205163527387792012-01-01T05:51:00.001-08:002012-01-01T09:40:35.093-08:00Wolf in the land of Commons<div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-ddw5gCxKN-OzFXd4xLnpp7W9Ntpv8NpO3V201G1_iBbXmzMD6XS15DwYlTesJnwqN1gzPt0ajgTf0JULrvwJomE3nnFP0iTd_rUhMIaB_50Oi4UIU-Lt2f-YTes12ha7wJMSieL82A/s1600/1.jpg"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-ddw5gCxKN-OzFXd4xLnpp7W9Ntpv8NpO3V201G1_iBbXmzMD6XS15DwYlTesJnwqN1gzPt0ajgTf0JULrvwJomE3nnFP0iTd_rUhMIaB_50Oi4UIU-Lt2f-YTes12ha7wJMSieL82A/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692661907923881826" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px; " /></a></span><div><div><span><u>Indian Wolf </u></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; line-height: 18px; text-align: justify; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><span style="font-family: arial; line-height: 18px; font-size: medium; ">Today an elderly man from the Gujjar community died and his communal feast were not just attended by the community people but also the left over puri’s (Kind of fried wheat bread) were eaten by dogs, cows, and wolf. The first Tiger Watch’s Conservation Leadership course participants should remember this interesting sight that happened in Dhunda village.</span> </div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">In his life, the man might have killed several wolves while trying to protect his sheep’s and goats. A researcher present on the sight told Jogi that the wolf might be happy feasting on the death of the man, who killed many of his own. Jogi said it is possible, if he is a mighty researcher like you, who has walked on the line to count wildlife and seen wildlife on camera traps but has no insight on real situations and issues.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">So the annoyed researcher asked Jogi, what did this Gujjar do good for the wolf? Jogi simply replied, ‘what do you expect that the Gujjar would take the Mohammed Binzaid Grant grant and start some line transect survey? Perplexed the intellectual asked so ‘what did the Gujjar do good then?’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Jogi said, ‘Gujjar did nothing and that is the big thing, he kept intact the original land as it was. The landscape was not altered by the Gujjar, he kept life simple and did not do much to alter his surrounding areas. Ultimately, if the habitat remains the species would remain my friend. The Gujjars kept the livestock that is all’.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">The researcher said, but that is the big problem when the livestock were killed they killed the wolves too.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Jogi asked what is the major food source for the wolf. The researcher said sheep and goat, Jogi said that sometimes their is anger in the individuals and they might kill some animal but that is not the case always. Gujjar is giving them the land – the habitat and the Gujjar's are providing the major source of food for this species in this area.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Jogi asked, ‘now what do you want more out of the Gujjar? He has adopted that lifestyle which automatically been saving the wolf, if there are some instances of conflict those are understandable’. He continued, ‘I think you have understood what I said now there is no much so you can go back to fixing your camera traps and if the wolf is not seen in the camera trap then do the biggest task that you can; making a questionnaire for the Gujjar and ask them about the wolf’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">The researcher walked and from behind Jogi screamed, ‘instead of your institute faculty make Baba Phoolia Gujjar your Co-principal investigator, <i>beta</i> you will know more about the wolves than that your statistical & theoretical professors’<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 18px; ">Making face the researcher left the place going back to his own world. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span style="line-height: 18px;">Later Phoolia Gujjar and Jogi sat together talking about the wolves and in that discussion; there were some interesting instances and facts, which are below, no will not bore you with technicalities....</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span><br /></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10XgHZR1rhRVz-LgVHME1mI29AAtTOmk1jgD300fOwyjPjt9RqyHvai32VgfJJj-3gFs8cBeRrfZj0klZ8BUWvVwdCw4GzGH-dMNdzAQVYOIcoc-lDEJ366mXWsdd7UYPT7uPIOg4QQ/s1600/20.jpg" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB10XgHZR1rhRVz-LgVHME1mI29AAtTOmk1jgD300fOwyjPjt9RqyHvai32VgfJJj-3gFs8cBeRrfZj0klZ8BUWvVwdCw4GzGH-dMNdzAQVYOIcoc-lDEJ366mXWsdd7UYPT7uPIOg4QQ/s400/20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663253131981250" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a><span style="font-size: medium; "><div>an adult wolf watching with glaring eyes</div></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0pBs-7Sae-5P-EfNks28HrYKOVL2hF0VbGJ13qqOX5E1YU5Iaudn5suVlj50O9gapOuX6-3kCO5XwOx7tMR3buzJJkbaezqtoZvr2yShyphenhyphenjx0tbqUkys_FJZ0xuZuHylvf7cRQ72Pc20/s1600/10.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib0pBs-7Sae-5P-EfNks28HrYKOVL2hF0VbGJ13qqOX5E1YU5Iaudn5suVlj50O9gapOuX6-3kCO5XwOx7tMR3buzJJkbaezqtoZvr2yShyphenhyphenjx0tbqUkys_FJZ0xuZuHylvf7cRQ72Pc20/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692662355952832914" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px; ">Scientific name is </span><i style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px; ">Canis lupus </i><span style="font-size: medium; line-height: 21px; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px; ">and pallipes is the sub species. There is still a debate that among scientists that the Indian wolves are a separate species.</span><span style="font-size: medium; "> </span></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u-U7uynDQCWBVdxSrICQux9O29rV2ttDIosBGqK135xKDWAW_TOuBpZydBflGI26lcG9Er1mdql80WYr5IH3nzLeIZ6cYbMYkyXiCgZH5mzlgR4-ejCWzNkHChjXCoDOhZrQKwyZHAQ/s1600/22.jpg" style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; text-align: left; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2u-U7uynDQCWBVdxSrICQux9O29rV2ttDIosBGqK135xKDWAW_TOuBpZydBflGI26lcG9Er1mdql80WYr5IH3nzLeIZ6cYbMYkyXiCgZH5mzlgR4-ejCWzNkHChjXCoDOhZrQKwyZHAQ/s400/22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663236610574786" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 229px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">largest group we have photographed together 3 adults and 4 pups, total 7 wolves...</div></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX6iU4gYhXm_IhH1C0cQH5svfM0XVa_rg8hWygbDch5_HV0Je9UpaRmVdnn_ACsZTQfckFZYGamkQkDKbgquxIZ3a2sJ2JD0cGcnwvXHFN_jHxygdmAkUQn_4P6vs2ANY6RaGqzMJMjg/s1600/21.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifX6iU4gYhXm_IhH1C0cQH5svfM0XVa_rg8hWygbDch5_HV0Je9UpaRmVdnn_ACsZTQfckFZYGamkQkDKbgquxIZ3a2sJ2JD0cGcnwvXHFN_jHxygdmAkUQn_4P6vs2ANY6RaGqzMJMjg/s400/21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663247433050370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">a tiny pup climbing on a mount of ravines </u></div><p></p><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-18ZsHUJ13PG0nQM2JAQMP4VIImALtewTZZ3iwnbEfu2R33dA0meLJ3LkHI_Jwsb9-oPxzg-PnvFz06TZJYKOlaQsI7Wlfwwt9ojrYHAJpDZjVdFBc5qQa9KOYSQsvAz6YS_CvW5ZWGA/s1600/37.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-18ZsHUJ13PG0nQM2JAQMP4VIImALtewTZZ3iwnbEfu2R33dA0meLJ3LkHI_Jwsb9-oPxzg-PnvFz06TZJYKOlaQsI7Wlfwwt9ojrYHAJpDZjVdFBc5qQa9KOYSQsvAz6YS_CvW5ZWGA/s400/37.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664600096360898" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></span><p></p><div><span>wolf pup coming out from his temporary den, they have more than one den...</span></div><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></p></div><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div style="text-indent: -24px; "><span style="line-height: 21px; "><br /></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9myVAp3fx1xQXpK5aAraSZx13aK4qOLm7k_sKpnoQxJtixVtrnGxVh6YX7OVDg_BUuIn43DtoOazJKBVjyStV98p4L0E-vtmZDeBjIKRpfkGJQ-VN4Od7_UhHh59VbY6V7AKs4n9NzA/s1600/38.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQ9myVAp3fx1xQXpK5aAraSZx13aK4qOLm7k_sKpnoQxJtixVtrnGxVh6YX7OVDg_BUuIn43DtoOazJKBVjyStV98p4L0E-vtmZDeBjIKRpfkGJQ-VN4Od7_UhHh59VbY6V7AKs4n9NzA/s400/38.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664602493475634" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">Four wolf pups and a male wolf </u></div><span><div> </div></span><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcZ_gQJFugyffVPqKxGIHq9MstP3rn4yGuaivHcbVVHarI7xCfLN6EtSoMZC-QTirRBk2arM1-c-iNYmucALY8grVef1IGeLMmTepVShiaVsjELCeZIjaCu3hc8zZS2dPI6CBrVQO9aE/s1600/35.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEcZ_gQJFugyffVPqKxGIHq9MstP3rn4yGuaivHcbVVHarI7xCfLN6EtSoMZC-QTirRBk2arM1-c-iNYmucALY8grVef1IGeLMmTepVShiaVsjELCeZIjaCu3hc8zZS2dPI6CBrVQO9aE/s400/35.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664583913676370" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">dog ancestors showing same traits -a wolf playing with a shoe</u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzaxqeeenn_-6ThnhvnoMsqrQ9HMf02aNczbvX4ZTEf8haWPrM8G7iHj-4CqOhoiC6Gu155BfjmLcPd9ZLZyqX-Q0Vj3LCzDmqrKB0z5I1iSDkdpqp12a6HLYKw9JWjTthshXCxq-Glg/s1600/34.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHzaxqeeenn_-6ThnhvnoMsqrQ9HMf02aNczbvX4ZTEf8haWPrM8G7iHj-4CqOhoiC6Gu155BfjmLcPd9ZLZyqX-Q0Vj3LCzDmqrKB0z5I1iSDkdpqp12a6HLYKw9JWjTthshXCxq-Glg/s400/34.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664123961956786" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a><div>Always alert ears </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0_vVcFMj3Rvl8WJVy582YLYu_tWLojIdMmd7HhUJnmVDAjgUFPy_6GXEPt5691V13eGOSpOAu-xnfCAXihwWU_D6h6OsC8SmFIM0CIjja-kmyySWFJa55EbMPoiwB30VMEJQS9FcqNM/s1600/33.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM0_vVcFMj3Rvl8WJVy582YLYu_tWLojIdMmd7HhUJnmVDAjgUFPy_6GXEPt5691V13eGOSpOAu-xnfCAXihwWU_D6h6OsC8SmFIM0CIjja-kmyySWFJa55EbMPoiwB30VMEJQS9FcqNM/s400/33.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664121764900802" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 255px; " /></a><div>Exotic species <i>Prosopis juliflora </i>provides good shelter specially during the summer</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7UMYmkQ6I8Nk7pMK0RQZ7d9Qr25wIub-iXtFM9NZg1irmZnXDeFVdauNC8NfQhbtDdX7eRqEL-yKSBejLYghzmW1mjLrL7GLHUEIJf5cLwCUXVIaxDk31TGIK2Zs27R35rZYMN2ZGnc/s1600/32.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7UMYmkQ6I8Nk7pMK0RQZ7d9Qr25wIub-iXtFM9NZg1irmZnXDeFVdauNC8NfQhbtDdX7eRqEL-yKSBejLYghzmW1mjLrL7GLHUEIJf5cLwCUXVIaxDk31TGIK2Zs27R35rZYMN2ZGnc/s400/32.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664118386895746" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px; " /></a><div>Poo baby : he went shy only once in front of us but we didn't shy away from him and clicked his private movement </div><div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6uflNAFUfyP3VlBpgIgtAT_MF3UqGWMgqICVugglxxur-PZzX7IFWCN4L7uuCu7aSxZgWyXWc6zxIfObQGQtymiQK3vQgM9D8yJULsQA5blnEgyVfwNpsb-XPNG-INsmrOSoQKoZkf4/s1600/36.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjv6uflNAFUfyP3VlBpgIgtAT_MF3UqGWMgqICVugglxxur-PZzX7IFWCN4L7uuCu7aSxZgWyXWc6zxIfObQGQtymiQK3vQgM9D8yJULsQA5blnEgyVfwNpsb-XPNG-INsmrOSoQKoZkf4/s400/36.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664591130832338" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div style="text-align: center;font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">they escape from the situation very silently no rush no fear on the face </u></div></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9KZ_spvwiT2hWJ-knvUabAQ8Ow4kXJy3eyL0PHCGRmkYp4ec1LFoHd4lJqqVN1ZPEnweRFPaPuP2an4I9hvkYbWGSJCfEoIP3_g-hE3XW2tFDxwQQ5N5dd7_QZ4GMOqSNZywuz4YAbk/s1600/31.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW9KZ_spvwiT2hWJ-knvUabAQ8Ow4kXJy3eyL0PHCGRmkYp4ec1LFoHd4lJqqVN1ZPEnweRFPaPuP2an4I9hvkYbWGSJCfEoIP3_g-hE3XW2tFDxwQQ5N5dd7_QZ4GMOqSNZywuz4YAbk/s400/31.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664114423490306" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 242px; " /></a><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4RIOIaZNpHq5sggAehzatl3RPXIdLhL0-7Djhfl2JIyVj_gMxiohvgHNncWFNk1KYMPYPQV3KRQpSgpvvG-4IwqF_2xMcvmzGrDEh-prm1YEr0dOSDhjerDcaA3RCBVBL2fnK6Ef76I/s1600/30.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiB4RIOIaZNpHq5sggAehzatl3RPXIdLhL0-7Djhfl2JIyVj_gMxiohvgHNncWFNk1KYMPYPQV3KRQpSgpvvG-4IwqF_2xMcvmzGrDEh-prm1YEr0dOSDhjerDcaA3RCBVBL2fnK6Ef76I/s400/30.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664109581923506" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><span style="text-align: left; "><u>stallion</u></span><u> no no no .....the wolf walk...</u></span></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFZg5-Phw4yNd6Julg-QApDyzz7BxH9CNOI3bTsExPfqbUrzZUNjISWJ9mYGszRJYShU-A38lxJ0iA3fN9o9F_DYUYw6gkhgUBDQ1aHRIrhVxLgg7c-VL-WMsrHCaU72Lty8KF3L3efM/s1600/29.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipFZg5-Phw4yNd6Julg-QApDyzz7BxH9CNOI3bTsExPfqbUrzZUNjISWJ9mYGszRJYShU-A38lxJ0iA3fN9o9F_DYUYw6gkhgUBDQ1aHRIrhVxLgg7c-VL-WMsrHCaU72Lty8KF3L3efM/s400/29.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663701809385906" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">a sub adult wolf with lean body but big head.....</u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiaoiw_Sr86Y-Rs8rAk8D3IJE0OPzGETKqRsrB2HiUe99twehCskczkdOImPFhBxbQ1h9UqVUSthroj7Rve3GGfRanLzn2aThkxsIOJyf8oXrngRy_FxJeNNJkXbFGSUXhPoHPN6n-nY/s1600/28.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqiaoiw_Sr86Y-Rs8rAk8D3IJE0OPzGETKqRsrB2HiUe99twehCskczkdOImPFhBxbQ1h9UqVUSthroj7Rve3GGfRanLzn2aThkxsIOJyf8oXrngRy_FxJeNNJkXbFGSUXhPoHPN6n-nY/s400/28.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663694509550450" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a><div>water and shelter most important factors for the wolf's survival </div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yFinZmC6IamFebwSI0lomODlyV3GYtWNo9Me2zqYl_cSNyZ3A7Di9MsvDV8_Z7bZCP2gBWWOrfirBoL4v8-JW55sLUSEraVZO26Tp71FJLDO-z2g1eQJStJh5AQXTDSRrs3GJ0iizVs/s1600/27.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2yFinZmC6IamFebwSI0lomODlyV3GYtWNo9Me2zqYl_cSNyZ3A7Di9MsvDV8_Z7bZCP2gBWWOrfirBoL4v8-JW55sLUSEraVZO26Tp71FJLDO-z2g1eQJStJh5AQXTDSRrs3GJ0iizVs/s400/27.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663692922213090" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px; line-height: 21px; "><span style="font: normal normal normal 7pt/normal 'Times New Roman'; "> </span></span><span style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; text-indent: -24px; line-height: 21px; ">Wolf are considered the ancestors of domestic dogs however the sizes matches plus the howling is not as much as the other wolves species and subspecies</span><span style="font-size: medium; "> </span></span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZJq0VdP-jWYH_EZUsh4LTZI7nr-Z5iaad5q-Sf_Fb9ckCzx7wdN9K-lgbSDKTy5uOGflMC0DHX6QT30SvCZQQiDGWVYd1MH_3S1ay0dBBs-Q_URFHWN9VEduYhiN3m9wLZe4bMUt1Bw/s1600/26.jpg" style="font-size: medium; text-align: left; "><span><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtZJq0VdP-jWYH_EZUsh4LTZI7nr-Z5iaad5q-Sf_Fb9ckCzx7wdN9K-lgbSDKTy5uOGflMC0DHX6QT30SvCZQQiDGWVYd1MH_3S1ay0dBBs-Q_URFHWN9VEduYhiN3m9wLZe4bMUt1Bw/s400/26.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663688317035698" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 400px; " /></span></a><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><u>salivating in the summer heat, this gives the wolf name liyali </u></span></div><div><span><u>(in Hindi saliva </u><u>called 'lar') </u></span></div><span><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAOd0sEPlIcWjGMIssfW3W10h3n9gxd2J2KMYO87Xtzx00kSv5t3vHfO-X3m_VhaoQ9V_o3j1BfZ-40hNcqRFbU7z0bOKcZYNtcX4tQzNsuvlOHaROZ9sD_PPAUM6LGZiFUmzrn35rtI/s1600/25.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJAOd0sEPlIcWjGMIssfW3W10h3n9gxd2J2KMYO87Xtzx00kSv5t3vHfO-X3m_VhaoQ9V_o3j1BfZ-40hNcqRFbU7z0bOKcZYNtcX4tQzNsuvlOHaROZ9sD_PPAUM6LGZiFUmzrn35rtI/s400/25.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663679302871298" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px; " /></a><div>a pack of three....</div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ7CGRDu7G1LIlk_B3I4qovEZSYGiUSHEqnAvOs4bSIKodeMNVklye240cY23SqL40U_vnQVXkQTeECQPrrPsIZThkWCQ7YbKZp9_Ly78pai6_lnn57PutcCSexTv44k9CofM8uyiCfA/s1600/24.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQZ7CGRDu7G1LIlk_B3I4qovEZSYGiUSHEqnAvOs4bSIKodeMNVklye240cY23SqL40U_vnQVXkQTeECQPrrPsIZThkWCQ7YbKZp9_Ly78pai6_lnn57PutcCSexTv44k9CofM8uyiCfA/s400/24.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663256984366066" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">hunting in the shadow......</u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorKT7nQymm9tmWoLJiRnL6rFUo-9VTIjwXnbJE28E5aCzO-1lf36RmQjw4IncbF4hLdWNVGCpYm86-lLegF6spm0h1DKaV9grxUkBDb6dsS14lbCMKZkPtXkjfCwAGDJrAnqtRga2HZs/s1600/19.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhorKT7nQymm9tmWoLJiRnL6rFUo-9VTIjwXnbJE28E5aCzO-1lf36RmQjw4IncbF4hLdWNVGCpYm86-lLegF6spm0h1DKaV9grxUkBDb6dsS14lbCMKZkPtXkjfCwAGDJrAnqtRga2HZs/s400/19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692663230609860834" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">many communication to each other.....</u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAsyFh8_NrBcubPMDegGWq1Cbfbu4Ua048GthydgSHj7NpqLtXy5CeNSJnGJf7NZq98w67kKUI7Eat33ZbubBStppeaaol7cFDJzLsocsPshyphenhyphenPcubgncLG-O2u7lZ5IQUnD9ztRhYzLs/s1600/11.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNAsyFh8_NrBcubPMDegGWq1Cbfbu4Ua048GthydgSHj7NpqLtXy5CeNSJnGJf7NZq98w67kKUI7Eat33ZbubBStppeaaol7cFDJzLsocsPshyphenhyphenPcubgncLG-O2u7lZ5IQUnD9ztRhYzLs/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692662361933406274" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 263px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">a wolf getting last flavor from the dry goat skull....</u></div><span><div><br /></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span></span></p><div><span><br /></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1ht0_iUYwQaDh_geGABm_pUJkNWB61PESL9AK8aNt2MzJuIPPVAhmJz_7EbEJb8mYONOynrLgapxItDxe3v53STBk5aqNtmKbHeos43wx_WirS9GTCdEpiwTbJVtbTUyw1GMsYoDjBM/s1600/9.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA1ht0_iUYwQaDh_geGABm_pUJkNWB61PESL9AK8aNt2MzJuIPPVAhmJz_7EbEJb8mYONOynrLgapxItDxe3v53STBk5aqNtmKbHeos43wx_WirS9GTCdEpiwTbJVtbTUyw1GMsYoDjBM/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692662348432271634" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">While playing they target one member whom all of them playfully attack : four sub adult wolves </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefyUoqPACjhwtDNbvlWT6dNwcw65LjvXtE9ePAjQcuxgZg7mJ3zBQu04epyrvTiTPbCzJetdWVi0T3w4r_zgylNm6rWMBomtJx-dpCoYAgZRNL1CSK6A03gWQTeJ80rCvUYiK4zm2M1A/s1600/8.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjefyUoqPACjhwtDNbvlWT6dNwcw65LjvXtE9ePAjQcuxgZg7mJ3zBQu04epyrvTiTPbCzJetdWVi0T3w4r_zgylNm6rWMBomtJx-dpCoYAgZRNL1CSK6A03gWQTeJ80rCvUYiK4zm2M1A/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692662348141108578" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 134px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">Tired sub adult wolves resting back to back against each other </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnS9xUvGanhr5TEAWjK3Fkwy8z1WbDOa8u4tZR9GirA7nzSBvnyzK_aAbqcOIAd2kEnm29ODIlpwfOkRk7zzJ1yi-IDpljtwN1JTp2Lb-0gT_Io5bGJSmdUe_68KqOkSqemFk0cCw6Co/s1600/7.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJnS9xUvGanhr5TEAWjK3Fkwy8z1WbDOa8u4tZR9GirA7nzSBvnyzK_aAbqcOIAd2kEnm29ODIlpwfOkRk7zzJ1yi-IDpljtwN1JTp2Lb-0gT_Io5bGJSmdUe_68KqOkSqemFk0cCw6Co/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692662343125805282" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">They spend a lot of time in that area where foul smell lies </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsoDPNzPo9NK6nuSjdpU8dcx9cWIb5z21XY905J8k9S-fYMvhPJhMOhvr9PNzzFXyOUGDF00LLJo86-9q2aS0vLWUyR2pg5IhI2btRHpAiC6dvlYhz1Y351lF7nFZjjQmrjsBKkgyp1g/s1600/6.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsoDPNzPo9NK6nuSjdpU8dcx9cWIb5z21XY905J8k9S-fYMvhPJhMOhvr9PNzzFXyOUGDF00LLJo86-9q2aS0vLWUyR2pg5IhI2btRHpAiC6dvlYhz1Y351lF7nFZjjQmrjsBKkgyp1g/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692661932021348962" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 286px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">The smell of a dead toad rubbing on their body </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaKW3XwcJcuO1wT-CMN8NItWnOQuUFe5gVoleXwL2Ygx-_8aJ3iAwnlgQje8HidYR5y9VNktYgqvuo6UBykr5pRBcpxC_LLtAO2_2EQ7-QPCitGb9qjc140_y1KbU_RGC8BCc3QO93Fs/s1600/4.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFaKW3XwcJcuO1wT-CMN8NItWnOQuUFe5gVoleXwL2Ygx-_8aJ3iAwnlgQje8HidYR5y9VNktYgqvuo6UBykr5pRBcpxC_LLtAO2_2EQ7-QPCitGb9qjc140_y1KbU_RGC8BCc3QO93Fs/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692661924544222018" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">they are active through out the day </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLxKQ4ZxMJ4x-e9mUQivj79izKyFBMFO2AhJ95NAwq5R0edm34pq7xarOfxifAUnaAckmgMhbenF3B4qK1ddvFZCjYTkglv5oXVL5ZwWYIIuSoRY6ykj7GMvYu3Q0m6wsaNnFu4X6P9E/s1600/3.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLxKQ4ZxMJ4x-e9mUQivj79izKyFBMFO2AhJ95NAwq5R0edm34pq7xarOfxifAUnaAckmgMhbenF3B4qK1ddvFZCjYTkglv5oXVL5ZwWYIIuSoRY6ykj7GMvYu3Q0m6wsaNnFu4X6P9E/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692661917632321538" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 282px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">they are playful creatures </u></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9KaWIcvyqtsNXgYCNzl97USQxpzryDek9dDUENBxpYvbduSpA3mfRyx357EdELdCacC5XE0Q01ELFWCL44VyqibUirqF2V18jbHUnaGY1w69vwgBSMDe04PBrvW08UXUV2yraocsG4/s1600/2.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidT9KaWIcvyqtsNXgYCNzl97USQxpzryDek9dDUENBxpYvbduSpA3mfRyx357EdELdCacC5XE0Q01ELFWCL44VyqibUirqF2V18jbHUnaGY1w69vwgBSMDe04PBrvW08UXUV2yraocsG4/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692661912801503682" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div>Three wolves becoming active in the dusk </div><div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ONRESQl8906bBqqqegh-Iov4EMANAWikcjeoGlB2fqx5xwiSS7mb3e9sk7jE-Td11smygvn_ktvrSfuwdH_x_Nx-QVXithNFsTjP7clcC-n4ks7UAUvagoM4ZShnJPhmyiMWGi72-G8/s1600/02.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8ONRESQl8906bBqqqegh-Iov4EMANAWikcjeoGlB2fqx5xwiSS7mb3e9sk7jE-Td11smygvn_ktvrSfuwdH_x_Nx-QVXithNFsTjP7clcC-n4ks7UAUvagoM4ZShnJPhmyiMWGi72-G8/s400/02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692679660630233234" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">Feces of the wolf indicating sheep wool </u></div></div><div style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrrVtgM8ocSI3hVBpaglayGWW3_UcbNtS0ILoxZOzOnPYoPY8u2yjzydZeMykxyV0Xy9ryJbBAJZEu_SyZI0dyS-b3MEd_jcu9hm-RctfBG3UZ3Ipn97JXmx9r8LiEkOgEwR7eFFgl8Y/s1600/00001.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPrrVtgM8ocSI3hVBpaglayGWW3_UcbNtS0ILoxZOzOnPYoPY8u2yjzydZeMykxyV0Xy9ryJbBAJZEu_SyZI0dyS-b3MEd_jcu9hm-RctfBG3UZ3Ipn97JXmx9r8LiEkOgEwR7eFFgl8Y/s400/00001.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692679659211987890" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>Common land where Gujjar and wolf both live together</u></span></p></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; text-indent: -18pt; "></p><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><span style="line-height: 18px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2WX0a8bDZFHP57rr5qeS86O-8gSoRTC0OxhTZ8p9-4RwmJYKuK2TL11ZILaToWjhNFfGe9Qf5K7lmdVhpFMkav5uJ6X1cNBqJ3r5dE2toXdzAWs3EDPbFkYCNZDGJVYD_sF0YLIe9JI/s1600/01.jpg" style="line-height: normal; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW2WX0a8bDZFHP57rr5qeS86O-8gSoRTC0OxhTZ8p9-4RwmJYKuK2TL11ZILaToWjhNFfGe9Qf5K7lmdVhpFMkav5uJ6X1cNBqJ3r5dE2toXdzAWs3EDPbFkYCNZDGJVYD_sF0YLIe9JI/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692679668167606914" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>Phooliya Gujjar in Banas river</u></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAE7KXRQ0bUK82ijJ-LG4NJKQNtmEpXk06QD5736yFWL2vAD1rjT4NwyWXxut51ssydvLKigUWjJ_gJcISVER6XohTj7toybPoaW85zRWhiJo1TNs3s-I1Ge2ZOIT17ZvC1iLF-V31s8/s1600/ooo1.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFAE7KXRQ0bUK82ijJ-LG4NJKQNtmEpXk06QD5736yFWL2vAD1rjT4NwyWXxut51ssydvLKigUWjJ_gJcISVER6XohTj7toybPoaW85zRWhiJo1TNs3s-I1Ge2ZOIT17ZvC1iLF-V31s8/s400/ooo1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692679676492521410" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px; " /></a></span></p><div><span>Phooliya Gujjar and his loving Sheep....</span></div><div><span><br /></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAChaBC1gql-w4EvhNBcP4Rk1UC19QSAg0yPaGGrIfWIWeYC96Jv6OcW0LrPuhEjcJS8OS4rUbB2t0BL45u2w9FCKUrNPUFO8tF49eRhrL_RspqlF6TLMzp4KQXiecSoqn5oHCGb2L9U/s1600/03.jpg" style="text-align: left; "></a></span><div><span><br /></span></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><br /></span></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0QrWiQAnbQJRXpsRa1FcGHw-cRiDQVVfH1yqQd4Rpl-lesTlI1eYfrL1geYAn409Sxq2CKK3obDg1zXJsGcy2XaXameTJtFUQ4cajErgkM1cp-ylattJB6Wow1m3NB9QxCWnPZiRW5Q/s1600/40.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI0QrWiQAnbQJRXpsRa1FcGHw-cRiDQVVfH1yqQd4Rpl-lesTlI1eYfrL1geYAn409Sxq2CKK3obDg1zXJsGcy2XaXameTJtFUQ4cajErgkM1cp-ylattJB6Wow1m3NB9QxCWnPZiRW5Q/s400/40.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692664605090694162" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>Wolf is a problem? usual answer-yes sir they are killing </u><u>1 or 2 sheep per year</u><u> </u></span></p><span><div><br /></div></span><div><span><br /></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFR59H8gOha2Z5J5U64dmR_ZDNmSvyRdtLshsrB7KwJlVfFSN5Sbu8VF_YpSxreP14-MogVL4hqD6y-5PMLLaLzDYxs3lxgRsM9AlDIpbWWVjTH3CRVaJ8ABTEcJuVaMmJlrLoKy-5ns/s1600/T-H-171.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFR59H8gOha2Z5J5U64dmR_ZDNmSvyRdtLshsrB7KwJlVfFSN5Sbu8VF_YpSxreP14-MogVL4hqD6y-5PMLLaLzDYxs3lxgRsM9AlDIpbWWVjTH3CRVaJ8ABTEcJuVaMmJlrLoKy-5ns/s400/T-H-171.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692668478008394626" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><u style="font-family: arial; font-size: medium; ">Gujjari Mai: accepting the loss of sheep by wolves and says even some aggressive Gujjar retaliate some time </u></div><div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAChaBC1gql-w4EvhNBcP4Rk1UC19QSAg0yPaGGrIfWIWeYC96Jv6OcW0LrPuhEjcJS8OS4rUbB2t0BL45u2w9FCKUrNPUFO8tF49eRhrL_RspqlF6TLMzp4KQXiecSoqn5oHCGb2L9U/s1600/03.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiAChaBC1gql-w4EvhNBcP4Rk1UC19QSAg0yPaGGrIfWIWeYC96Jv6OcW0LrPuhEjcJS8OS4rUbB2t0BL45u2w9FCKUrNPUFO8tF49eRhrL_RspqlF6TLMzp4KQXiecSoqn5oHCGb2L9U/s400/03.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692679673304750290" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 239px; " /></a><div><u>The new trend of agriculture in the ravines area</u></div></span><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span></span></p><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></div><span><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHA0kq2pkWrZYkXCGpoaPlR5dRBJ1643x_JcGRxj2kgSStdZXvFhz_Sb7SXW-D8FdSFnl4C8WR3isF9OgBsXtQY3G3K2EGVzjU1jWabN8pmVzTUyyaSUEXLM10VeRcYhJockUCgS3X0s/s1600/43.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifHA0kq2pkWrZYkXCGpoaPlR5dRBJ1643x_JcGRxj2kgSStdZXvFhz_Sb7SXW-D8FdSFnl4C8WR3isF9OgBsXtQY3G3K2EGVzjU1jWabN8pmVzTUyyaSUEXLM10VeRcYhJockUCgS3X0s/s400/43.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692665298534291906" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>Mining for Delhi and Noida sand demand: Not a big loss for wolves but yes it is a loss for hare and other wolf's prey </u></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "></p><div><span><u><br /></u></span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39ldu1qnDY3Y4YLu-F_u5W9kvXKXBA0xGcNNQ5lzlxXoKf_O0Up6DpYaZT3PNEYnlTNsDG1Ilw7kBJbItCwo_pdsooTKkIvVPfhFqh-sPXPwvaitNekOm6L1zvJBrGpaXcToEF2eDU40/s1600/42.jpg" style="text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi39ldu1qnDY3Y4YLu-F_u5W9kvXKXBA0xGcNNQ5lzlxXoKf_O0Up6DpYaZT3PNEYnlTNsDG1Ilw7kBJbItCwo_pdsooTKkIvVPfhFqh-sPXPwvaitNekOm6L1zvJBrGpaXcToEF2eDU40/s400/42.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5692665298138887042" style="text-align: center; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 279px; " /></a></span><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>a young wolf with uncertain future</u></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u><br /></u></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>so till date wolves and Gujjar's are doing well in the ravines and off terrains but agriculture and mining are the new threats.</u></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 54pt; "><span><u>Wolf survey- 2011 volunteers- Trishant Simlai, Pooja Rathore, Nikhil, Rohit Jha, Rohit Charkravarti, Nimesh Ved, Parveen Shaikh, Ashish Nerlekar, Keyur Kulkarni and Aristo Mendis are trying to study the wolf trail hope they succeed and help conserve the common land where wolf and Gujjars can live together in harmony. </u></span></p><p></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="margin-left: 54pt; "><span><span><br style="text-align: left; "></span><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"></span></p></div></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-64200302989344547532011-12-22T21:32:00.000-08:002011-12-23T05:57:57.685-08:00Wildlife Legal Procedure workshop -2011<div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Organized By: Project Tiger, Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve,</span></b></div> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Forest Department, Rajasthan.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Co-organized by : Tiger Watch<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Ranthambhore has been always seen as the conservation temple, from time to time the forest department has joined hands with experts from various fields to work out fresh training models and refresh existing system to educate forest staff to protect wildlife of the region. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">One such interesting step was the Wildlife Legal Procedure Workshop held on 21<sup>st</sup> December at Ranthambhore. The objective of the workshop was to get on a single platform members from the legal fraternity be - public prosecutor fighting for the forest department, crime advocate fighting in favor of the lawbreakers and the judge besides other dignitaries. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The target audiences for this workshop were the forest officials (forest guards, foresters and rangers) who might be working hard to protect the forest but have not been sensitized enough on all the nitty gritties of managing the legal aspects once the criminal is arrested. Sometimes these people working for the forest become victim of the lawbreakers accusing them for unnecessary arrests. The workshop was carefully designed keeping in mind all the varied issues a forest official should look into before, in course of and after an arrest.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">When Tiger Watch initiated the plan to conduct the workshop DFO Ranthambhore core – Mr YK Sahu stepped into action mentioning that it was the need of the hour and such an initiative would encourage all his staff to be more aware and enthusiastic about legal procedures which they need to follow in the day to day operations. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: left; ">Mr. Sahu designed the workshop and emphasized that the speakers should be from the field. He emphasized that the talks should cover legal procedures involved with varied forest issues encountered by his team. Adv. Ms. Padmini Rathore and forester Mr. Omprkash Shaikywar designed the course material for sharing amongst the participants while Fateh public School provided the venue.</span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; "> </span><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; text-align: justify; ">Total 44 forest guards, forester and range officer have been participated in the workshop.</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-N2rR_NQtrlAof0CvRSIzoRWXQ6w51Cgh_9KcBS9LccdKx5W-07g9P9am9tDTOcMvam0xztbYEzMCEYgcloXdNMKV0gWYod74MH0Y1wmtgLzWXlC0SCAxppTNcIPjs6dXoJJcBkJMfU/s1600/classwork.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje-N2rR_NQtrlAof0CvRSIzoRWXQ6w51Cgh_9KcBS9LccdKx5W-07g9P9am9tDTOcMvam0xztbYEzMCEYgcloXdNMKV0gWYod74MH0Y1wmtgLzWXlC0SCAxppTNcIPjs6dXoJJcBkJMfU/s400/classwork.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689192747309604898" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 251px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>All the forest officials took immense interest in the workshop.</b></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span ><u><br /></u></span></div><span> </span><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Workshop Session </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif""> <b> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mr. YK Sahu, DFO:</span></b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "> The start of this session was though a welcome and introductory note by DFO Ranthambhore core – Mr YK Sahu. In his note he emphasized that all those present should carefully understand the new amendments to the laws as also the gaps the department personnel unfortunately leave while doing the paper work for the cases. He also encouraged Tiger Watch to organize such awareness sessions and finally thanked all the present honorable speakers who graced the occasion open heartedly for the open sessions of discussions which would help them to open their apprehensions and mental blocks.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span ><span style="line-height: 115%;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span> <span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWKQtEOLHjB8KN5bXhlhAbsfIDv5PRtPu9WnI_1p9uv5wxNlgImb19zZwakaVaJun0m5PMIkraQhQRrM1ldk3F143B0I-wuL8db9tLFcWTP1B2lvjdPHbGnoxUt6UedgqpeSRNYHnOyQw/s400/sahu-sahib.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689193269818618434" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>DFO-Core Mr. Y K Sahu designed and organized the workshop</b></span></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> 2.</span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><b style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Hon. Mr. Ashok Kumar Agrawal, Chief Judicial Magistrate</span></b><span style="text-indent: -0.25in; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: key note speaker Mr. Agrawal spoke about the importance of protocols before and after an arrest and making of critical notes during the time of arrest. He also mentioned that any case should have proper paper work from the side of the department.</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><br /><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsz5_v7M-QwHJj92KR0yEw6fRVipbKoUuPyzQhIqa58DbCix7uzpnaGahgJm824-KBQ5JFugJy4JrQMyje4_6x_f9-0tgCDyAv0fE6Ym4clt6xgwZmTbaHA-M2rQCUKfiLi7fC25rgl4/s1600/judge-sahib.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-indent: 0px; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHsz5_v7M-QwHJj92KR0yEw6fRVipbKoUuPyzQhIqa58DbCix7uzpnaGahgJm824-KBQ5JFugJy4JrQMyje4_6x_f9-0tgCDyAv0fE6Ym4clt6xgwZmTbaHA-M2rQCUKfiLi7fC25rgl4/s400/judge-sahib.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689193041481801618" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: justify; text-indent: -24px;"><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: center;text-indent: -0.25in; "><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Chief judicial Magistrate Mr. Ashok Kumar Agrawal lighting the lamp </b></span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent: -0.25in; "><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mr. Asrar Ahmed, public prosecutor – Sawai Madhopur</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> spoke about the important points while making case diary and charge sheets. He mentioned that issues like making of area maps and taking signature of the eye witnesses at time of arrests would be of great help in keeping confusions away. A case diary is accessed by the judges and should ideally contain details of all the relevant events in the case.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2hAi5MYTWScbiPX9iFF0VQcGBO0hDK5bH0QTIpLD0l8KibJ5QdN5IrlhacoLGggfUCJ5djpVhczdtzsZknhZA9eLd_z3QcFj-IoDwtVn-PR8GewyqFtWiKJmJqyW43Uja8-QesvBltw/s1600/asrar-ahmed.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjN2hAi5MYTWScbiPX9iFF0VQcGBO0hDK5bH0QTIpLD0l8KibJ5QdN5IrlhacoLGggfUCJ5djpVhczdtzsZknhZA9eLd_z3QcFj-IoDwtVn-PR8GewyqFtWiKJmJqyW43Uja8-QesvBltw/s400/asrar-ahmed.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689193414423404178" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Public prosecutor Asrar Ahmed </b></span></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Mr. Giriraj Tehria, Senior criminal Advocate:</span></b><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> This session was one of the most interesting of all where spoke about how ambiguities in various procedures makes the case of the opponents stronger and the governments weaker. He also explained that there any many hearing when no one from the forest department comes for the hearing, which is equally important because of the opposition is not present the judge would only know one side of the story. Mr Tehria said that he too gets hurt when he hears of an animal poached or a tree being cut in the forest but this is his profession and he is supposed to defend his clients as much as a doctor defends his patients. He also mentioned that all the cases should have proper documents attached and more than anything else he emphasized that that department should have photographs of the events during the time of arrest especially when they are planned arrests an official can have a camera to take photographs which would lead to a very strong evidence in front of the judge and court.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskvkKwa1nlXDx9I6UW7VX7eBijpqH7vGOJaMQks3a3-vdm13s4FPIvSkjXVb5WnwbBLwVTqP5c-DKOMMPd6ecYeKBHicm28BUR9QZ3LUVGsb-x9cJNkaIGAuEW82udeMdAC75znEx3fE/s1600/tehria-ji.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhskvkKwa1nlXDx9I6UW7VX7eBijpqH7vGOJaMQks3a3-vdm13s4FPIvSkjXVb5WnwbBLwVTqP5c-DKOMMPd6ecYeKBHicm28BUR9QZ3LUVGsb-x9cJNkaIGAuEW82udeMdAC75znEx3fE/s400/tehria-ji.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689193714897259634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Adv. Giriraj Tehria, senior criminal advocate </b></span></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Dr. Bhagwan Singh Rathore, ACF</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">: a much respected forest officials who did his LLB and later masters in law further completing his doctorate in law staying with in the forest services spoke at length about the wildlife protection act. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06eZpHvEsPuMvFobd-FCQ2c7PJBOyF7wKv4TdDvZ2dOJgE_M9qSfMP0br9BZQcd5VEaUwlMUN6ezsnxYYFjgsHEWsKTxfFxl9pLOktn4faiXVqNLU5CvmduRTqikCjWXoBrFZ6lJyTQg/s1600/acf-sahib.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj06eZpHvEsPuMvFobd-FCQ2c7PJBOyF7wKv4TdDvZ2dOJgE_M9qSfMP0br9BZQcd5VEaUwlMUN6ezsnxYYFjgsHEWsKTxfFxl9pLOktn4faiXVqNLU5CvmduRTqikCjWXoBrFZ6lJyTQg/s400/acf-sahib.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689194483852453634" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 233px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>DCF Mr. Bhagwan Singh Nathawat delivered a very informative talk on Wildlife protection act</b> </span></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-fareast-font-family:Verdana;mso-bidi-font-family:Verdana">6.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></b><!--[endif]--><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Advocvate Ms Padmini Rathore: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%; font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">who was coordinating on the dais gave a briefing session of all the speakers and also took a test of the attendees. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in; mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_RFhE_ori0KDHIM-LOXZkglwUIbEKSalbDUk0VOxs6EdZMcuFWoJUFwuCgeV-0JeQwBLrT6lCNkdr6Q4J8rC90UU6L3OUVRirviuqOe3_RGydqtWEbzZaPUVkSLzLUVNMZTW3tJovk4/s1600/padmini.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu_RFhE_ori0KDHIM-LOXZkglwUIbEKSalbDUk0VOxs6EdZMcuFWoJUFwuCgeV-0JeQwBLrT6lCNkdr6Q4J8rC90UU6L3OUVRirviuqOe3_RGydqtWEbzZaPUVkSLzLUVNMZTW3tJovk4/s400/padmini.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689193915271194690" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span ><span style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Adv. Ms. Padmini Rathore took a test of the workshop participates</b> </span></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""> Later ACF Mr. Sudarshan Sharma distributed certificates to participants and finally to conclude the session RFO, Mr Dinesh Gupta thanked all the people present – the team members who attended the session the speakers for their valuable time for his coordination and support in the Mr Sahu who full heartedly supported the program. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaJVM3URkL-eTTJeY8VphEN1zV0Tgji6mIXUxZNzzLih3Er2l9zT4vz51RqUwxemWQmSx5D1n-TE70hg5gacCrHwS9K-gNb_h6rbrv75nV9U5psnJ_3rq6qu77tQZE54P3b1grfbeb4Y/s1600/acf-certificate-distributio.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaJVM3URkL-eTTJeY8VphEN1zV0Tgji6mIXUxZNzzLih3Er2l9zT4vz51RqUwxemWQmSx5D1n-TE70hg5gacCrHwS9K-gNb_h6rbrv75nV9U5psnJ_3rq6qu77tQZE54P3b1grfbeb4Y/s400/acf-certificate-distributio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689195000903024994" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 234px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span>ACF Mr. Sudarshan Sharma distributing certificates to participates </span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span> </span></div><span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVhxhUE1FmyQXINEd_FHUKbmCfwfKEJvgkIj3eSAJ85P9yyaK88LEXBH82OCayrKTndw_fPHy4dJHwvNK_AjS9jK0vlHiOAHGEB_36FKy_EFZeE868a3-ARj8ailwlNcaJPhwo32w3vg/s1600/certificate.jpg" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-align: left; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNVhxhUE1FmyQXINEd_FHUKbmCfwfKEJvgkIj3eSAJ85P9yyaK88LEXBH82OCayrKTndw_fPHy4dJHwvNK_AjS9jK0vlHiOAHGEB_36FKy_EFZeE868a3-ARj8ailwlNcaJPhwo32w3vg/s400/certificate.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689194701796952370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center;">ACF, Mr. Sudarshan Sharma distributing certificates</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><span style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6m09YKZvChtWNEv09e59UU7o_-cNv7pljEi8NWo_18jqVd85JpoIsIdwB2_ur4FZ9gLK22fce0oOPUFzobNMPz8ygqoaQMQj2foSqxgc_uZiHc_s0FpfeXSdVQJhkJcZ2AdTCElBzw_o/s400/grp-pic.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5689194121891092498" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: normal; text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 232px; " /></span><div style="text-align: center;line-height: 14px; "><span ><b>participants and faculty of the workshop</b></span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><b>all pics by : Mr. Hans Dalal</b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-9872077576177823022011-11-27T03:39:00.002-08:002011-11-27T05:44:29.740-08:00Refinishing the Relocation<div style="text-align: center;"><u><br /></u></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ePrymqNli6NeFf-2F9yhfFxCiaUYW_g2WDVutOVI4mBsmu5FNmWj2hidlfAdlGdGYUFjKYJzlsIQstgTrIZwtsaxtgV2etpMNBUgqVMmqIX1aPnTFFBh9GeTjoKE3R0H3nWxIiCuWtk/s1600/laughing-ladoo.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-align: left; ">Now the Villagers of Padra have no reason to sing ‘why this kollavari di?’ </span><span style="font-family: verdana; text-align: left; ">link below</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; text-align: left; "> (Kollavari means ‘why did you do this to me?’) because they have now been given fair chance to live life just like the rest of their villager men and women, who were relocated in 2007.</span></div><div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">If this village, which is located in the core of Ranthambhore forest, is moved out the forest department would be able to make space for 4-5 tigers in a secure protected zone otherwise these tigers would be forced to stray out to look for their territory. </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">These 23 families stayed back because they could not settle with the land they were offered, they were left with dented infrastructure as the rest villagers were gone besides these the remaining families were hindering the tigers from flourishing in the area.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxmI3pNCgM6LKMvma26QdTqtDFIRpZAVQDvkIR90zlytiCpCMEN803fCVhfzTD0jrCp2TbTSh61e_R_fYy4h-MAd6rP8lwLnzO21qOoVSjFreWc3gbzuJf_xlEIScSF0iP7cWR-C6pdU/s1600/DPP_1660.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxmI3pNCgM6LKMvma26QdTqtDFIRpZAVQDvkIR90zlytiCpCMEN803fCVhfzTD0jrCp2TbTSh61e_R_fYy4h-MAd6rP8lwLnzO21qOoVSjFreWc3gbzuJf_xlEIScSF0iP7cWR-C6pdU/s400/DPP_1660.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639419517901138" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Village Padra - A hurdle now in process of getting cleared for the inviolate landscape</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The Chief Secretary of Rajasthan - the top most bureaucrat of the state, arrived in Jogi Mahal a few days ago and organized a meeting with all the concerned department officials. Instead of setting up just a meeting, the man of action set a morning aside to visit the villages himself along with the team consisting of the HoF, CWLW, DM, SP, CF, DFO, ACF, RO’s, AD and other officials to handover the cheques to the villagers.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DvGKoZf73_3ap8V4nIOFhxD56s6Ofgblgm0QsxxzNdqjPFNUJSZD3Z6uBPFB1PsSb9rdTPdGdwriG2Rj-qHD00e4e-rrNYtVRYh7T1wXC67tbpGhMDKG6J4tYxdg__eYu7bqItlOn0A/s1600/DPP_1678.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8DvGKoZf73_3ap8V4nIOFhxD56s6Ofgblgm0QsxxzNdqjPFNUJSZD3Z6uBPFB1PsSb9rdTPdGdwriG2Rj-qHD00e4e-rrNYtVRYh7T1wXC67tbpGhMDKG6J4tYxdg__eYu7bqItlOn0A/s400/DPP_1678.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679665781718180674" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>A discussion of all local officers, senior officials and villagers</b></span> </div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrhQx756EzGxfm2W9sMnA8s5-Hz4DNHdAJpBLU9m9yCfz01ZWEbGm5HkRfBv07Pitj5rQCCRjOuG1AHyhkxfw29Zx3MpMvrFeTkzLT_8iJFX4NuEu_-7DvAmDxT26GNOfc0Y_IKnp5lE/s1600/DPP_1667.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigrhQx756EzGxfm2W9sMnA8s5-Hz4DNHdAJpBLU9m9yCfz01ZWEbGm5HkRfBv07Pitj5rQCCRjOuG1AHyhkxfw29Zx3MpMvrFeTkzLT_8iJFX4NuEu_-7DvAmDxT26GNOfc0Y_IKnp5lE/s400/DPP_1667.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639446009135810" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Mr S Ahmed sitting for further discussions with the villagers</b></span></div><p></p></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPtlL1AXTYN3IdmCglXe_oq8izd1b4UhJBveQyfMf4EhWfwNqi-haP1KT9vt15LoW5REyaBP52B4fEsYDPsk0qLr-RZVZMkjnI4eNwCXMy3YU1qlq43V8PQ_N0q7W0TJZtevrIE6Ol10/s1600/DPP_1673.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggPtlL1AXTYN3IdmCglXe_oq8izd1b4UhJBveQyfMf4EhWfwNqi-haP1KT9vt15LoW5REyaBP52B4fEsYDPsk0qLr-RZVZMkjnI4eNwCXMy3YU1qlq43V8PQ_N0q7W0TJZtevrIE6Ol10/s400/DPP_1673.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679640209972273522" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b> Mr S. Ahmed discussing possibilities of better prospects after the villagers settle in the new land</b> </span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhb-KjJzJEq3SA8Qlrs6CWFJHcTeoexgzaE0tL0gY1os-eBpuuDCvlCK_kJtMA5o2NPxQsipc1DhKGi05malntQquPBBZ15bLRUlCpqsh77bKTXFoGnCrk_rsxPTKOmYzu4e0tnySFME/s1600/DPP_1672.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 255px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYhb-KjJzJEq3SA8Qlrs6CWFJHcTeoexgzaE0tL0gY1os-eBpuuDCvlCK_kJtMA5o2NPxQsipc1DhKGi05malntQquPBBZ15bLRUlCpqsh77bKTXFoGnCrk_rsxPTKOmYzu4e0tnySFME/s400/DPP_1672.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679640204931511810" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>DFO Mr YK Sahoo with HoF singing the cheques for distribution</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">This time the district of Sawai Madhopur has been blessed with genuine officers not one or two but most of the team members are proactive. With all the personal interactions, I have had with them the commissioner is a learned and strategic person; while the SP – an academician from Cambridge is a calm and controlled person. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">The CF and DFO are not just managing regular duty but are actually following the wall construction around the park, but also rigorous monitoring of the tigress with cubs and legitimately concerned about their safety as some of them are living at the edge of the park and are in danger of villagers anger.</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtPWCvxHPQhivG9Q2hyyx-FhuX5InzQbAIOIf5in5EdZ4OHvzCd8WVBVCVRRh5iLFSItrM6gCA2PlpjV68NorgGvn9eW59r_pf7NGQDGWeaK-4W7hp74uggyLhBVup-buwO6ha0TOvc4/s1600/DPP_1670.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijtPWCvxHPQhivG9Q2hyyx-FhuX5InzQbAIOIf5in5EdZ4OHvzCd8WVBVCVRRh5iLFSItrM6gCA2PlpjV68NorgGvn9eW59r_pf7NGQDGWeaK-4W7hp74uggyLhBVup-buwO6ha0TOvc4/s400/DPP_1670.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679640200668784866" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The three musketeers - CF Mr Gupta, SP Mr Bhomia and Collector Mr Kushwaha</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUiHkilQn5-X-E0_E4hGpIORBtfk-iRujFeZHKbcNY8Am3IKt6zzzjeeZzfxTZfBqDrWMuZel6EVekRmZoPXwyLIhjiwT_akG25Zaf5QDGlqt97ul1LARTk3uPu6cssQhyh2FMl6Smm8/s1600/DPP_1669.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUUiHkilQn5-X-E0_E4hGpIORBtfk-iRujFeZHKbcNY8Am3IKt6zzzjeeZzfxTZfBqDrWMuZel6EVekRmZoPXwyLIhjiwT_akG25Zaf5QDGlqt97ul1LARTk3uPu6cssQhyh2FMl6Smm8/s400/DPP_1669.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679640192487800370" /></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Calling the water works engineers to make arrangements for boring water in the relocation site</b></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3XobvtzaM6Qn1yJZHwhan_YA8HmCiob-elDTRJ07-mY1196KlsDxkVz0RIAFasLGGPAqE9Vh-cMrh7v_CIom_SdRwyjE9zFtThOF8H6iGDnz40Ew-O9LE9VVLiVXRIPgyxvJNZqKNMk/s1600/DPP_1668.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_3XobvtzaM6Qn1yJZHwhan_YA8HmCiob-elDTRJ07-mY1196KlsDxkVz0RIAFasLGGPAqE9Vh-cMrh7v_CIom_SdRwyjE9zFtThOF8H6iGDnz40Ew-O9LE9VVLiVXRIPgyxvJNZqKNMk/s400/DPP_1668.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679640190780536978" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Women looking forward to a better future for their children waiting outside the park</b></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW0Dfp7qMquGotQ7z4i26tY0cwkCfl7Q9fXzMcjnW8Uyx7Q0UUIpwFk3uIg4Gp-lGlrliurx7lwf1b1PbuFfen41x2H9ygm9aINlyzyBdRSitkG1dulylmUnPoIdJ75UZVQdwQreVYuw/s1600/DPP_1664.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 291px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhW0Dfp7qMquGotQ7z4i26tY0cwkCfl7Q9fXzMcjnW8Uyx7Q0UUIpwFk3uIg4Gp-lGlrliurx7lwf1b1PbuFfen41x2H9ygm9aINlyzyBdRSitkG1dulylmUnPoIdJ75UZVQdwQreVYuw/s400/DPP_1664.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639431212152914" /></a></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Mr S Ahmed calling amma to remove pardah and look at future - the elderly lady blessed him for the gift given by the government at the last stages of her life</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYt98tD3PBdlGZmWYJGhrtVqGFLjumtapKwgTrfTm1pRTrng769yGFJ4YDHnhxBZw957ARCet7sg1Fi3pYviZ7pF4vh8lLfZWtTCkPYmkb5JRr22roFSjeQhkYj-5OxWbOTFBaCxc1g/s1600/padra+close+up.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYt98tD3PBdlGZmWYJGhrtVqGFLjumtapKwgTrfTm1pRTrng769yGFJ4YDHnhxBZw957ARCet7sg1Fi3pYviZ7pF4vh8lLfZWtTCkPYmkb5JRr22roFSjeQhkYj-5OxWbOTFBaCxc1g/s400/padra+close+up.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679652751700841186" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 193px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b> A close up view of Village Padra inside the Ranthambhore national park </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: left; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoOtv66sydHv7WqSH52va4mr-ogCpGQPhvw5dzEVnVwFNBf3rjt0iHTAvkMoStb0dw29821x-GZuRxfkKQSpcb0YRQgjRiNqN4VT1U9HExkErHBy_2rxL8VEXYyGwWVRkqH1tbgZXdKY/s1600/1111.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoOtv66sydHv7WqSH52va4mr-ogCpGQPhvw5dzEVnVwFNBf3rjt0iHTAvkMoStb0dw29821x-GZuRxfkKQSpcb0YRQgjRiNqN4VT1U9HExkErHBy_2rxL8VEXYyGwWVRkqH1tbgZXdKY/s400/1111.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679652740629032674" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Padra village from inside</b></span></div></div><p style="text-align: left; "></p></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi67R8JUDLJabiJo9_LCVqBZQkz2Ltt4uN9CzGBbKdBiYtiZjNbeZ-rnGAjghuGvaa216F3-lqsz31o-G4zxYngUSR2WrET3y1tVWo4on5Rt-9EJScG9mxqWR7kEh4YYeWvtiWblPLmk/s1600/DPP_1662.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzi67R8JUDLJabiJo9_LCVqBZQkz2Ltt4uN9CzGBbKdBiYtiZjNbeZ-rnGAjghuGvaa216F3-lqsz31o-G4zxYngUSR2WrET3y1tVWo4on5Rt-9EJScG9mxqWR7kEh4YYeWvtiWblPLmk/s400/DPP_1662.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639423960050834" /></a></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Chottu Gurjar - was attacked by a tiger few years ago bears the marks on his face and heart but today is happy to move out of the forest</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ePrymqNli6NeFf-2F9yhfFxCiaUYW_g2WDVutOVI4mBsmu5FNmWj2hidlfAdlGdGYUFjKYJzlsIQstgTrIZwtsaxtgV2etpMNBUgqVMmqIX1aPnTFFBh9GeTjoKE3R0H3nWxIiCuWtk/s1600/laughing-ladoo.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6ePrymqNli6NeFf-2F9yhfFxCiaUYW_g2WDVutOVI4mBsmu5FNmWj2hidlfAdlGdGYUFjKYJzlsIQstgTrIZwtsaxtgV2etpMNBUgqVMmqIX1aPnTFFBh9GeTjoKE3R0H3nWxIiCuWtk/s400/laughing-ladoo.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679657046556486882" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 269px; " /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Laughing laddoo.. but everybody else smiling too!</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div></b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqVYt98tD3PBdlGZmWYJGhrtVqGFLjumtapKwgTrfTm1pRTrng769yGFJ4YDHnhxBZw957ARCet7sg1Fi3pYviZ7pF4vh8lLfZWtTCkPYmkb5JRr22roFSjeQhkYj-5OxWbOTFBaCxc1g/s1600/padra+close+up.jpg" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The team combined has covered most aspects of this village relocation. There is an important message which would pass on to the remaining villagers who are waiting to see if this village would move or now and once it does happen the rest would be motivated to follow. There are<b> </b>three</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="text-align: left; "> more villages left to be moved outside the park 12 villages were relocated by late Shri Fateh Singh Rathore.</span><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMxmI3pNCgM6LKMvma26QdTqtDFIRpZAVQDvkIR90zlytiCpCMEN803fCVhfzTD0jrCp2TbTSh61e_R_fYy4h-MAd6rP8lwLnzO21qOoVSjFreWc3gbzuJf_xlEIScSF0iP7cWR-C6pdU/s1600/DPP_1660.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH59p1-rDaV-fPIqPIBQCDS__5EsIiYFi0CApRqFJG4NHAOxNjVkS5Q3eeST7yMyrIF_W6Gweps49EycE09v2vxQqYA07ulRndUull_xe9hpvpJab5in87YQyMIm2UjBadFekoB5Wh8s/s1600/1t.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDH59p1-rDaV-fPIqPIBQCDS__5EsIiYFi0CApRqFJG4NHAOxNjVkS5Q3eeST7yMyrIF_W6Gweps49EycE09v2vxQqYA07ulRndUull_xe9hpvpJab5in87YQyMIm2UjBadFekoB5Wh8s/s400/1t.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679639420090787730" /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Tigress T11 with one of her three cubs - she lives in the same area; a few years ago the same tigress had lost her cubs to poisoning by villagers from the area</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8pfn5pA-PXw14BF7WXdBKHvmT_0XZyz3PjdLZdCVQufez7QbFvwCKOvHFd2lOc9GQOP6o_804s48752ZCRQB4RdZKtZGAywfZi0yTOjbNQR5YZ6XH7nFen9VcMH6L5uAiVdxRJPu-D8/s1600/DPP_1666.JPG" style="text-align: left; " onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb8pfn5pA-PXw14BF7WXdBKHvmT_0XZyz3PjdLZdCVQufez7QbFvwCKOvHFd2lOc9GQOP6o_804s48752ZCRQB4RdZKtZGAywfZi0yTOjbNQR5YZ6XH7nFen9VcMH6L5uAiVdxRJPu-D8/s400/DPP_1666.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5679652745652056626" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px; " /></span></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Jogi watching over the relocation process</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span">Jogi is hopeful about the process of relocation rolling which would benefit the tiger and the locals both alike... </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; ">one man has set an </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: small; ">example and we hope remaining three villages will be relocated too... </span></div></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span">So now no more Kollavadi di !!</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR12Z8f1Dh8&feature=player_embedded">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YR12Z8f1Dh8&feature=player_embedded</a></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-82047497891815926682011-08-01T01:51:00.000-07:002011-08-01T02:20:43.942-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheapTA3oXoZ1N2ecOPouYRiqE3h0qcuUiq8EkjIH1SFnpEjjoyDXsN9uEqjaXaaPSq6qdnl33wrneggMcgl4KzgfXzvYr7hGtFIrNnXGmVa3CJf-C96RVt1ExnDj4xr-FMFlNCbMwpif0/s1600/P1200937.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Reformed poacher Jugraj Mogya</span></b></div> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" >This story is of a poacher, who has killed three tigers in Ranthambhore National Park but since 1 ½ years he is working in the forest department office as a gardener.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_EehVQE7V5s0LkrQ2VxjuRJ6-_rk6g4THyjmxvMHzF5ws-9KI7VYMwUDDRZLaiUDb56H_7S1zu7UQYYE7LbJZjwBWW6HKNWVQVuH3lN1FJ6x69hScPCBmHNOhVsHq9i3NQzZsdRaXOY/s1600/Jugraj-Mogya.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr_EehVQE7V5s0LkrQ2VxjuRJ6-_rk6g4THyjmxvMHzF5ws-9KI7VYMwUDDRZLaiUDb56H_7S1zu7UQYYE7LbJZjwBWW6HKNWVQVuH3lN1FJ6x69hScPCBmHNOhVsHq9i3NQzZsdRaXOY/s400/Jugraj-Mogya.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635808506748744866" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></a></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></div> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="color:windowtext" >Ex poacher Jugraj Mogya now working as a gardener in DFO office <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Jugraj Mogya is facing trial in high court for killing three tigers from Ranthambhore national park. <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9GRqMJLOA8"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9GRqMJLOA8</span></a> <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>He was operating from the Uliyana village. In 2006, Jugraj surrendered his illegal weapon to late Shri Fateh Singh Rathore and his retired friend ex-DGP Rajasthan late Mr. Shantanu Singh. Add. SP -Mr. Samir Singhji lead team of CB –CID had listed him for poaching three tigers and selling to a trader.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheapTA3oXoZ1N2ecOPouYRiqE3h0qcuUiq8EkjIH1SFnpEjjoyDXsN9uEqjaXaaPSq6qdnl33wrneggMcgl4KzgfXzvYr7hGtFIrNnXGmVa3CJf-C96RVt1ExnDj4xr-FMFlNCbMwpif0/s1600/P1200937.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheapTA3oXoZ1N2ecOPouYRiqE3h0qcuUiq8EkjIH1SFnpEjjoyDXsN9uEqjaXaaPSq6qdnl33wrneggMcgl4KzgfXzvYr7hGtFIrNnXGmVa3CJf-C96RVt1ExnDj4xr-FMFlNCbMwpif0/s400/P1200937.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635813724330049682" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "> Jugraj in police custody</span></span><span style="color:windowtext" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJVjOKggWNAv20qtaPzTcUmgNVcTIaj3lD5v7HqitxnSYxo0qQPDWro1WTbMLvCYfCfjSmTHeTVaopDi9_CdCpXTeCGkyoUaMlqZwC2gregEDp8Y4xOCQRstwDFd4PG-3TdaSmB1l5lw/s1600/1ed.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><br /><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilJVjOKggWNAv20qtaPzTcUmgNVcTIaj3lD5v7HqitxnSYxo0qQPDWro1WTbMLvCYfCfjSmTHeTVaopDi9_CdCpXTeCGkyoUaMlqZwC2gregEDp8Y4xOCQRstwDFd4PG-3TdaSmB1l5lw/s400/1ed.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635813717741266738" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 253px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"></p><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span>Late Sri Fateh singh ji and Late Sri Shantanu Kumar ji addressing the media during Jugraj's surrender</span></div><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" ><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><a href="http://news.oneindia.in/2006/11/21/notorious-poacher-belonging-to-kesara-gang-surrenders-1164096201.html"><span style="color:windowtext">http://news.oneindia.in/2006/11/21/notorious-poacher-belonging-to-kesara-gang-surrenders-1164096201.html</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" >After few months in jail, Jugraj got a bail. When jugraj came back to his village Halonda, some villagers of Uliayana kidnapped him and made him a bonded labor, so that they could compensate their loan. Village Uliana is infamous for their violent people. In early 8o’s the villagers from Uliana had attacked Mr. Fateh and broken his legs and hand. They fired on policemen and provided shelter to poachers like Devi Singh.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" >Jugraj had taken INR 25000 loan for his daughters marriage from them.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>The villagers made new loan papers and included that Jugraj had taken INR 67000/- loan, actually they included interest in this sum. Now, Jugraj was asked to pay almost <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>INR 2000 per month as interest and return the rest of the inflated money. That time DFO-Ranthambhore got news that Jugraj is in Uliyana again and can kill a tiger any time to return the loan. Once again the Forest officials contacted <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Tiger Watch to rescue Jugraj from Uliana. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" >Jugraj was rescued from Uliana by Tiger Watch team but scared Jugraj said that his family’s life could be in danger and he has no choice but to settle the loan. Fateh Singh rathore called up the villager who had lended the money to Jugraj and ACF Mr. Sudarshan Sharma to settle this case. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Fatehji decided to give INR 25000 from Tiger Watch to the money lender and ACF Mr Sudharshan offered new job to Jugraj. Fateh’s German friend Mr. Dieter Gutman compensated this money to Tiger watch. <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwW_CiziRvqRpCSe1_LPGj6mCmutNPDGd0iY9IEd00KdPpo2vVi-8qWsVvvHdTp4L6kNfN_1PAmZIXgEBEulgOa7hKfbBt98FuIBNQenqgNiv6ncE6hovFnsnJUujhiOTrKokoYptuUY/s1600/272640_230972496933820_100000632149107_750627_4303301_o.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVwW_CiziRvqRpCSe1_LPGj6mCmutNPDGd0iY9IEd00KdPpo2vVi-8qWsVvvHdTp4L6kNfN_1PAmZIXgEBEulgOa7hKfbBt98FuIBNQenqgNiv6ncE6hovFnsnJUujhiOTrKokoYptuUY/s400/272640_230972496933820_100000632149107_750627_4303301_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5635808503034455186" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></a></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" >ACF Sudharshan Sharma played an important role in reform of Jugraj</span></div> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext" >ACF Mr. Sudarshan Sharma gave him job of gardener in forest office.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>Secure job and uniform gave Jugraj the confidence, peace of mind and dignity. To date Jugraj is working with forest department. Gratitude’s from Tiger Watch to Mr. Sudarshan Sharma for his positive contribution towards reform of this poacher. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext"><span class="Apple-style-span" >If the community, NGO and authority do small deeds like this they can change the face of conservation. </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span></span></p> <p class="MsoSubtitle" style="text-align:justify"><span style="color:windowtext"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-3342879599904506922011-06-15T09:50:00.000-07:002011-06-16T02:17:38.395-07:00Machali II fights T-6 for Sambar kill<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Machali fights T6 </b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span">Those who know Ranthambhore also know its famous lady - Machali (II). Machali has been the grandmother of Ranthambhore now and is still fighting. We all have heard of her fighting the crocodiles (when she reined the lakes), her told and untold countless fights with other tigers and her stories of grace, dominance and richness (Machali has earned about US $ 10 million per annum for the last 10 years for Ranthambhore's economy) she has been indeed a legend and an asset to Ranthambhore and its people. </span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div>On 14th June we were fortunate to see the ageless lady again fighting for her food. And yes she is not scared she means business. </div><div><br /></div><div>Read on:</div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV5sQHPs6ZqtccfR2E5po8rzL2BBUJaYjT3KQrqPY0RHEZi2z7hXkT0ichnln1_pRLQE-4QBeGnk0TbDKvonL80BeP4cJwwwb6yw6WOk5EUTNLFDTkAdzQxXX61nRjwJx8VHRE159ADo/s1600/mmm.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbV5sQHPs6ZqtccfR2E5po8rzL2BBUJaYjT3KQrqPY0RHEZi2z7hXkT0ichnln1_pRLQE-4QBeGnk0TbDKvonL80BeP4cJwwwb6yw6WOk5EUTNLFDTkAdzQxXX61nRjwJx8VHRE159ADo/s400/mmm.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618743724641437234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 288px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Our first sighting was of T-6 but it was at a distance ... at laambi ka nallah first pic below ... </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cr488VKypZ89osEezhf9kN7uVoXCaRaXS53yh4bb8L047oSijJ4Bz3boDtrhSuV15uKkTeBmx3wa5VT4ZroXHqR20A4w5ZxufeqKim4rkIpjvyfnr8OM2zoCCMVorWdShi9Z8G58z4c/s1600/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2cr488VKypZ89osEezhf9kN7uVoXCaRaXS53yh4bb8L047oSijJ4Bz3boDtrhSuV15uKkTeBmx3wa5VT4ZroXHqR20A4w5ZxufeqKim4rkIpjvyfnr8OM2zoCCMVorWdShi9Z8G58z4c/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618493344741678274" /></a>T-6 at the laambi ka nalla he sat in the waters, (which is the area currently occupied by Machali) for a long time sniffing the air as if searching for something. We didnt know... <div><br /></div><div>Soon we got to know that Machali is sleeping with the sambar kill on the top plateau. It was about 6 PM yet hot summer was like a furnace! Machali was sleeping about 40 feet from the kill, the sambar looked huge. She must have consumed about 10% of it, she must have been waiting for weather to get cooler before she would eat also, due to the loss of canines she must be waiting for the meat to decompose which would be easier to chew. </div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT_cHT5bM7PMq9Ja5hZPNbh4mZjHvCaUIQVc3cD6I8La3Mwz-HZNflrCxc8sUvpEbrqCsJNihz6K4U0tpWbXzSyd0rprYOrMRieey8k149GdZ22lRTrrI05CCH_V2LcmmEgKW0bxoPwk/s1600/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLT_cHT5bM7PMq9Ja5hZPNbh4mZjHvCaUIQVc3cD6I8La3Mwz-HZNflrCxc8sUvpEbrqCsJNihz6K4U0tpWbXzSyd0rprYOrMRieey8k149GdZ22lRTrrI05CCH_V2LcmmEgKW0bxoPwk/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618493340163901666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Machali and the sambar kill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4InFii9wm1H81SyloVTe8bFPqLad9h7_WMdu_-zc9NHcB9q4iNiPyxfPxiOjb6GtmAyBjyiA5EuOkXOzKWBlTiiQ4-uvMvZftBxZDfAN8VcoBCMTqK9xR0m8qo6ZsmdtcppFOONs0tM/s1600/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO4InFii9wm1H81SyloVTe8bFPqLad9h7_WMdu_-zc9NHcB9q4iNiPyxfPxiOjb6GtmAyBjyiA5EuOkXOzKWBlTiiQ4-uvMvZftBxZDfAN8VcoBCMTqK9xR0m8qo6ZsmdtcppFOONs0tM/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618493320487793570" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Within 10 minutes of us coming up came the male T-6 sniffing the kill he must have walked more than a kilometer distance. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrPGMSFyekJc3MmFpjtiL9yIR17LoG2jqbfZfeu2b39ml1azv1EhK9ggVLJvHFyasiuFnMQtcpllREluZirsIjaDW_p9P61WeyGGFv_u8RzvGJJni6ZrkSWyToYZlpHEYH2M953La2C0/s1600/5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXrPGMSFyekJc3MmFpjtiL9yIR17LoG2jqbfZfeu2b39ml1azv1EhK9ggVLJvHFyasiuFnMQtcpllREluZirsIjaDW_p9P61WeyGGFv_u8RzvGJJni6ZrkSWyToYZlpHEYH2M953La2C0/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618493305751529298" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 251px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">Machali went alert even before most of us and we could easily see her apprehension and her gauging the situation. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYJK9fDEGg3h1yqTm0z-FowblilIQxDPGJeL-Egz5QKWJt1pVulwH-ZM1fd4K2O6xekuhLFZFQmxQYOrpSCAH4ACiJnXVCl53b4sFyR2XVuf-0e5d8kquNvkx8r5EY-uWL3wWozMqToU/s1600/4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYJK9fDEGg3h1yqTm0z-FowblilIQxDPGJeL-Egz5QKWJt1pVulwH-ZM1fd4K2O6xekuhLFZFQmxQYOrpSCAH4ACiJnXVCl53b4sFyR2XVuf-0e5d8kquNvkx8r5EY-uWL3wWozMqToU/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618493313279867970" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"> The young male walking towards the kill</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqaPAYi0wPzG1mBHb2_lcWa1e6BGqMXf8NJ-G9SWkrF1MTSKkGXYhm9YWc6pe_U38A7TfluWmzQjAD97QPc7zSVmfFOkye2YWFBY6ZpyGJVIJRrXp3opEXZpQAcn1PDVzvv3OQFuH1yE/s1600/6.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqaPAYi0wPzG1mBHb2_lcWa1e6BGqMXf8NJ-G9SWkrF1MTSKkGXYhm9YWc6pe_U38A7TfluWmzQjAD97QPc7zSVmfFOkye2YWFBY6ZpyGJVIJRrXp3opEXZpQAcn1PDVzvv3OQFuH1yE/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618492867573497666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">As soon as the male came closer Machali steped back and sat at some 50 feet distance</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDADXe5O1xlPE_rz_czPUmcKLGNXMvOaQ9j35eMM8THRzZSbHqz2dQ0MGw6gSRSW-pKEZ40bMfvY_tpqmMQ9IZmCfktcuwV6tyxR5wb1pmE_A6LkxKF_UxJCvYzlNM_1tJsYnWMWZyhg/s1600/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXDADXe5O1xlPE_rz_czPUmcKLGNXMvOaQ9j35eMM8THRzZSbHqz2dQ0MGw6gSRSW-pKEZ40bMfvY_tpqmMQ9IZmCfktcuwV6tyxR5wb1pmE_A6LkxKF_UxJCvYzlNM_1tJsYnWMWZyhg/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618492856286571650" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">The male started to eat the kill</div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY_XnTVlqWE3BB-XtcBh62jPQQ1-yJ9WyAW13uzhp39bWnZPAb8tNzXYQ_pvTDMkVlC25wMQN1BOKJI9p3nxAnk4doly8R0HULpg921C1xWeN0rDDpdaa0LbS81gT6CSmofYON3pUGp4/s1600/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilY_XnTVlqWE3BB-XtcBh62jPQQ1-yJ9WyAW13uzhp39bWnZPAb8tNzXYQ_pvTDMkVlC25wMQN1BOKJI9p3nxAnk4doly8R0HULpg921C1xWeN0rDDpdaa0LbS81gT6CSmofYON3pUGp4/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618492852924113394" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">T-6 giving some interesting looks </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIqJtOsYPAPvR7SLxebyraldp5rQTw0AdyGRLi3LaIxxyIwFL5HANPX8a3VeA4lojb1VFRJX1WqDF-TcxDBBhEa4fzqkgvk_m3xNjJzcV5OxOozec1itB459s2oweDhfknasvX67DtTw/s1600/9.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgIqJtOsYPAPvR7SLxebyraldp5rQTw0AdyGRLi3LaIxxyIwFL5HANPX8a3VeA4lojb1VFRJX1WqDF-TcxDBBhEa4fzqkgvk_m3xNjJzcV5OxOozec1itB459s2oweDhfknasvX67DtTw/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618492844899717618" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">In a moment he left the kill and rushed towards Machali </div></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQWbvAIgjLEygOvbCzHGkxde5gXCUHinVPAG-OigsvnbL0lmBfe-E3xNlhP7gjQQ_3m4_lLKIZEDiElYXwLWQSs9o2mhYjeJZ94PvhR0mPEKim9AIbniuwbuiLQVKhyNt0M40CKw-8_g/s1600/10.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoQWbvAIgjLEygOvbCzHGkxde5gXCUHinVPAG-OigsvnbL0lmBfe-E3xNlhP7gjQQ_3m4_lLKIZEDiElYXwLWQSs9o2mhYjeJZ94PvhR0mPEKim9AIbniuwbuiLQVKhyNt0M40CKw-8_g/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618492842450936130" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Machali stood on two feet, claws open and pounced on T-6 before he could attack</div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDG6BfWsr1STqu03OjtOCLhnG1SGgmGNURyRgSuAKYrxi8fM7NqTBKFS9YfuTwe2GOc_WTVsUc9j9Dgzvhjk6sM2RgzsL2Kus7BeQ3Pjwjy5mGBOSWWGePXnIFsCSEhQftOag9Ln90QQ/s1600/DPP_0894-14.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 288px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDDG6BfWsr1STqu03OjtOCLhnG1SGgmGNURyRgSuAKYrxi8fM7NqTBKFS9YfuTwe2GOc_WTVsUc9j9Dgzvhjk6sM2RgzsL2Kus7BeQ3Pjwjy5mGBOSWWGePXnIFsCSEhQftOag9Ln90QQ/s400/DPP_0894-14.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491761386906898" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">We see Machali facing the camera </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGCH2EhH-I-3_a9c41avVTPNSJ1WV52rHoJS1xMtUkoisYntxwODSRm0gwtpVh6zReDyI_uQRM2dHnKXtYudRs8jboYXRnV8LgtD57i-VMcqZFtzgeFBO1jmvzqi1J3CRHqFYjzzWBek/s1600/DPP_0895-15.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 286px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBGCH2EhH-I-3_a9c41avVTPNSJ1WV52rHoJS1xMtUkoisYntxwODSRm0gwtpVh6zReDyI_uQRM2dHnKXtYudRs8jboYXRnV8LgtD57i-VMcqZFtzgeFBO1jmvzqi1J3CRHqFYjzzWBek/s400/DPP_0895-15.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491757831848226" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Cat wrestling there</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBLuVdfG7EU6knfY8eFc6vo58M5HL52SwymbuzMddp1HNnielGgrD5wha7MqZpxkFJrLHdu_EfBi-P4p76M4Jqr9218onEPiUq65g-AzcDpYKNhJ76_N6DPhqkemrFuANRKP3eTcxbyM/s1600/DPP_0896-16.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 275px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKBLuVdfG7EU6knfY8eFc6vo58M5HL52SwymbuzMddp1HNnielGgrD5wha7MqZpxkFJrLHdu_EfBi-P4p76M4Jqr9218onEPiUq65g-AzcDpYKNhJ76_N6DPhqkemrFuANRKP3eTcxbyM/s400/DPP_0896-16.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491745685743522" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">T-6 soon got the control</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj079XgE5nIn0us68ebnm5vnPiplMYNUh77o13qhpC-LX58czfPBl16rQHpO-G04-vw0yelbIwJlPWUituZ5nXjnkGkzrSivSRKdumKnGxMfHfTwgX5ITZBilopjxWLNG3UAVRN_O31d5A/s1600/DPP_0897-17.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 291px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj079XgE5nIn0us68ebnm5vnPiplMYNUh77o13qhpC-LX58czfPBl16rQHpO-G04-vw0yelbIwJlPWUituZ5nXjnkGkzrSivSRKdumKnGxMfHfTwgX5ITZBilopjxWLNG3UAVRN_O31d5A/s400/DPP_0897-17.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491737334773074" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">His paws striking Machali on face </div></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIiGbeWl6bOBeLOckLgTlALDrKTFAaVbEA-zGhjrB1OtyLF0taM6YsQBqhbzQql1gnyGk650JfSybI2MlpiZ90uZIpOGKjHEbGz36sTdA7kt1jOarwAbL7uZv_o53FbuuLkeOxohoDPg/s1600/DPP_0898-18.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 276px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfIiGbeWl6bOBeLOckLgTlALDrKTFAaVbEA-zGhjrB1OtyLF0taM6YsQBqhbzQql1gnyGk650JfSybI2MlpiZ90uZIpOGKjHEbGz36sTdA7kt1jOarwAbL7uZv_o53FbuuLkeOxohoDPg/s400/DPP_0898-18.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491731896182722" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Machali falling on the ground</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9UXS4Lu4RcJQPxp37FMh-oKtLY7mp0dHoe1se15jrUd2S-YnLH3LL2Lp8iMD3GjfUzAtQzrvHOgT5soEWCq7858WkHIugYAGFJfzSuJZI15ntlcy4lusf-j2Nc0dfqL6tu_HQYn1WXE/s1600/DPP_0903-19.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC9UXS4Lu4RcJQPxp37FMh-oKtLY7mp0dHoe1se15jrUd2S-YnLH3LL2Lp8iMD3GjfUzAtQzrvHOgT5soEWCq7858WkHIugYAGFJfzSuJZI15ntlcy4lusf-j2Nc0dfqL6tu_HQYn1WXE/s400/DPP_0903-19.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491194673163090" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDQzPdV6ikfP2D-JLqP4wDx1AV49NNwG6CcglA5u8SU7XzIpzfVCX3c_gi4NwcZQ4t-OFy-8etfhOqwHTc_Jn4zApMJqqrKBI5qy0WeAUfSb6F8LGbVKN32MLvyEdKnKcZkIEk6j6qj4/s1600/DPP_0904-20.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikDQzPdV6ikfP2D-JLqP4wDx1AV49NNwG6CcglA5u8SU7XzIpzfVCX3c_gi4NwcZQ4t-OFy-8etfhOqwHTc_Jn4zApMJqqrKBI5qy0WeAUfSb6F8LGbVKN32MLvyEdKnKcZkIEk6j6qj4/s400/DPP_0904-20.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491190373178098" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Machali hitting the male on the eyes with claws out</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iTn88zI4h7RpiDc76OCMlW8Or_zQe4g6EaRuaM0-IVH_jJPgkdWbUdwxtItaVJlwCweqtpdXxtAA-tVrJskwh2KUR3F089Y-Sxl-d_e4BURH5FQdSkfPws_kWgpt6h_n0nG3adDhgws/s1600/DPP_0905-21.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 273px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4iTn88zI4h7RpiDc76OCMlW8Or_zQe4g6EaRuaM0-IVH_jJPgkdWbUdwxtItaVJlwCweqtpdXxtAA-tVrJskwh2KUR3F089Y-Sxl-d_e4BURH5FQdSkfPws_kWgpt6h_n0nG3adDhgws/s400/DPP_0905-21.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491182386907378" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Male turning back</div><div style="text-align: center;"> </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmVMaLxAObgtMcopdYpXPd3PrD6BWXfAug7Kd4fxBWcRXNPLhwXkPWPB7uL13J5hqJIqwqqm5Cw9-a1KkGtGgMvApnE3nFgTywr75JcydBGMW_f2Cl5CrYYVNf1Mm0UWsykUmORmg6mk/s1600/DPP_0906-22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 296px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggmVMaLxAObgtMcopdYpXPd3PrD6BWXfAug7Kd4fxBWcRXNPLhwXkPWPB7uL13J5hqJIqwqqm5Cw9-a1KkGtGgMvApnE3nFgTywr75JcydBGMW_f2Cl5CrYYVNf1Mm0UWsykUmORmg6mk/s400/DPP_0906-22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491180767215922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">One last warning </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZNTuy_qG8svPMgnC_VcIY28zDEPQdh_6nyMhOh33GBzAqJciBshax1yvh6MX-OG4ncfXca_Q910Vj9boH3VJ8H4RUULmKc8fAz35XLYV5yAc285ai9BWsoOTYwtV8pPsEATm9MSYdZ0/s1600/DPP_0907-23.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 279px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggZNTuy_qG8svPMgnC_VcIY28zDEPQdh_6nyMhOh33GBzAqJciBshax1yvh6MX-OG4ncfXca_Q910Vj9boH3VJ8H4RUULmKc8fAz35XLYV5yAc285ai9BWsoOTYwtV8pPsEATm9MSYdZ0/s400/DPP_0907-23.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618491179471823666" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Big roars before T-6 pulls back</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hJwXLEXLrJd8nTHNhIHENuRT2RwsYrb86HaQkUxwsd0WjoArXc-5PilnIXgnY6UGBXQvPpDUuKN7rF7CvdC5CuMpN8zh9gQxlTawM2YI9t53FgBVGU3PWz-GWEbLhB18PBwowOBBqao/s1600/DPP_0921-22.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 290px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1hJwXLEXLrJd8nTHNhIHENuRT2RwsYrb86HaQkUxwsd0WjoArXc-5PilnIXgnY6UGBXQvPpDUuKN7rF7CvdC5CuMpN8zh9gQxlTawM2YI9t53FgBVGU3PWz-GWEbLhB18PBwowOBBqao/s400/DPP_0921-22.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5618490356402116594" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">T-6 back at Machali's kill - stealing the steal </div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Pictures <span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 15px; ">© Divya and Dharmendra Khandal. </span></b></span></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-11341653429557377122011-06-12T22:33:00.004-07:002011-06-13T00:24:08.085-07:00Mis-Guided Guidelines?<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The new guidelines about "Eco-tourism" need to be more than fancy mathematical formulae </b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">Last week the Ministry of Environment & forest (MoEF) on their website published a draft before issuing of the final guidelines for Ecotourism in and around Protected Areas. It has asked people to come forward and make suggestions over the draft guidelines. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">It is a fair and pleasant approach that the public is been involved in making such policies. These guidelines have mainly two objectives – provide alternative livelihood opportunities for the local communities and second having low impact tourism that protects ecological integrity of wilderness areas, secure wildlife values of the destinations and its surrounding areas. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">The entire countries conservation and tourism circles have been brainstorming on this issue. Many people - some are against the guidelines while some are in favour of it. Some conservationist and tourism people were involved in the initial stage of the guideline drafting committee and they say that though they were there but their concerns were not involved in making of these guidelines. The debatable topic here is that those suggestions from the committee members were not accepted, will the suggestions invited from local people be accepted; or is it just a way to show concern by the government. Looking at the report a nonprofessional may be baffled as it has so many scientific terms and mathematical formulas. Use of eco-friendly words make it sound like a scientific paper. However, as you go into understanding the depth of it the scientific uncloaking will reveal otherwise, the eco-friendly make up starts to fizz, which I will be discussing shortly. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">Here we would discuss the mathematical formula:<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">ESTIMATION OF CARRYING CAPACITY<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(Model Calculation, Example: Kanha Tiger Reserve</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(a) </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Physical Carrying Capacity (PCC)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: This is the “maximum number of visitors that<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">can physically fit into a defined space, over a particular time”. It is expressed as:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">PCC = A X V/a X RF<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Where, A = available area for public use<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">V/a = one visitor / M2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Rf = rotation factor (number of visits per day)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">In order to measure the PCC to Kanha, the following criteria must be taken into<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">account:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Only vehicular movements on forest roads are permitted<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The “standing area” is not relevant, but “closeness” between vehicles is important<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">There is a required distance of at least 500 m (1/2 km.) between 2 vehicles to avoid<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">dust (2 vehicles / km.)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">At least 3 ½ hours are needed for a single park excursion<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">The PA is open to tourists for 9 months in a year and 9 hours per day<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">13<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">_ </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Linear road lengths within the tourist zone are more relevant than area, and the total<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 0cm 1.0pt 4.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">lengths are:<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-top: 1pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Kanha 107.20 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> </div> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid windowtext .5pt;padding:1.0pt 4.0pt 1.0pt 4.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-top: 0cm; padding-right: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Kisli 72.56 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-right: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-top: 1pt; padding-bottom: 1pt; border-bottom-width: 0.5pt; border-bottom-style: solid; border-bottom-color: windowtext; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mukki 103 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; padding-right: 0cm; padding-bottom: 0cm; padding-left: 0cm; padding-top: 1pt; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Total 282.76 or 283 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></p> </div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Due to constant vehicular use, the entire road length of 283 km. is prone to<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">erosion, out of which around 90 km. is affected more<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Rotation Factor (Rf) = Opening period<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Average time of one visit<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Physical Carrying Capacity (PCC) = 283 km. x 2 vehicles / km. x 2.6<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">= 1471.6 or 1472 visits / day<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(b) </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Real Carrying Capacity (RCC)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: RCC is the maximum permissible number of visits to a site, once the “reductive factors” (corrective) derived from the particular characteristics of the site have been applied to the PCC. These “reductive factors” (corrective) are based on biophysical, environmental, ecological, social and management variables.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">RCC = PCC – Cf1 – Cf2<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">---------------- Cfn,<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Where Cf is a corrective factor expressed as a percentage. Thus, the formula for<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">calculating RCC is:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">RCC = PCC x 100 – Cf1 x 100 – Cf2 x ……… 100 - Cfn<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">100 100<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Corrective Factors are “site-specific”, and are expressed in percentage as below:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cf = Ml x 100<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mt<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Where: Cf = corrective factor<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Ml = limiting magnitude of the variable<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mt = total magnitude of the variable<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Road erosion</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: Here the susceptibility of the site is taken into account </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">14<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Total road length = 283 km. (Mt)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Medium erosion sink = 50 km. (weighting factor: 2)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">High erosion risk = 40 km. (weighting factor: 3)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Ml = 50 x 2 + 40 x 3 = 100 + 120 = 220 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Mt = 283 km.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cfe = 220 x 100 = 77.8 or 78%<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>------------<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>283<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(ii) </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Disturbance to Wildlife</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: Here, species that are prone to disturbance owing to visitation are considered. The Central Indian barasingha, a highly endangered, endemic species found only in Kanha has a courtship period of about 1 month in winter, during which it is extremely sensitive to disturbance. Likewise, the peak courtship activity for spotted deer lasts for two months before the onset of regular monsoon. As far as tigers are concerned, newborns are seen between March and May and also during the rains; hence an average value of two months in a year can be considered as the matter phase.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Corrector Factor (Cf) = limiting months / year x 100 <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">12 months / year<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Corrective Factor for barasingha<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cf w1 = 1 x 100 = 11.1% <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>-------------<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Corrective Factor for spotted deer<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cf w2 = 2 x 100 = 22.2%<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>----------<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Corrective Factor for tiger<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cf w2 = 2 x 100 = 22.2%<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>---------<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>9<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Overall corrective factor for disturbance of wildlife in Kanha National Park = Cf w =<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cf1 + Cf2 + Cf3<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">= 11.1 + 22.2 + 22.2 = 55.5 or 55%<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">(iii) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Temporary Closing of Roads</b>: For maintenance or other managerial reasons, visitation to certain roads may be temporary restricted within the Protected Area. The Corrective Factor in this regard is calculated as:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cft = limiting weeks / year x 100<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">total weeks / year </span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">15<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">In Kanha, an average value of 2 limiting weeks per year may be considered as the<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">“limiting weeks”, and thus the corrective factor works out to:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Cft = 2 weeks / year x 100 = 5.5%<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">36 weeks / year<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Computation of RCC<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">RCC = 1472 x <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100-78 <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>x <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100-55 <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>x <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100-5.5<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>----------<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>----------<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>----------<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100 <span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span>100<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">= 1472 (0.22 x 0.45 x 0.95)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">= 138.4 or 138 visits / day<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">(c) </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Effective Permissible Carrying Capacity (ECC)</span></b><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">: ECC is the maximum number of<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">visitors that a site can sustain, given the management capacity (MC) available. ECC is obtained by multiplying the real carrying capacity (RCC) with the management capacity (MC). MC is defined as the sum of conditions that PA administration requires if it is to carry out its functions at the optimum level. Limitations in management like lack of staff and infrastructure limit the RCC.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">For Kanha, owing to the paucity of staff the MC is around 30%. Hence, ECC = 138 x<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">0.30 = 41.4 or 40 vehicles / day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Thus, the Effective Permissible Carrying Capacity on any single day is only 40 vehicles, which should be allowed entry as below:<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">(Forenoon) = 25 vehicles (inclusive of both entry points)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">(Afternoon) = 15 vehicles (inclusive of both entry points)<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">During peak season (winter months), the staff strength may be increased (only 10%) by deploying “special duty” personnel; this would enhance the ECC to 55 vehicles per day.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span"> </span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span">Further, increase in the number of vehicles would lead to deleterious effects on the habitat.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; color:#C00000;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; ">The formula given above looks like some kind of specialized scientific work, but this formula is to be understood simply –</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:0cm; margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align: none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212838t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212838t00;color:#002060; mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLgrjVROrhF_Tf0wQJFrTmvZDn6fsYSmvsjcPRTN9GPEUm_3MGFpmDRUFvZpOmSPk0U_9CMl7NzRMEBcLKj4toCocb6515Buf98wbaqcpmz8lnGqvlh5yvBPiUoiL-P6b0ShyB4OVd9A/s1600/blog2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNLgrjVROrhF_Tf0wQJFrTmvZDn6fsYSmvsjcPRTN9GPEUm_3MGFpmDRUFvZpOmSPk0U_9CMl7NzRMEBcLKj4toCocb6515Buf98wbaqcpmz8lnGqvlh5yvBPiUoiL-P6b0ShyB4OVd9A/s400/blog2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617601508883226354" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 380px; " /></a></p><div><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-top:0cm;margin-right:0cm; margin-bottom:0cm;margin-left:18.0pt;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center; line-height:normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: left;margin-top: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-left: 18pt; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; "><b>Description:</b> there are three types of carrying capacity; Physical Carrying Capacity is the maximum number of vehicles, which can go inside the park. The second is the Real Carrying Capacity it is the number of vehicles that can be permitted, without disturbing the park’s wildlife and preventing the ecosystem from any erosion. The Effective Permissible Carrying Capacity is the maximum number of visitors that a site can sustain, given the park management capacity available.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height: normal;mso-layout-grid-align:none;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">How they calculated the different Carrying Capacities? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">Physical Carrying capacity (PCC) </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">– they said that the square kilometre area could not be applied to the Indian context, hence they measured a road length and recommended keeping 500 meters distance between two vehicles to avoid dust. Which means two cars can be permitted in 1 km, and there are two safaris in the day. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:#002060">Hence, the total road length multiplied by 2 cars per km multiplied by two safaris is the total PCC. This is as simple as knowing how much water a bottle can hold. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">What question arises from this calculation </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">–<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"> <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">The main guidelines spoke about opening 15- 20% of the park area & then they came from area to road length to fit the formula. If we have contradictions in one single report then who will understand the report?<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">What part of the road is taken for the calculation entire road of the reserve or just the one open for tourism?<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">If the tourism area is taken then on what basis was the tourism zone opened?<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">Keeping distance of 500 meters between two cars was calculated to avoid dust, but what if it is a wet forest where there is no dust and what if the tourist is ready to face the dust. Will this data fluctuate when there are no dusty days such as the rains or post rains? It is a very relative thing, which is considered. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri;mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";color:#002060;mso-ansi-language: EN-IN;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> </span></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">Real Carrying Capacity (RCC) – <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">RCC means the actual capacity of ecosystem, which, is without disturbing or least disturbing the wildlife, does not cause damage to ecosystem like erosion etc, and can tolerate the movement of vehicles. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">RCC has calculated two types of disturbances one is the erosions of roads in the park and the other is disturbance to wildlife. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">What question arises from this calculation </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">–<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">They have classified two types of erosion - high and medium. On what basis were medium and high classified? In addition, how did they calculate that the medium is 100 km and high erosion is 120 km? </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">They calculated the disturbance to wildlife in Kanha this part is the most perplexing part. In the whole of kanha they selected only three animals – the tiger, barasingha and the spotted deer, why was Sambar, leopards, dholes, sloth bear, guar, hyena, insects, birds, other cats, and other canids not included? They believe that just these three animals get disturbed during breeding time only. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10e23818OgbjIdta4dCWhQ4voEZCrtLjeySupWc_P7DQCUFjGzppLNpW_LfcoIeAFGppcNUg6EqRvsZjnMNi2ccBYpgcnYmVQyuZdRdLJqi9jEhE4yyBq2FTO9zfbOvOiAfhWK-2FYy4/s1600/blog.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh10e23818OgbjIdta4dCWhQ4voEZCrtLjeySupWc_P7DQCUFjGzppLNpW_LfcoIeAFGppcNUg6EqRvsZjnMNi2ccBYpgcnYmVQyuZdRdLJqi9jEhE4yyBq2FTO9zfbOvOiAfhWK-2FYy4/s400/blog.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5617591834902058114" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 370px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>What about other animals?</b></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Effective permissible carrying capacity (ECC) - <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">This capacity is keeping in mind the management capacity available for the park. According to them just 30 % management capacity is available in Kanha and so they reduced the RCC by 30%. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">What question arises from this calculation </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#002060">–<o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"">In a park like Ranthambhore department of tourism was managing this work; however, the forest department fought and asked to take up this tourism management work in their portfolio. </span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">If the forest department is so short staffed and working on 30% of its capacity then they should not be doing the tourism management work in the first place. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="2" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#002060;text-align:justify;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo3"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">What is the ideal management capacity does there any such calculation exist, how much staff is required to manage said tourism?<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt;text-align:justify"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height: 115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00; color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">Conclusion: </span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:TTFE212008t00;color:#002060;mso-fareast-language:EN-IN">they had to come out with a special figure, which they managed to achieve irrespective of the methodology of calculation. <o:p></o:p></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-88576625947592690922011-06-09T21:13:00.001-07:002011-06-10T02:41:58.530-07:00<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><u><br /></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" ><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGY5lHH6rzU9uGpYm1DaHK0nGzi3Mwjkk1rxZuPPj16KJ6VinJGTGAV9Tga0jxu3Uo2kjdS2XAYbXR17_grfftZpitZZR42ABNSp6TCplwOJHtBTGoC0sgSzEZn8CVNgrWSzfIom3s54/s1600/rr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></b></span><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" >Day of the Jackal</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Mysore based NGO <a class="actorName" ft="{"type":35}" href="http://www.facebook.com/ncfindia" hovercard="/ajax/hovercard/page.php?id=87765718984" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">Nature Conservation Foundation</a> (</span><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://conservation.in/jackal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><span>http://conservation.in/jac</span></a></span></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://conservation.in/jackal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; "><b><wbr><span class="word_break" style="display: block; float: left; margin-left: -10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></span></b></a></span><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="http://conservation.in/jackal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; ">kal</a></span>) created a forum on days of the Jackal which motivated us to put up this photo article of the images we had .. .they show some interesting behaviors of the Jackals. Two incidences are in photo sequel where the jackal is shown scavenging - the way it is percieved A Scavenger, however there is an instance where 2 jackals killed a Sambar fawn in Sariska Tiger Reserve.</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY71IuT_uDGBXeExGlImpSGOIocZw_371SkK8cP4v9NjmPlpipKMwC-w8WVqeOVuXSx1Xze0-0aJdRYrJ6B07ebzoOJKV5heR1Iihyd-TnBlGfJCblZ4aPxcgPSKvHJ8WA2AGuqon0A_8/s1600/DPP_0857.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiY71IuT_uDGBXeExGlImpSGOIocZw_371SkK8cP4v9NjmPlpipKMwC-w8WVqeOVuXSx1Xze0-0aJdRYrJ6B07ebzoOJKV5heR1Iihyd-TnBlGfJCblZ4aPxcgPSKvHJ8WA2AGuqon0A_8/s400/DPP_0857.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448625443571842" /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><b>Golden jackals are strictly nocturnal in areas inhabited by humans, but may be partly diurnal</b></span><div></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><b><br /></b></span></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiylWizwQCc3MsY5QRjVk9ooic1nydSHUsHDcc-qu1ZXK76OXerIJHIN0vUJqEjgb8CD-NVW3EpofcMB1FuOCreUy7fc5lmXOnfnQIZXsMvD5DfbxLLmiBn8gb48UGeC_1AYDv1FZktU/s1600/DPP_0858.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 257px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdiylWizwQCc3MsY5QRjVk9ooic1nydSHUsHDcc-qu1ZXK76OXerIJHIN0vUJqEjgb8CD-NVW3EpofcMB1FuOCreUy7fc5lmXOnfnQIZXsMvD5DfbxLLmiBn8gb48UGeC_1AYDv1FZktU/s400/DPP_0858.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448620422964162" /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">jackals play an important scavenging role by eating garbage and animal carrion around towns and villages.</span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LTBrbeXAfr2ZXoabnFzdFwqdMKXLuDFpB4FmsZ6axfIoqZYJVjIfSCfAvC4SBYRrMDhtwU-PDolhJE7vz25dEaLalIJ7Upo4Mp2loDCNvzTSkrFqRlbAJcOYhTHrxU808_ChmfQBiUs/s1600/DPP_0856.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9LTBrbeXAfr2ZXoabnFzdFwqdMKXLuDFpB4FmsZ6axfIoqZYJVjIfSCfAvC4SBYRrMDhtwU-PDolhJE7vz25dEaLalIJ7Upo4Mp2loDCNvzTSkrFqRlbAJcOYhTHrxU808_ChmfQBiUs/s400/DPP_0856.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448615745473762" /></a></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Members of the same family also cooperate in sharing larger food items</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjJitT7v9fHcbm1U6aByhXeKONRIe648dZq286EVNaE6Wf-3FI4n5EcbFmYwGRKlTkhLFAQze-9O2mD_1ZZqVIlwksdIGtc0oEMe6SlJrKqpqldeccI19TfivI3hlooI1lNcsOv2aJms/s1600/green+jacal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtjJitT7v9fHcbm1U6aByhXeKONRIe648dZq286EVNaE6Wf-3FI4n5EcbFmYwGRKlTkhLFAQze-9O2mD_1ZZqVIlwksdIGtc0oEMe6SlJrKqpqldeccI19TfivI3hlooI1lNcsOv2aJms/s400/green+jacal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195473154495266" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px; " /></span></b></a><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> Jackal in greens</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><u><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></u></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp5OkSAZ162T35bzAMb6cge0KN_QS4mZLpaI7kzBNt8jnnCOTgh1vjmlnf_uxHkMlLGNxW4UrnoBM5A5FtmkKnJYZeVkOhAnKgtItIneE80CFKlSJBTtnWlkd-4sHapTsGaMS1a_n6zY/s1600/fencing+for+jackals.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsp5OkSAZ162T35bzAMb6cge0KN_QS4mZLpaI7kzBNt8jnnCOTgh1vjmlnf_uxHkMlLGNxW4UrnoBM5A5FtmkKnJYZeVkOhAnKgtItIneE80CFKlSJBTtnWlkd-4sHapTsGaMS1a_n6zY/s400/fencing+for+jackals.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195478451056274" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">The golden jackal raids crops such as pumpkin, cucumbers, corn, sugarcane and watermelon. </span>Farmers use these kind of fencing from <i>Sarees</i> to protect crops from Jackals and other wild animals</span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJsrYELmKgZXUh_-aGtuRdGCp372YgxCP4umBWTIvEwcXpfU1qZdyHKKU01qTqM3lvZX8Srhj_fobAzaL-aeAXHRBg8eS-5aDfFOqbXH9pHY_um_nBbPJMyTvWwqdYxTprHcC8krxxSU/s1600/jacal+scape.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvJsrYELmKgZXUh_-aGtuRdGCp372YgxCP4umBWTIvEwcXpfU1qZdyHKKU01qTqM3lvZX8Srhj_fobAzaL-aeAXHRBg8eS-5aDfFOqbXH9pHY_um_nBbPJMyTvWwqdYxTprHcC8krxxSU/s400/jacal+scape.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195474917832514" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> Jackal Habitat </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_aukoctASSEIEmEvxHDm0X4ThcChcarkiwbEQoFJWpOZ3OWQHgODXlusofq5L5e4cHoeym3_-K6qPUwPEa7Zf8zwVt0kF24LCsQWYZeqs9ePAt77zPZIF4Y_r4K60qJi0flzyHCzBXE/s1600/watching.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEil_aukoctASSEIEmEvxHDm0X4ThcChcarkiwbEQoFJWpOZ3OWQHgODXlusofq5L5e4cHoeym3_-K6qPUwPEa7Zf8zwVt0kF24LCsQWYZeqs9ePAt77zPZIF4Y_r4K60qJi0flzyHCzBXE/s400/watching.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195486955500082" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Jackals prefer arid short grasslands and steppe landscapes</b></span></div><div><b><br /></b></div></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrs2pxA3ExFR_eT2jWtzNlfp-9VPnA3F3-kknPGTNYQeYuaaYieA7SlQ0ipsNZuTnd6oGWRTHmTLYP5LSozMenou-Fo1mYE_r-NDmG37I3-0oHBThDs7WVZ1eEleYhS7tv6EuZR2niqk/s1600/012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></b><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIHzsT3n_s2X1_L2j5teYT4Vcj0m_uoIThUcTOnlSm13ZZknNDpvegFBXlCjOPswKgFi8CZVNZtDQp_2kzluuBIiSLaqprB25HDTEvCKimVQhlDla1r9E_B2YR9RqfMZTi394epTlG7Y/s1600/2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></span></b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8GWUxj2DqrfPm7XQvvmFXO_jt5BUVCXUgrWbtazMSjlFLB_2uM_LpPc62Rgdko0-ITtBkMN6VZiOlmufkbkl2PqEiBanEAa3XKJighEc-zNI-hLvLWDP25MOfnbusuwg2mDvM3YnSyWw/s400/01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616173718956577778" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px; " /><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">This was 2006 in Sariska where Dharmendra sighted this male close to a water hole</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM53Lym1akYTK5mODf3E3YdYJ-1aCpBo1HHYxZ27OxCwUzWDRcWw2PAkXuef-i4AF1p8hGP3MJ8Z9pNLnkT03kvr8H41-1jU4gmN3qEEKo5jM45RYfvEbWnw8WTB6NbHSv9Bl-ZSgvSc/s1600/1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirM53Lym1akYTK5mODf3E3YdYJ-1aCpBo1HHYxZ27OxCwUzWDRcWw2PAkXuef-i4AF1p8hGP3MJ8Z9pNLnkT03kvr8H41-1jU4gmN3qEEKo5jM45RYfvEbWnw8WTB6NbHSv9Bl-ZSgvSc/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616173724261531362" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 252px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">At the water hole stood a Sambar family which had the mother a young male and a fawn, the jackal can be seen in the background watching them</span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZIHzsT3n_s2X1_L2j5teYT4Vcj0m_uoIThUcTOnlSm13ZZknNDpvegFBXlCjOPswKgFi8CZVNZtDQp_2kzluuBIiSLaqprB25HDTEvCKimVQhlDla1r9E_B2YR9RqfMZTi394epTlG7Y/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616173732192772722" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 256px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span">Though the golden jackal is a capable hunter, it normally does not attack larger animals. </span>The fawn had got confused and did not run out while the other sambar left, the Jackal and sambar fawn face to face</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5jNCHS4p0sMumf7H_3Cp06FRweQVyQBCsI0WsL3scWIbFR_3E_hpmjfgPcYAXpzniGDWG880A06fREo10Vje0MmijVSOBdqqVElF6tFpPBJ4rK84qy4NL0VpMA8QcDEOlA7lLzRw7M/s1600/3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOA5jNCHS4p0sMumf7H_3Cp06FRweQVyQBCsI0WsL3scWIbFR_3E_hpmjfgPcYAXpzniGDWG880A06fREo10Vje0MmijVSOBdqqVElF6tFpPBJ4rK84qy4NL0VpMA8QcDEOlA7lLzRw7M/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616174043987996402" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px; " /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">While the male tried grasping the fawn the female came from behind into the water</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ1PBwh55Z94jjdcj1aVa3JaFQolc8-LvDZ_6V5a-pBdhFnRjrT2PNjo60CYmDG3VYDlN66NLO2TlEd2HgmJ50aoUEVbkxen61uq2Q9N3dxEFszBdqQgum8N5JW90oMbRT2moWU2OfC0/s400/05.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616174052967162354" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; ">Alert female in the background while the male still trying to hold down the fawn. </span><span class="Apple-style-span">Cooperative hunting is a important feature of the Jackals survival kit</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6ehQIaJksqutqooTACYQU5rPbPeVMGddqL5YQRRYzZQuLWct1TlgbDSmjkXxJcXsx0b3e2l2rLHf7RevscDN8dDBy-Dz1h1NO9ulfvxHiDUANE8cpdrDPMXcZhHWT_YgySTF-a8gO15U/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616174047570519458" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 245px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b>Fawn trying to escape </b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-PGGw5Tyw6f9Nj5I96YjQtIGMz4oqPbqMuZTwLf93MdhHjriB_5wavQQI8o2YEKiNNpPk4ECDnw3BTSNVE-f-JeWZv0BxZ_gVZ6qVeaUQxSbmGB9QJ3uBii2OLso6bkZ8WAdHCSIoJ4/s1600/7.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif-PGGw5Tyw6f9Nj5I96YjQtIGMz4oqPbqMuZTwLf93MdhHjriB_5wavQQI8o2YEKiNNpPk4ECDnw3BTSNVE-f-JeWZv0BxZ_gVZ6qVeaUQxSbmGB9QJ3uBii2OLso6bkZ8WAdHCSIoJ4/s400/7.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616174073334583522" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 244px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">The male Jackal holding the Sambar on the neck </span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxUmsR4p1ZNptQiTaHR_9MLe7ncuO89OuKUswe8B2xG51tJ3ppEWTosPwTijCaOrp8pS1cWenSPWs6y0_HowPDzClGfV-ox8IXqlK7tDaK08qo6VO5oMXZkosLPLTPcUSNZxO-DPS4QA/s1600/06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmxUmsR4p1ZNptQiTaHR_9MLe7ncuO89OuKUswe8B2xG51tJ3ppEWTosPwTijCaOrp8pS1cWenSPWs6y0_HowPDzClGfV-ox8IXqlK7tDaK08qo6VO5oMXZkosLPLTPcUSNZxO-DPS4QA/s400/06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616174059208883026" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 249px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrs2pxA3ExFR_eT2jWtzNlfp-9VPnA3F3-kknPGTNYQeYuaaYieA7SlQ0ipsNZuTnd6oGWRTHmTLYP5LSozMenou-Fo1mYE_r-NDmG37I3-0oHBThDs7WVZ1eEleYhS7tv6EuZR2niqk/s1600/012.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span">F</span></a>emale comes to help </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhJ4lM7SqJTLbtoSS0zWNAp0qv3pOam9X2Z1d4Ly69B2D9bQAti6EVt6wZdgWKL2BXnFGYE8KsPfwImxDkQe7qe28VHWP859lBNaHyoimVs-ZM8dxkEhPSXbV8DvV8P6VG8I08SdmrZs/s1600/12.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"></a></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsNMfiha4QsI0hu0ISTpe6cvaEOGLd3e7SU_5Bv8_u7gHRgrdWDzoNAmqKDXBOjOUYM7u8KQzNSBgmu9k7lBnoFCLr31qlKVIKEofAMeQsRIEBa0WgSro3Hp2Z1m5j4_GNrvygvbTPDE/s1600/8.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnsNMfiha4QsI0hu0ISTpe6cvaEOGLd3e7SU_5Bv8_u7gHRgrdWDzoNAmqKDXBOjOUYM7u8KQzNSBgmu9k7lBnoFCLr31qlKVIKEofAMeQsRIEBa0WgSro3Hp2Z1m5j4_GNrvygvbTPDE/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616175722442001186" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px; " /></a></b></span></span><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b> Both trying to drown the Sambar in water</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLsOkLxL7ZrVTF2PCt54KfVlK_SetYAd5aBILXV9h9S-iYY2daOF8z_dvso5rNFzQh1YjKQKaGgNL7pkDXr28wkUtpwkAyVR8eQpQ4tEZ8ymjkkVT66iNYYG4JLKVPnfJAqtOQAhPusKI/s400/9.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616175726594839202" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 228px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b>Male holding the Sambar kill while female walks out</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzRCirPNqrzzo6g7JTd_kBs-5WQq00HSSrRyYPuRYQgaGWSqARzDMUgekWrM1ZhlDWmlvxOGUlmwSSTIOu9ASgVkAThyWaQ1JaGeJN53ZuHfuv3WGTpbWXgVqr86TGtQY_eChRndyJTyI/s400/10.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616175735144167634" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 238px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Still holding the fawn</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYsKlmcV5TauWD44sE7j7qKTSehrqTcplPPquq4rVVYyKDSvrWPwP-jp1_TrUu9XXlnawo8Y5TGmTKlcy_G9JBp_e62QBpzJtX0RuoaQfFIN193rda-N-apYoImSWN0dUKCHVTf_aOLqw/s400/010.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616175731551854210" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 230px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Fawn in the water and male Jackal watching</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqhJ4lM7SqJTLbtoSS0zWNAp0qv3pOam9X2Z1d4Ly69B2D9bQAti6EVt6wZdgWKL2BXnFGYE8KsPfwImxDkQe7qe28VHWP859lBNaHyoimVs-ZM8dxkEhPSXbV8DvV8P6VG8I08SdmrZs/s400/12.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616193397825591938" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 259px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJ1PBwh55Z94jjdcj1aVa3JaFQolc8-LvDZ_6V5a-pBdhFnRjrT2PNjo60CYmDG3VYDlN66NLO2TlEd2HgmJ50aoUEVbkxen61uq2Q9N3dxEFszBdqQgum8N5JW90oMbRT2moWU2OfC0/s1600/05.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpa5TjwUu76noHm8HdJv0KP-pJO0Y53tuSKW_rKoK9iuQbSPZ2smTM_7FD5kIt75QWtYN0dMW7jR-dah1EnMrIOIUaWhTa5zRyzLnXLYOM_QVZGY-CfIVugqomOULR52K4e8Y3RfNSR8Q/s400/11.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616175743817469410" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b>Eating the hard earned meal in water</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE-P9mtlB3nAwOaO09r1uCH5oBm-QKZCBjixgDKUKF57Z49-L3CDySLZXQqD5Sc7DgswOJg_8f5uw2HdPcA7t8ravTgSdy4u-l7_S3fdmPAGhnhTVz2isaeHRIim50vs8SdNJcwpt-nQ8/s400/13.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616193400891339746" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 270px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Food finished show over now stop clicking me</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span">EXPRESSIONS</span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMrs2pxA3ExFR_eT2jWtzNlfp-9VPnA3F3-kknPGTNYQeYuaaYieA7SlQ0ipsNZuTnd6oGWRTHmTLYP5LSozMenou-Fo1mYE_r-NDmG37I3-0oHBThDs7WVZ1eEleYhS7tv6EuZR2niqk/s400/012.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616193403862528338" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b>Display behavior </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><b><br /></b></span></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqlhaZmqo1-z9RiHRbWrUjiIIAWncIDhY9BMHotapN22dLzYjdZIGehK-0Eyviln14KC7FaoSD71AL54r-1PVseCDiPtWtl4-Ep5C5RXfp25akbckV_4th0SXTW545a2BIYLfX9wzb6g/s1600/expression3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLqlhaZmqo1-z9RiHRbWrUjiIIAWncIDhY9BMHotapN22dLzYjdZIGehK-0Eyviln14KC7FaoSD71AL54r-1PVseCDiPtWtl4-Ep5C5RXfp25akbckV_4th0SXTW545a2BIYLfX9wzb6g/s400/expression3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205611529077602" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Angry </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fBMTUYJlFFcllgXq9OSFGyJ8FYDb-LseKWPOPnYqm2Zn4CG8zZdrm0v5E8EgIJayETZBsBHUy4USt8kRZopla4Lq8d2ooT3JxlzdqyQPZqvUa3ujqT-KbuHK05O1W1QK3jbgXOPTm7k/s1600/expression2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9fBMTUYJlFFcllgXq9OSFGyJ8FYDb-LseKWPOPnYqm2Zn4CG8zZdrm0v5E8EgIJayETZBsBHUy4USt8kRZopla4Lq8d2ooT3JxlzdqyQPZqvUa3ujqT-KbuHK05O1W1QK3jbgXOPTm7k/s400/expression2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205608914578050" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Expressions : I </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE8oDF2_GsQEJPloJlxwMiJU9anL8hW_8LeiX7Jhn72Fi8si9IDhdPwLHqjcYZuktv1ObEXI6qPFVZZavQ2qOuNrp9AOXbURzPp2wZxRMLcyRYbIoPZFlyaRMnkwOdbpDqQ2CvtLhKZs/s1600/expression1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfE8oDF2_GsQEJPloJlxwMiJU9anL8hW_8LeiX7Jhn72Fi8si9IDhdPwLHqjcYZuktv1ObEXI6qPFVZZavQ2qOuNrp9AOXbURzPp2wZxRMLcyRYbIoPZFlyaRMnkwOdbpDqQ2CvtLhKZs/s400/expression1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205602350534594" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Expressions : II</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span">FIGHT </span></u></i></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAaDHg7uqOuMsoYSMHgZw9r2FienFX6b59fFyAXyLAQNPUJ-KiXIsHC9_4J4tHEy_zSYR-2yUe42-YzGuXRfqNSWb5sBIvH4XuOYGdgzHcyHzvFOussuzIDYR_mfOXv-g4aP2vU7z9JI/s1600/fight2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGAaDHg7uqOuMsoYSMHgZw9r2FienFX6b59fFyAXyLAQNPUJ-KiXIsHC9_4J4tHEy_zSYR-2yUe42-YzGuXRfqNSWb5sBIvH4XuOYGdgzHcyHzvFOussuzIDYR_mfOXv-g4aP2vU7z9JI/s400/fight2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616206277368985026" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 235px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; ">strange jackals meet each other, most of the behavior expresses subordination, superiority, or eagerness to attack.</span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwltVBqtuwu4CdrSXRldzmK2JPnCIeBUnvOh2ctYqo06KUxmJRrg2gvboLoYy1z4cN0x_f00f-itiKFZimfuA2KSupQ1o4py2J9-UU5Q7S3QtYd3NEaBaqLyrK869uF26hACSuLpCMj0/s1600/fight1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGwltVBqtuwu4CdrSXRldzmK2JPnCIeBUnvOh2ctYqo06KUxmJRrg2gvboLoYy1z4cN0x_f00f-itiKFZimfuA2KSupQ1o4py2J9-UU5Q7S3QtYd3NEaBaqLyrK869uF26hACSuLpCMj0/s400/fight1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616206274966135090" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 240px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> They behave in a manner similar to domesticated dogs and wolves</span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmrqQ39N83rYl5rz_7PVrRdPp1xuu3mAV4HDyk0m2QVyQgHfLXjldvEA-6VPVVqHp0pewqKLyOmUAT1ZC-TDy0B6A5mYWPvsNg1-fnfWo8R8eWqOYdR0XaYRb65JzhPy7plCzy5rjoXA/s1600/fight01.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQmrqQ39N83rYl5rz_7PVrRdPp1xuu3mAV4HDyk0m2QVyQgHfLXjldvEA-6VPVVqHp0pewqKLyOmUAT1ZC-TDy0B6A5mYWPvsNg1-fnfWo8R8eWqOYdR0XaYRb65JzhPy7plCzy5rjoXA/s400/fight01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616206267857584450" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Submissive behavior shown by the defeated male</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span">BREEDING & YOUNG ONES</span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGY5lHH6rzU9uGpYm1DaHK0nGzi3Mwjkk1rxZuPPj16KJ6VinJGTGAV9Tga0jxu3Uo2kjdS2XAYbXR17_grfftZpitZZR42ABNSp6TCplwOJHtBTGoC0sgSzEZn8CVNgrWSzfIom3s54/s1600/rr.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFGY5lHH6rzU9uGpYm1DaHK0nGzi3Mwjkk1rxZuPPj16KJ6VinJGTGAV9Tga0jxu3Uo2kjdS2XAYbXR17_grfftZpitZZR42ABNSp6TCplwOJHtBTGoC0sgSzEZn8CVNgrWSzfIom3s54/s400/rr.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616448631093540194" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 285px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> A "To be Mother" - Gestation period is about 2 months and litter size can vary from 1 to 9</span></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYPECd8R7LrvY_mWJ93P98F_bdRJ1-s36APC6iGVMgVOLDuQ8FH_poapYtpf8U8MX5z9g9NqFnlyylXCyMyO4fClteYS4hcvanhcPa5dz4c0YmXgMbKL6a1eDSwb9-LDPwhbazv4HFPA/s1600/pup1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghYPECd8R7LrvY_mWJ93P98F_bdRJ1-s36APC6iGVMgVOLDuQ8FH_poapYtpf8U8MX5z9g9NqFnlyylXCyMyO4fClteYS4hcvanhcPa5dz4c0YmXgMbKL6a1eDSwb9-LDPwhbazv4HFPA/s400/pup1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616207780746230002" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: small; ">Jackal pups come out of the den only after 2 weeks of birth, thats when weaning begins and external foods are bought to den by parents.</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcBqOYrXz6fpY4IQtN7d91Ofa0O7V_Vg12SjShMmCjsDXeygkGAlVsKh53wJWiwYV_SHDJB-qaEi85shfg01DdIyriuvHFdLLXk96gsmiuFZ7p4AjZA7yc0NlmDtESP70AJq-HVYudIo/s1600/pup3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQcBqOYrXz6fpY4IQtN7d91Ofa0O7V_Vg12SjShMmCjsDXeygkGAlVsKh53wJWiwYV_SHDJB-qaEi85shfg01DdIyriuvHFdLLXk96gsmiuFZ7p4AjZA7yc0NlmDtESP70AJq-HVYudIo/s400/pup3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616207788806384962" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 274px; " /></a></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Male and female members of a golden jackal pair have important roles in maintaining their territory and in raising the young.</span></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRC21zjBCCPd3SDxddRsOm23w3sdlrw3c6k3uZvtGgRCukD6ZykgSW_79CMvUfBtiYtpSv6qkPv_lsI2lwUrl5onr57UTbfcxX8ggtYtH6cSUOPdxJFc6sHOKF-ON2U4SfbyzN_W20aA/s1600/pup2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitRC21zjBCCPd3SDxddRsOm23w3sdlrw3c6k3uZvtGgRCukD6ZykgSW_79CMvUfBtiYtpSv6qkPv_lsI2lwUrl5onr57UTbfcxX8ggtYtH6cSUOPdxJFc6sHOKF-ON2U4SfbyzN_W20aA/s400/pup2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616207784397629394" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 277px; " /></a></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> The basic social unit of the golden jackal is a mated pair or a mated pair and its young. Young males breed only after age of two, older litter often stays back near parents and they may form a family unit. </span></b></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzpajBrEgVpouAj_nvIXxwVsT0hw1nug5H7UR13gHUL2rcoDgNevY70f8OGGamrNSNH8BTc0FFY8bemm3lkp9LpCdC7_Df8o-QtxFRuLPT7bK44RJIU9gYUeQhyphenhyphenzow4aRAeNx5JUHU0I/s1600/mumma+and+pup.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIzpajBrEgVpouAj_nvIXxwVsT0hw1nug5H7UR13gHUL2rcoDgNevY70f8OGGamrNSNH8BTc0FFY8bemm3lkp9LpCdC7_Df8o-QtxFRuLPT7bK44RJIU9gYUeQhyphenhyphenzow4aRAeNx5JUHU0I/s400/mumma+and+pup.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616207777230465138" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></span></b></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Food is transported from site to the den in their stomachs for later regurgitation to pups or lactating mothers</b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu61kHvnWnCfwq71XvyuO3abvTa2E6PRFxYCJ97I26wih0cpdTaoyICOcCPgtnJQB718NYwIkOO4aPtLZ_0Tm0LOAFClLHKKeXdJPJgXbslJGYb0cwNQjc9MgAo-v2lV33G9kjf2WE4w/s1600/sc1.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnu61kHvnWnCfwq71XvyuO3abvTa2E6PRFxYCJ97I26wih0cpdTaoyICOcCPgtnJQB718NYwIkOO4aPtLZ_0Tm0LOAFClLHKKeXdJPJgXbslJGYb0cwNQjc9MgAo-v2lV33G9kjf2WE4w/s400/sc1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616211857776115186" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small; "> Hunting families hold territories of two to three square kilometers throughout the year</span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tnnbouNJdlU-lLtDJFDwPyfc09D_gV_ZFOyKusSiOG-gpk9p-SYcmQNHI4_MXTr6jKhim_NRLS7bzGtN5my42pT4C_udwcgJOddQxbTrrqSmQuaxbs5_Qof7-QVh5_d9dZgS2sP3Ng/s1600/sc02.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY-tnnbouNJdlU-lLtDJFDwPyfc09D_gV_ZFOyKusSiOG-gpk9p-SYcmQNHI4_MXTr6jKhim_NRLS7bzGtN5my42pT4C_udwcgJOddQxbTrrqSmQuaxbs5_Qof7-QVh5_d9dZgS2sP3Ng/s400/sc02.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616211849844438370" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> A male trying to keeps the crows away from a dead camel </span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-hVx_AJByuXMOgrO9EMZZTcQ2TkC1Aeh8Ct2Z1WdLoO8L2pZtI2DioeYbA6s_YK4DM9PJnDij3Ua-GrkFL8HbPePGlzOVkG9rJVp_GDPFuscmpguzmPDSQ_xoMH5xZpF_P19ZD5f5iM/s1600/sc2.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim-hVx_AJByuXMOgrO9EMZZTcQ2TkC1Aeh8Ct2Z1WdLoO8L2pZtI2DioeYbA6s_YK4DM9PJnDij3Ua-GrkFL8HbPePGlzOVkG9rJVp_GDPFuscmpguzmPDSQ_xoMH5xZpF_P19ZD5f5iM/s400/sc2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616211842589256882" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> Although they are opportunistic foragers their diet can vary due to season and habitat</span></b></div></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqbccAwtpU8T3bMNzfIjlSAH-yIV13j8B1y9BDtn808XoKdveueuBMWZt_F60Ahxc_S77p-GePukOMmx9St0uC3e1QLKTqcCxmBup64Jso35SXKnEKSM0iRWdJk7U08tYNgQtww9oCms/s1600/sc3.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiqbccAwtpU8T3bMNzfIjlSAH-yIV13j8B1y9BDtn808XoKdveueuBMWZt_F60Ahxc_S77p-GePukOMmx9St0uC3e1QLKTqcCxmBup64Jso35SXKnEKSM0iRWdJk7U08tYNgQtww9oCms/s400/sc3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616211839709606642" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 19px; font-size: small; "> When near human habitations, jackals will feed near landfills and cattle burial places</span></span></b></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TVIa931cXfy_GuEgdAU1gRNiBmMVzbYNTH5TmHc25sRZZVdkd7UADkYVI__27jPmULbm7e3uYlVRmVwbORgysBqzeVv_4HcHiaOEhtjebYqhAMPl99Nn7MJ6XCsGde937PlkVCNAmoo/s1600/sc4.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_TVIa931cXfy_GuEgdAU1gRNiBmMVzbYNTH5TmHc25sRZZVdkd7UADkYVI__27jPmULbm7e3uYlVRmVwbORgysBqzeVv_4HcHiaOEhtjebYqhAMPl99Nn7MJ6XCsGde937PlkVCNAmoo/s400/sc4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616211836398542834" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NZ2p87MOn3D8cey0v_17nclHMYPIHX2qAAUsWTg6yQeHztal9nSseuiDBVkDupt2hv18xrRxv6-q6orJGXNCFwlVkZ1Cp8wSZr_KgEclQ7r8vIvJeo75F83M4vrmivJ2DsJfmvTRJws/s1600/sc5.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9NZ2p87MOn3D8cey0v_17nclHMYPIHX2qAAUsWTg6yQeHztal9nSseuiDBVkDupt2hv18xrRxv6-q6orJGXNCFwlVkZ1Cp8wSZr_KgEclQ7r8vIvJeo75F83M4vrmivJ2DsJfmvTRJws/s400/sc5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616209372451855570" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"> Having a feast tonight !</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLc1CJe0MKr_13XtqzDPYsQgpUjCjsXxRWiISwT6BQhFO-7WF8pHeuKpgHBJ-mKuYyNIH-gPdGUPKBfCf_ytvPb6T7u-hNwDRwvwBvbmPRpr7d2U1s-px2Jv5BqpjiupHa5DY9EIOkJ2A/s1600/sc6+crow+joins+the+feast.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLc1CJe0MKr_13XtqzDPYsQgpUjCjsXxRWiISwT6BQhFO-7WF8pHeuKpgHBJ-mKuYyNIH-gPdGUPKBfCf_ytvPb6T7u-hNwDRwvwBvbmPRpr7d2U1s-px2Jv5BqpjiupHa5DY9EIOkJ2A/s400/sc6+crow+joins+the+feast.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616209369664229090" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">The camel got a new tail !</span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BfaRbZZvkEQ5f26R3voKLlWHXpm-4Jk-Z7TrhryADnINkvcsbhyphenhyphenO0TkcccS3vSh1hk4gVBF970qT14eHUxbb1AkFXAV51weiGneLAjjP6jTpOLbyeCM96qQpUYhDAAc10kAUyO7vJ2o/s1600/sc06.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7BfaRbZZvkEQ5f26R3voKLlWHXpm-4Jk-Z7TrhryADnINkvcsbhyphenhyphenO0TkcccS3vSh1hk4gVBF970qT14eHUxbb1AkFXAV51weiGneLAjjP6jTpOLbyeCM96qQpUYhDAAc10kAUyO7vJ2o/s400/sc06.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616209366986821842" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 292px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Fighting for food!</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqCNvonyyi5J74f1EV2YPAMCZAAS8OIu0fUoLOLUuYN4LBTF_t4lYShW9d6ZjCBCHqHoxunU67_byUM2cWLCUpn8nal1l46LdseWumlPuSXLE4yqYFpBYvqOX5NSMMriTW0ktrQ3T4rg/s1600/sc08.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqCNvonyyi5J74f1EV2YPAMCZAAS8OIu0fUoLOLUuYN4LBTF_t4lYShW9d6ZjCBCHqHoxunU67_byUM2cWLCUpn8nal1l46LdseWumlPuSXLE4yqYFpBYvqOX5NSMMriTW0ktrQ3T4rg/s400/sc08.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616209357370033458" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">OK ... I am done, do you want a share too?</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span">ROAD KILL</span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: justify; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fEOOvPsJt6RxkjnBlF4U-Vf74c3ybPlmwslxMG6bDar7KYkRhtZT2qiozRw8s6uyZq7dg2TyE0Y3pIyMPBLJ2O8P8cy-2OeykqqWP9U_725IEktj1M-cIV3QouzYmZc4fO1EGFWCsOI/s1600/jjdead.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7fEOOvPsJt6RxkjnBlF4U-Vf74c3ybPlmwslxMG6bDar7KYkRhtZT2qiozRw8s6uyZq7dg2TyE0Y3pIyMPBLJ2O8P8cy-2OeykqqWP9U_725IEktj1M-cIV3QouzYmZc4fO1EGFWCsOI/s400/jjdead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205117431113762" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Road Kill : I</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DzKHLp0kk6iKRafHoQ5946y15Bp-FDyOU-NjiJV4GopH6Gm_sSLZHLfW2eOnN5Rt-2bA3qxSCJWhtEyxd_fy0hMx1EQq1t0p3rYfBS6CihSBM_jS4Uj6eqvu59yKeHYp0kNtaPHV6zE/s1600/jacal+rashkill.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0DzKHLp0kk6iKRafHoQ5946y15Bp-FDyOU-NjiJV4GopH6Gm_sSLZHLfW2eOnN5Rt-2bA3qxSCJWhtEyxd_fy0hMx1EQq1t0p3rYfBS6CihSBM_jS4Uj6eqvu59yKeHYp0kNtaPHV6zE/s400/jacal+rashkill.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205115116430914" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 313px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Road Kill : II</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq0uN7o9KZgGlPJHT4t04LIORpbpGwYiJbNdlYdwPRSSCGBHLwHwCPcHNzMAXRBiUBjYkqEr8lCy2_xmSETLY2TnAmDOebvyv8ZgkEHVCDuPzhxlpUCBAkI47QvABov-dy7MOqVq-3Mc/s1600/dead.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCq0uN7o9KZgGlPJHT4t04LIORpbpGwYiJbNdlYdwPRSSCGBHLwHwCPcHNzMAXRBiUBjYkqEr8lCy2_xmSETLY2TnAmDOebvyv8ZgkEHVCDuPzhxlpUCBAkI47QvABov-dy7MOqVq-3Mc/s400/dead.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616205106439978482" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px; " /></span></b></a></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Road Kill : III</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><i><u><span class="Apple-style-span">BUT IN THE END IT WILL</span></u></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f_Req4x8UmsQP8pVF6CrFA_pdS4pXYVdAFkvbNe6MpDH1mHfuDGmb6YC5Yf09FHVvwXAFt4iL6dinlCnp3J8SwZMBPJufZPb1TCiGsQEqqHsxonKIhbBmQhP3R4nWuJCTdUhwo2L0r8/s1600/Batmanjackal.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f_Req4x8UmsQP8pVF6CrFA_pdS4pXYVdAFkvbNe6MpDH1mHfuDGmb6YC5Yf09FHVvwXAFt4iL6dinlCnp3J8SwZMBPJufZPb1TCiGsQEqqHsxonKIhbBmQhP3R4nWuJCTdUhwo2L0r8/s400/Batmanjackal.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616195467775392402" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></a><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span">'Make his own road'</span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EIk52bzpZiwUjHGH_8ACNfknLBu7Oh3v_lQ5LZ4EoaL51VU-YLR1F4B6_VYzu0An3uDy1qv1KC2enk5gLcNUHyBw0pMV4FvUhyphenhyphen5H4LE6PlF6Ch3r8M6FSYsBafm1Z9n9H4ZOKp60-kQ/s1600/DPP_0348903.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><span class="Apple-style-span"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5EIk52bzpZiwUjHGH_8ACNfknLBu7Oh3v_lQ5LZ4EoaL51VU-YLR1F4B6_VYzu0An3uDy1qv1KC2enk5gLcNUHyBw0pMV4FvUhyphenhyphen5H4LE6PlF6Ch3r8M6FSYsBafm1Z9n9H4ZOKp60-kQ/s400/DPP_0348903.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5616519214425086514" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 260px; " /></span></a></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Jackal in Kuno forest - using ruins of the relocated villages</b></span></div><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">References: </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">1. Foxes, Wolves & Wild Dogs of the world - David Alderton</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><i>2. Foraging & Habitat Use By Golden Jackals in the Bhal Region, Gujarat, India Ambika Aiyadurai WII document</i> Conservation of Indian Wolf </span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span">3. Golden Jackal (2004) YV Jhala and P D Moehlman</span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>4. </b></span><a href="http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Canis_aureus.html">http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Canis_aureus.html</a></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></div></div></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-35275518909393088472011-03-08T00:04:00.000-08:002011-03-08T03:47:27.033-08:00Ranthambhore's Mega Construction<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><u><br /></u></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; "><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:14.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial;background:white">Irreversible damage of careless construction in the Ranthambhore National park</span></b></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Ranthambhore is the meeting points of two hill ranges- Arvalli hills and Vindhyan Hill system. Ranthambhore is the last home of tigers in this Dry deciduous dhonk (<i>Anogeissus pendual</i>) forest, which comprises of deep valley called "khos" and hilly table tops called 'dangs'. All the Khos have natural perennial and seasonal water streams. Only two months of summer are water scarcity period for Ranthambhore. This is the time when nature eliminates the weaker population of wild animals naturally. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">But there are many of the natural water holes which have water for these critical months too. Impact of climate change cannot be ruled out but the forest department is making simple water holes which is fulfilling the need.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Recently, the forest department started making exuberant number of water shed program in the small park. They have already constructed more than 100 small anicuts and 20 Telais (ponds) in the park in a period of 3 years<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">. This time they are planing some 20 big size dams each costing 35 lac to 75 lac rupees. </b>Old tiger Champion late Shri Fateh Singh Rathore always objected on this kind of disturbance inside the natural ecosystem of Ranthambhore. Sadly, he was completely ignored by forest department.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Heavy excavator machines, pneumatic drills and blasting for this construction are creating immense stress for wild the animals. </span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; 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display: inline !important; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRbLKkXeZyTNoGGzGJbjXIKIP4K6sneX9OuHvGnXLHBC62TbU3lSNACT4xliIFf2nrZve7oJZbpFK1ANlgRVdBR-THnrWlSRo3803tnjD410XGHZUjlT_C3qhiMikzgEsI0WZCvAVSwg/s1600/Picture1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXRbLKkXeZyTNoGGzGJbjXIKIP4K6sneX9OuHvGnXLHBC62TbU3lSNACT4xliIFf2nrZve7oJZbpFK1ANlgRVdBR-THnrWlSRo3803tnjD410XGHZUjlT_C3qhiMikzgEsI0WZCvAVSwg/s400/Picture1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581639908068551634" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 219px; " /></a></span></span></b></b></p></span></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Pic: showing excavation for Bhanwardha Dam which is in the Berdha area</span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><br /></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuPf8NZTDiDo7QMKiwsLl2xD4OmGS0iejl__qQvGdOF_aSXFIwkHJqEengZJuPI9frSXzVVqGIXrR34VPsuTBbky_RVXehQSEGAeSrUhlEdR_bYWDkC99wHZnNjzn1x8RWGZSNVtO1v8/s1600/2k.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvuPf8NZTDiDo7QMKiwsLl2xD4OmGS0iejl__qQvGdOF_aSXFIwkHJqEengZJuPI9frSXzVVqGIXrR34VPsuTBbky_RVXehQSEGAeSrUhlEdR_bYWDkC99wHZnNjzn1x8RWGZSNVtO1v8/s400/2k.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581650725512152434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 215px; " /></a></span></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 14px;">Pic: Huge digging operation executed with big machines</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 14px;"> </span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><br /></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><br /></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5670C_fDj3PnM4aI5o6IHxO7zKLqe6aVDS7NEqiYF5-gxd215sfRPZa1Inn_ABLOxTlLusau7UjDptVXHcRlKs6g7csrTH-HxFtTd6KCnXrzN8nHNEgK6PomB4uYFEUM2qh6VhWjq2w/s1600/3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI5670C_fDj3PnM4aI5o6IHxO7zKLqe6aVDS7NEqiYF5-gxd215sfRPZa1Inn_ABLOxTlLusau7UjDptVXHcRlKs6g7csrTH-HxFtTd6KCnXrzN8nHNEgK6PomB4uYFEUM2qh6VhWjq2w/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581650732224445234" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px; " /></a></span></span></b></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Pic: S</span><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">howing an explosive loaded tractor with pneumatic drills in Berda area - one of the most important tiger breeding areas in the small park </span></b></b></span></div><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">The ecosystem of Ranthambhore is very fragile the temperature and rainfall in this place is in the extremes hence the evolution of the plants and animals in this region is according to the xeric conditions. If we do any manipulation in this we will end up with some irreversible damage. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Irrigation and Forest department both are involved in this construction and NREG/ NABARD schemes funding the projects. </b><o:p></o:p></span></p> <span lang="EN-US" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; font-weight: bold; "> </span> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Work is already going on:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">In the last few months there has been an alarming amount of construction work and earth moving disturbance inside Ranthambhore National Park. In particular a number of cement <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">annicuts</i> and earth dams have been constructed around GALAI SAGAR. It is feared that this will affect the water-holding of this lake, in an area where there are a number of resident tigers including a tigress with cubs..<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC_Wj9PJoDpxp7AUMa0zu-cBKHdmnUqAb1VYqZGWxhXBV_TVSwbdoPxWeUvax7LwHqP89BjxkOnh5_Un22wEC4TRdpecF4quvPISr1mvYwlS3NnAZLXTTcmV1qwecYmG2NcCMU5uH4nY/s1600/Picture2.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLC_Wj9PJoDpxp7AUMa0zu-cBKHdmnUqAb1VYqZGWxhXBV_TVSwbdoPxWeUvax7LwHqP89BjxkOnh5_Un22wEC4TRdpecF4quvPISr1mvYwlS3NnAZLXTTcmV1qwecYmG2NcCMU5uH4nY/s400/Picture2.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581638281390604418" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 316px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><br /></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">The TAMBAKHAN road has also been gouged out and widened with a JCB, apparently to facilitate use of this road by tourist vehicles going to ‘Zone 4’. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Just short of Tambakhan, large areas of earth have been removed by a JCB for road building.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki0rKgWYDX9brSunDHvE0nbvppU4t2reHZ27seemkkNRAsUwC0h84_dsoc0FdCe3nn9edy6m9rr-IAY6oSoaQ3EHDfq27JmN88CppJOQ1FBVZHnhbfw7UqVXo_h0S6Mjb4k5XqiFG-8s/s1600/proposed-anicuts-and-natural-water-holes.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjki0rKgWYDX9brSunDHvE0nbvppU4t2reHZ27seemkkNRAsUwC0h84_dsoc0FdCe3nn9edy6m9rr-IAY6oSoaQ3EHDfq27JmN88CppJOQ1FBVZHnhbfw7UqVXo_h0S6Mjb4k5XqiFG-8s/s400/proposed-anicuts-and-natural-water-holes.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581669505204122370" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>Pic: Map showing the areas with proposed anicuts and natural water sources </b></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">These negative intrusions are totally unnecessary and will cause untold damage to the delicate balance of Ranthambhore’s habitat. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0jBHC3UAmAkXfnUqw-evDLi1uOsrzZsENf3_8F_gYXsIgW_xOaOYVL75kvpai8qo7vqfByzfawCQeqci6WzOy2o09c9FOzXcawMTiX0bGnGIvkJBRV-idk1vcYfyUKV4dX5yed6-gBI/s1600/Picture3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs0jBHC3UAmAkXfnUqw-evDLi1uOsrzZsENf3_8F_gYXsIgW_xOaOYVL75kvpai8qo7vqfByzfawCQeqci6WzOy2o09c9FOzXcawMTiX0bGnGIvkJBRV-idk1vcYfyUKV4dX5yed6-gBI/s400/Picture3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581638285065987394" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 400px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><br /></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><br /></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Pic: Tender notice showing a list of proposed sites, while constrcution of 6 dams are already in process.</span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--> <!--[endif]--><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; 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"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; letter-spacing:-.1pt;mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">A few examples are:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWw0LUusHAMeBN7MK25deymR4ftfKIbcOurTWHdEOX-biB1bjKdiF6eXnQtiaMuBndUG7GLFAuxJZGnAmN50gLqgl-fMNVcb3VtDua-89nqJxpetPBnokyvcf6cYgyPIlP5KjYAYjF3U/s1600/Picture4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWw0LUusHAMeBN7MK25deymR4ftfKIbcOurTWHdEOX-biB1bjKdiF6eXnQtiaMuBndUG7GLFAuxJZGnAmN50gLqgl-fMNVcb3VtDua-89nqJxpetPBnokyvcf6cYgyPIlP5KjYAYjF3U/s400/Picture4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581638291236385698" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 362px; height: 275px; " /></a></span></span></b></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Pic: A proposed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">annicut </i>at ADI DAGAR, beyond Lakardah, in a <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">nullah</i> that runs from Lakardah to Bakola. It has a number of perennial waterholes that provide water to wildlife, especially during the critical summer months. This is where the tigress ‘Machali’ (T-16) spent the summer of 2010, making kills around the waterhole.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHWw0LUusHAMeBN7MK25deymR4ftfKIbcOurTWHdEOX-biB1bjKdiF6eXnQtiaMuBndUG7GLFAuxJZGnAmN50gLqgl-fMNVcb3VtDua-89nqJxpetPBnokyvcf6cYgyPIlP5KjYAYjF3U/s1600/Picture4.jpg"><br /></a></span></span></b></p><div style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4qSVcsI0gq1m_Pp4vSw1wI7ORput6a8ipzMPPmGYA0Xh1tRSMamld6130s19_KGHE4YEMRO9Q2396bqtnwHUOVDW9fr1vIgKODfu3hw6gmZb0fBdBjHM2WacREuXdWwjquN1nemildk/s1600/Picture5.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB4qSVcsI0gq1m_Pp4vSw1wI7ORput6a8ipzMPPmGYA0Xh1tRSMamld6130s19_KGHE4YEMRO9Q2396bqtnwHUOVDW9fr1vIgKODfu3hw6gmZb0fBdBjHM2WacREuXdWwjquN1nemildk/s400/Picture5.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581638294750502994" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 148px; " /></a></span></span></b></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Pic: Apart from irreparably damaging the natural, all-season Adi Dagar waterhole, the proposed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">annicut</i> will inundate the surrounding rock walls that are home to a host of wildlife, including monitor lizards, mongooses, and owls. The proposed construction outlines of the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">annicut </i>can be seen above.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_10" spid="_x0000_s1030" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="P1060776" style="'position:absolute;" stroked="t"> <v:imagedata src="file:///C:\Users\Divya\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image010.jpg" title="P1060776" gain="66873f" blacklevel="-1311f"> <w:wrap type="square"> </v:shape><![endif]--><!--[if !vml]--><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggo7WL1diQ-8F6NRH0m7dF87Xn13mLgfdcUaSVZXZOokbzulR8FNrRUGs5ZirKnqYN3rpZau-q-kID745HCwchgBk1FG4IWJTksrjgvD4i-rb7B5gAg0QA-JTtoCVJyEH8eixAa_ZRNRg/s1600/Picture6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggo7WL1diQ-8F6NRH0m7dF87Xn13mLgfdcUaSVZXZOokbzulR8FNrRUGs5ZirKnqYN3rpZau-q-kID745HCwchgBk1FG4IWJTksrjgvD4i-rb7B5gAg0QA-JTtoCVJyEH8eixAa_ZRNRg/s400/Picture6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581639147466304354" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 302px; " /></a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Pic: Five hundred yards away is another waterhole. The proposed <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">annicut </i>will also destroy this second deep perennial pool. A cement <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">annicut</i> at this site is unnecessary and will be extremely destructive.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXfTrsquu359Quucpywq1yYQR2qZVafaJxZS3-yAaxaG3mR9ORuWmZMCMiycWZrvvpn0nZq18vNd-55B-xPmYlYE739WLLkthg6lk5nINi1wGlC2PFRJOugmQpBGML_5DU9QCdajZRP8/s1600/Picture8.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZXfTrsquu359Quucpywq1yYQR2qZVafaJxZS3-yAaxaG3mR9ORuWmZMCMiycWZrvvpn0nZq18vNd-55B-xPmYlYE739WLLkthg6lk5nINi1wGlC2PFRJOugmQpBGML_5DU9QCdajZRP8/s400/Picture8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581639166930787618" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 303px; " /></a></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <b style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt; line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;mso-fareast-language:EN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA"> </span></b> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Pic: At ADI DAANT there is another important perennial waterhole that falls into BAKOLA. It will most likely dry out if the proposed <i>annicut </i>is constructed.</span></b></span></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><br /></span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 19px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 21px; "><b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; ">Pic: Another <i>annicut </i>(see construction outlines above) is planned in the BERDAH area. The site, called BHANWAR DEH, is a critical perennial waterhole that has probably existed for hundreds of years.</span></b></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9ynblb6Ap4a2Jc6qOgC9J71mc_kPeaQzVPXV8fpJ__cC0Lytwl_XPW3WgOyqjFrPTOqjf9Bofe2wO7AtA35yH6ThcwKeWYismL73zMIo7OFopOn9jVGzKm9AwCRAac8GXr9EufHGvNE/s1600/Picture7.png"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS9ynblb6Ap4a2Jc6qOgC9J71mc_kPeaQzVPXV8fpJ__cC0Lytwl_XPW3WgOyqjFrPTOqjf9Bofe2wO7AtA35yH6ThcwKeWYismL73zMIo7OFopOn9jVGzKm9AwCRAac8GXr9EufHGvNE/s400/Picture7.png" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581639156894375650" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px; " /></a></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: 800; line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-ansi-language:EN-GB">Pic: This deep pool is marked to become the tail end of the Bhanwar Deh <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">annciut, </i>which would most likely destroy this vital all-season waterhole.</span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language:EN-GB"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Possible threats to the park:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">All the proposed and in execution areas are breeding valley of the tigers. These dams will ruined them completely. During the construction the will lead to tigers moving out, from these territories. Which is already started happening. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal">Heavy excavator machines, pneumatic drills and blasting for the construction are creating immense stress for wild the animals in that area. The soil texture of the area does not support water retention; impact – the water will stay just for 3-4 months and not during the steep summer season. And during the water holding days they will spoil this fragile ecosystem – the Dhonk (<i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Anugesus pendula</i>) will wear away. <o:p></o:p></b></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="2" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The flora of this xeric and arid environment when exposed to excess water get damaged. Eg: the <i>dhonk </i>tree (<i>Anogeissus pendula</i>) is the main tree of this area. When it receives water in the non-water months it gets damaged and dies out. When the dhonk in the valleys get over, it affects gravely the fodder availability in the area as they shed the last and in the hot summer months this is the only tree leaving out fodder for the ungulates. The dang dhonk on the other hand sheds the leaves earlier and by then also the grass dries and becomes more fibrous and unpalatable, so in these steep months only the fodder of the valley's <i>dhonk</i> is available for all the animals.<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 36pt; text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="3" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Similarly the fauna too is affected, the moisture content of the soil increases which disturbs the burrowing animals largely. These burrowing animals are the base of the food cycle as they affect all the small cats like caracal, jungle cats also the raptors etc. This will have great impact on the ground birds such as the quails and partridges which primarily prefer this dry ecosystem. It is hence possible that with such irresponsible moves made by us we may destroy the last holding grounds of the elusive species like the caracal and other small cats. <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><o:p></o:p></b></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="4" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">Sometimes, these altered habitats attract exotic species and create menace for the region - It is possible that due to this the excessive water some other pest rodent may arrive and replace the natives, this pest can possibly damage the natural seed stock. In the same way exotic plant species can also increase in the region. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="5" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The dam and anicut constructions are close to the natural water points which will eventually lead to silting, this would choke the water flow and sooner or later the natural water body will be finished. At the moment with the strong flow the leaf litter and soil flushes out due to the water pressure. The best example of this is the Adidant nallah. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="6" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">All the construction is done with the use of huge excavators, JCB machines and pneumatic drills causing noise pollution and turbulence which fundamentally causes disturbance in the wildlife of the area.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="7" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Ranthambhore 10 year management plan mentions that these kind of water anicuts construction should be of loose stones and grass bed on top for holding the water. <o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoListParagraph" style="font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top: 0cm; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; " start="8" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align: justify;line-height:normal;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family: Arial">The Hon. Supreme court's order 14/2/2000 in IA no. 158, which has peremptory to not have any construction inside the park without its approval, however this directive has been disregarded several times resulting in unwanted structures like anicuts, guard posts, roads etc.<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif";mso-bidi-font-family:Arial">Such habitat alteration require rigorous scientific protocols and sound environment impact assessment before any slapdash constructions. <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; font-weight: bold; font-size: 19px; line-height: 21px; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif"; mso-bidi-font-family:Arial"><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; "></p><p></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-14414237230459412352011-01-29T01:50:00.001-08:002011-01-29T02:49:35.124-08:00Return of the striped King...Yuwaraj Tiger<div style="text-align: justify;"><i><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Story of Yuwaraj tiger – who was declared poached and the poachers were caught by the Forest Department some still absconding but Yuwaraj tiger still alive and is in his home – Ranthambhore!</span></i></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Many news published, blogs written, people moaned the death of a beautiful sub adult tiger, little did they know he was in the national park all the while hunting on wild boars & sambars and drinking the water from the streams of Ranthambhore!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3PT4zgZuplLhdpRgU6erdB_WWUuS-7j6pZmiwHRDuMvDSBfA-GSbmYJhE9blzvohaaVFsKg6fWLjUbm3pt04xxS_O4uFqTZyYZOpRo_2Fygn_C7moh_4dJgFTSqQ7tkkYTAX5FCqqx4/s1600/tn2.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc3PT4zgZuplLhdpRgU6erdB_WWUuS-7j6pZmiwHRDuMvDSBfA-GSbmYJhE9blzvohaaVFsKg6fWLjUbm3pt04xxS_O4uFqTZyYZOpRo_2Fygn_C7moh_4dJgFTSqQ7tkkYTAX5FCqqx4/s400/tn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567552608896383554" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 306px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><b>Stories of Yuwaraj's death - Leaving many questions - published in news papers</b></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi ji only could give the details of this incident – so let us ask him. “Jogi ji, what’s the story of Yuwaraj tiger?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi ji said, “Yuwaraj was the young male, first litter of T15 – Guda tigress who walked out of Ranthambhore and reached Lakheri area – he was said to have reached Bundi and the people of Bundi district (adjoining to Ranthambhore) even celebrated and welcomed his presence. However, he was supposedly poached in November 2007. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWEwe7hSFJy8wIjLYYnfa8H6r1WvCypKsvdQiAT0ULO7JGjBTLFp-VYeVZvkV30ieF9s7engGlmCNUA4EiE0asw_jHYky8tlUE-KKJj5_59GAAnjUqUJC-RBmSzRU5UT7KTDDzMpkNBw/s1600/_MG_0279_web+%25281%2529.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFWEwe7hSFJy8wIjLYYnfa8H6r1WvCypKsvdQiAT0ULO7JGjBTLFp-VYeVZvkV30ieF9s7engGlmCNUA4EiE0asw_jHYky8tlUE-KKJj5_59GAAnjUqUJC-RBmSzRU5UT7KTDDzMpkNBw/s400/_MG_0279_web+%25281%2529.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567545271087249890" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><b>A wonderful picture of Yuwaraj tiger taken by Shri Aditya Singh</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJXB9xnK1_4Lhetno5IvzzuqpipxiJ6c9vohpIoK9NIMkuc5KneXQ87cLoCbZRQGyTdpAWNXgG0G8hBlEBWyicKtnGpwFwyja70RjaUXXIfNKqmKWhohXoeSiExw4vPOaLDcmJJm4aj8/s1600/37196_426158009648_628029648_4432496_5593384_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtJXB9xnK1_4Lhetno5IvzzuqpipxiJ6c9vohpIoK9NIMkuc5KneXQ87cLoCbZRQGyTdpAWNXgG0G8hBlEBWyicKtnGpwFwyja70RjaUXXIfNKqmKWhohXoeSiExw4vPOaLDcmJJm4aj8/s400/37196_426158009648_628029648_4432496_5593384_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567547613198823378" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 14px; "><b>The file photo of Yuwaraj (Courtesy Forest Department)</b></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Bachu Mogya and his brothers were made the culprits in these, Bacchu died during the chase by the forest department, while his brothers - Moolya Mogya, Sakrama Mogya are still wanted and are scared and absconding on that case – Yuwaraj’s brother – T12, was shifted recently to Sariska and was in news” <o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi said <b>“Match some old image of Yuwaraj with T21 and you will see what I am saying... The two are the same tigers. <o:p></o:p></b></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi ji but I do not have Yuwaraj’s photo – Jogi said, “Check for his photo in Aditya’s blog and match it with T21” </span><a href="http://www.dickysingh.com/2007/12/another-ranthambhore-tiger-killed/">http://www.dickysingh.com/2007/12/another-ranthambhore-tiger-killed/</a></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">You can also ask for his photo from Sachin Rai and many others who had been here during this time... <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Hence, if they said that Yuwaraj was missing and they had caught the poacher who killed him how it is that T21 matches the stripes with Yuwaraj? <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">We know that no two tiger’s stripes are the same it is just the way our finger prints are unique, hence Yuwaraj was here all the while and we booked some poachers for his death?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Then there are several questions to be raised, <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">On what evidences did the forest department declare Yuwaraj to be poached?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">On what physical evidences (seized skin / bones / claws etc) were these, Mogya’s booked for the tiger’s death?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">If Yuwaraj is alive then was some other tiger killed at that time? Do we know which one?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 18pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">“This is ridiculous! So did any tiger die?”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi said, “This is where we are having lapses in our monitoring...”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">I was even told that this male T25 was never captured before and had dollar like marking hence called the dollar male but some people have been talking of it coming from MP. If he has come from Madhya Pradesh then we should look for the corridor he has used and develop it, it is great news. However, if not then we should scan through our way of monitoring and reassess the tiger status.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiH74o1BVl2tDCjne4_0HCWfbqc2OjVSVWu-oWh7TBYXzgPMg2_5-DDR75lfX3CHXUYLx-EGM4FfpnTiDXPr81j0gRwqdmMt-d2TLyu_SEof3kw7KNj1FI72pKCfSUpmV3YU403Tk1ZY/s1600/66935_454180518757_773323757_5279640_6645350_n.jpg" style="font-size: 16px; "><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFiH74o1BVl2tDCjne4_0HCWfbqc2OjVSVWu-oWh7TBYXzgPMg2_5-DDR75lfX3CHXUYLx-EGM4FfpnTiDXPr81j0gRwqdmMt-d2TLyu_SEof3kw7KNj1FI72pKCfSUpmV3YU403Tk1ZY/s400/66935_454180518757_773323757_5279640_6645350_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567546172371750658" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 273px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "> </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Dollar male with $ like marking on the belly side - Now called T25 (Picture: Shri Balendu Singh)</b></span></span></span></span></div><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></div><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4PzN0DRwjnVNnMbCHCOGf8i3LTokVNo1mjfIRnLS0IIvV6yn0YMZ9MLkez7hEKJK4WBdE-Gc8jOD0K0Y4RZUCFk2XJqGqiyrPHbkw4xsB-xrgeC1TdeU0eAApRxsAV6WMm3AxBvaHT0/s1600/73191_454180473757_773323757_5279637_8258090_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4PzN0DRwjnVNnMbCHCOGf8i3LTokVNo1mjfIRnLS0IIvV6yn0YMZ9MLkez7hEKJK4WBdE-Gc8jOD0K0Y4RZUCFk2XJqGqiyrPHbkw4xsB-xrgeC1TdeU0eAApRxsAV6WMm3AxBvaHT0/s400/73191_454180473757_773323757_5279637_8258090_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567546164966221922" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span><p></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; ">Dollar male </span><span style="line-height: 115%; ">(Picture: Shri Balendu Singh)</span></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; font-size: 16px; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFQydZlBcstwhK6Ndya1E3NGCuieb-4JinZymIH30UR3NjXd2laLExnm3n9rZrle8hRvwhY0Op_I1QfepbM81AHvU4SHPpYwc7meUMpvX_IyI7OTrwevx51nPaHS75pQ7C0TtBKRWBPg/s1600/66962_426158099648_628029648_4432500_989293_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdFQydZlBcstwhK6Ndya1E3NGCuieb-4JinZymIH30UR3NjXd2laLExnm3n9rZrle8hRvwhY0Op_I1QfepbM81AHvU4SHPpYwc7meUMpvX_IyI7OTrwevx51nPaHS75pQ7C0TtBKRWBPg/s400/66962_426158099648_628029648_4432500_989293_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5567547927388388738" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 283px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><b>File records showing T25 to be a female tigress </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><b></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: verdana; font-size: 13px; line-height: 14px; ">Jogi said, “There is more to it –</span></div> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Who is T25 according to the FD? </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">T25 is a<span> </span>female in the FD records. However,</span></span><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "> I was told the Dollar male seen these days in </span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">between Tamba khan and Bhoot Khura is been called T25. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">If T25 is a female then who is this new male?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">If T25 is a female then where has she disappeared?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>4.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Does FD has a family tree of the tigers?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify;text-indent: -18pt; "><!--[if !supportLists]--><span class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span>5.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""> </span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Are the officers and guards not in same levels when it comes to tigers in the National Park, confused with tiger genders and territories?<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 18pt; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi concluded, “If we want to save our tigers we have to first understand them and strengthen out our monitoring system or else we will lose them without even knowing which tiger it was!”<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">Jogi ji left before asking few more questions – <span> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <ol style="margin-top:0cm" start="1" type="1"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">They do not know which tiger went to Gangapur city and has he returned or not from there yet?<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">They had no clue about T14 (Old Sultanpur female) whom they considered dead for a year before she reappeared<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">T47 (Mohan tiger) is funnily said to have returned and sometimes they say he is still in Murena area.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">When T7 reached Mathura they kept believing he was T47 and until then they kept assuming that T7 was inside the park !<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">They have no idea about T43’s location.<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">When the female T25 disappeared they started calling a male T25 (Dollar male)<o:p></o:p></span></li> <li class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; "><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; ">T37 was believed to be in Kota for months and later it was found out that T37 was there itself – the tiger there was moving was T35. Until then they didn’t even know she had reached Kota so we were neither monitoring T35 nor T37<o:p></o:p></span></li> </ol> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span">It is possible that in the national parks all across the country it may be difficult to monitor individual tigers but in a dry deciduous forest like Ranthambhore it is surely possible and we should be doing it...</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 32, 96); "><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-10318328706721549102010-08-23T03:55:00.000-07:002010-08-23T06:59:57.437-07:00The Role of Police in the recent attack<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">As the Tiger incident unfolds in Ranthambhore many effects of a system failure particularly with regard to the forest officials are coming to the forefront. The Bhuriphadi village which has generally not been hostile towards the forest in the past was already hostile in terms of an earlier incident where some money had changed hands and no receipts were provided. Under these circumstances Daulat Singh was sent to tranquilise this male Tiger that had already been suffering under heavy human disturbance. He was lucky to have had a committed Police Force with him that had little experience of Tiger control but were there to prevent any untoward incident between village and forest officials. This police force was already exhausted due to two days of Municipal election duty but still managed to be there and do the best they could. There was no officer from the Forest Department guiding the police force in any manner and they were left to be mere spectators with no instruction. However they still tried their best to control the mobs. They even tried to convince Daulat Singh to not go and try to tanquilise the Tiger the 2rd time as it was dangerous. Daulat was convinced and tried to tell his immediate superior Mr Sedu Ram Yadav that no more effort to tranquilise should be done as it was dangerous. However Sedu Ram was communicating with his superiors over the wireless and insisted that a 3<sup>rd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>attempt be made. It was against the back drop of this complete lack of understanding of the situation on behalf of the superior officers that Daulat took the risk to make a 3<sup>rd</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>attempt. This situation is further compounded by the fact that as soon as Daulat was gravely injured the 1<sup>st</sup><span class="apple-converted-space"> </span>person to leave the scene of incident was Mr Yadav and behind him disappeared most of the forest officials. It was the police that took stock of things and got Daulat out of the area and sent him to the Hospital. Not only did they do this but they kept a vigil on the Tiger keeping people away from the scene through the night and until the next day when the Tiger has left and gone back into the safety of the Park. During this entire period no forest official or staff stayed at the scene to watch the Tiger. Had the police not been there the villagers would have definitely killed the Tiger and if not that then the Tiger would have killed some of them.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUo-l6mP7o8EgtPclTH92SFUHl2a6qpT-nRoOFH59TyxPbpH5ZRmcHkLlUS7LM-4UMskCVAKCwbQ2HwGELNzuxqVPL1jnhunXK4Yjp_CaLNpjlkxz6akQ359f9wD0bwbAPH1Q6oZJD70M/s400/44376_408301939648_628029648_4057909_7601934_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5508559300908745090" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; " /></span></p><div><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "> ACF Sedhuram Yadav retreating after attack on Daulat Singh</span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:black;">Time and time again it has been seen that in crucial wildlife management crisis the top official in the Forest Department fail to provide a measured and experienced response. There is no standard operating protocol for such incidents and every action taken is a knee jerk reaction made on the spur of the moment causing needless injury to man and animal.<o:p></o:p></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-25390220753010304792010-08-21T06:11:00.005-07:002010-08-21T07:36:58.649-07:00A Tragic day in Ranthambhore.. .<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><br /></u></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 55px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center; "><span style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sl8paSRNKnxj3SIVqKa-ttNshZT38LXlhEEh5-5WFxTj2qBqidrq610Z5MpqzLlL7XDBveCXfDMFFv-zWa7vcktJmC1-ObYjRYh2NaLVetOSBlBiUbKwt_giyG4T4QQZB0W4EtlYJc4/s1600/8.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sl8paSRNKnxj3SIVqKa-ttNshZT38LXlhEEh5-5WFxTj2qBqidrq610Z5MpqzLlL7XDBveCXfDMFFv-zWa7vcktJmC1-ObYjRYh2NaLVetOSBlBiUbKwt_giyG4T4QQZB0W4EtlYJc4/s400/8.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507856707315747698" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mr Daulat Singh attacked by the tiger when he went to close while trying to tranquilize him</span></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 55px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 55px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 55px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center; display: inline !important; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 55px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">20</span></span></b><sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">th</span></span></b></sup><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> august 2010</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> was yet another tragic day for the tiger and a brave forest ranger.</span></span></span></div></span></span></span></b></span></div></span></span></span></b></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">T7 (5-year-old) one of the favourite’s tiger of the tourism zone who shared his territory with his own father T2 (10 year old) unfortunately strayed out of the park due to the overgrazing of cattle by Uliana and Bhadlav villagers and entered the agricultural field of Bhuripahadi village. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Background</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">: At about 3 AM tiger killed one of the buffalo calves of a villager, at about 3.15 AM the villagers discovered this, threw stones on the tiger, pulled away the calf, and informed the forest department. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The forest department reached on site around 5 AM and about three canters of police also reached. By then about 1,500 villagers had gathered around in that area, the men and women of the village were creating unnecessary havoc and pressure on the officers. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif; line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36l8Utz1Lk-VnEbgArcqFtof2sOC9i_fh0kp1qfTmt_bwVp9M3aduLZG_qrXTGxQE_afSvM155PSWZmPEgUEDmo9SMEg1TciQ9neoxvvwN8bL_HpJR8W6Z8HsUhvfbC3Q0z9w5JmIbzQ/s1600/40081_407880069648_628029648_4045416_780181_n.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj36l8Utz1Lk-VnEbgArcqFtof2sOC9i_fh0kp1qfTmt_bwVp9M3aduLZG_qrXTGxQE_afSvM155PSWZmPEgUEDmo9SMEg1TciQ9neoxvvwN8bL_HpJR8W6Z8HsUhvfbC3Q0z9w5JmIbzQ/s400/40081_407880069648_628029648_4045416_780181_n.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507871451996512706" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 315px; " /></a></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Sites of attack which have taken place in the past 4 months</b></span></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">One of the Rangers – Mr Daulat Singh [The most able and efficient ranger of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve] was cornered by villagers and physically abused.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This shoving created stress and strain on the forest rangers. The tiger was equally stressed due to the continuous stone throwing and other noises. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiacRwoocJvGrqVahbwnZXcxX6cwabVEXYthgUcqTEVA4pbk-gCSX24jZ4_ZfwXxkVWjBeNe6dDJQYmBhyCed_J9oF67HlsHXxhrhspv_MD97QECPOTZFIRyRJw_onmBEwa2XRxDD-7Dk/s1600/5.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiacRwoocJvGrqVahbwnZXcxX6cwabVEXYthgUcqTEVA4pbk-gCSX24jZ4_ZfwXxkVWjBeNe6dDJQYmBhyCed_J9oF67HlsHXxhrhspv_MD97QECPOTZFIRyRJw_onmBEwa2XRxDD-7Dk/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507856702300345410" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The stressed out tiger trying to find its way out of the crowd back in the forest</span></b></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The ranger tried to tranquilize the tiger twice but missed the shot, third time around he tried to bend down and check if the tiger was darted but the tiger made a surprise attack. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sl8paSRNKnxj3SIVqKa-ttNshZT38LXlhEEh5-5WFxTj2qBqidrq610Z5MpqzLlL7XDBveCXfDMFFv-zWa7vcktJmC1-ObYjRYh2NaLVetOSBlBiUbKwt_giyG4T4QQZB0W4EtlYJc4/s1600/8.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="-webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "></span></span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1sl8paSRNKnxj3SIVqKa-ttNshZT38LXlhEEh5-5WFxTj2qBqidrq610Z5MpqzLlL7XDBveCXfDMFFv-zWa7vcktJmC1-ObYjRYh2NaLVetOSBlBiUbKwt_giyG4T4QQZB0W4EtlYJc4/s1600/8.jpg"></a></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Daulat Singh Saktawat was gravely injured on hands and face with him losing one eye. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxqHregXaxCwtIcQqab3Iiliw540r9hDQpHt42Hk60vxS5TjTbubHLUEnhZcJdWNAKuGggQ6T2BnHEpDLQ4kt783rQkAD0-NYzl2Ywj8SnvqD2P8S3tpW4o78Mh_fyNm4NusChTBy0DY/s1600/1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFxqHregXaxCwtIcQqab3Iiliw540r9hDQpHt42Hk60vxS5TjTbubHLUEnhZcJdWNAKuGggQ6T2BnHEpDLQ4kt783rQkAD0-NYzl2Ywj8SnvqD2P8S3tpW4o78Mh_fyNm4NusChTBy0DY/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507856680230778306" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 246px; " /></a></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mr Daulat Singh rescued by the forest guards</span></b></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He was rushed to the Sawai Madhopur Hospital, which had no electricity in the first place leave alone a sterilized Operation theatre. The state of the hospital was pathetic with </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">no monitoring equipment, no oxygen, no ventilator and room was moist and filthy with fungus on the walls. Crowds of people were allowed to enter at will as if there was some magic show taking place and everyone was invited. Every possible protocol of Emergency Care was violated. Very crude patch up work was being done and that too in the light of a torch and even the torch was not immediately available and was brought by Dharmendra Khandal which was a car light used for Hyena filming. The generator was not working and everything was left to the mercy of God. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Under normal circumstances in such a small District town, the General Hospital would be the logical place to take all emergencies, but here there was an option of the best emergency care that was on the way from the site of injury, which was Ranthambhore Sevika. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Sevika Hospital was on the way from Bhuriphadi and would save at least 30 minutes time as that is how long it would take to get to the General Hospital. Sevika Hospital</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is equipped with the best Doctors and equipment and yet the local officials took the unnecessary risk to take one of their brethren to the General Hospital where even electricity was not available.</span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These were the mistakes made due to the ego and protocol issues by the forest department, however there were some mistakes made on the site of the catastrophe:<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">No basic emergency equipment was available to combat the situation in such case with mob around; a kit should be available with the foresters, which would contain a loudspeaker to pacify the crowd, safety wear for the team such as helmets, and thick jackets (Which could have prevented this incident due to which Mr Daulat Singh ji lost one of his eye). <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The eye lid was stitched with the cheek in the Sawai Madhopur hospital pretty badly and it will take a lot of work and expertise of the plastic surgeon to correct it. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mr Daulat might not be able to see with one of his eye in the future but the eyes above all of us is looking at the people who let it happen due to their ego's and impassivity. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">After the darkness of the night the tiger returned back in the jungle...</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; "><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BO4czhaYjEFSF2FAO5XndQakq69qYnyPA7czZnxsgy-QCp0UoDikd2I-KmTGwu7E2cIoPTZ96j5GVorG4TUTGXiN6y_RAMMdGM1DUJeovGNow7wuMOD765rUie_fFiR_hq0FWI8C8-A/s1600/4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0BO4czhaYjEFSF2FAO5XndQakq69qYnyPA7czZnxsgy-QCp0UoDikd2I-KmTGwu7E2cIoPTZ96j5GVorG4TUTGXiN6y_RAMMdGM1DUJeovGNow7wuMOD765rUie_fFiR_hq0FWI8C8-A/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5507856696229489586" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px; " /></a></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the night the tiger went back to the forest...</span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:18.0pt"><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-61821460101914899902010-03-07T05:42:00.000-08:002010-03-07T18:15:00.539-08:00<div style="text-align: center;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><br /></span></u></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">Two Tigers Down . ..</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Where.. . Why.. . How?</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Today 2 Sub adult tigers found dead due to poisoning in Talda Khet village which is in corridor of Ranthambhore National Park (RNP) and Keladevi Sanctuary (KDS)</span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4lFlnZrnNtzls1AjgAROtuXlTzUOmOJrznlnehxW_d5Y1FUrO3AdF9KcsKWWzrHbSAoCsazlIIFfBWA5H9RQIBfp9_1C8pQD2to7vPCA7WaY7iTRU6cp5ri4Y6hyphenhyphenEp3CCueUX2VVO50/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR4lFlnZrnNtzls1AjgAROtuXlTzUOmOJrznlnehxW_d5Y1FUrO3AdF9KcsKWWzrHbSAoCsazlIIFfBWA5H9RQIBfp9_1C8pQD2to7vPCA7WaY7iTRU6cp5ri4Y6hyphenhyphenEp3CCueUX2VVO50/s400/5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908268368372402" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px; " /></a></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>The carcass of tiger 1 - sub adult cub</b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFNeeuo_AS38EIiDU6eDDiRJtLMB_ajWZdvxKS7fr9VEaL__KUASYbq6BmlxuyUIDVWJ3LJYC-s5_bCm9ZC_YEqGTlf8wX5ZSjNJ_Tan4dQA2PDimNH5kB54cfX87SrC9rsAtirfwLAQ/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsFNeeuo_AS38EIiDU6eDDiRJtLMB_ajWZdvxKS7fr9VEaL__KUASYbq6BmlxuyUIDVWJ3LJYC-s5_bCm9ZC_YEqGTlf8wX5ZSjNJ_Tan4dQA2PDimNH5kB54cfX87SrC9rsAtirfwLAQ/s400/1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908240654838018" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Forest Department inspecting the dead bodies of one of the 2 tigers dead</span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Ranthambhore - 7</span></span><sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">th</span></span></sup><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> of March 2010</span></span></span></span></span></span></b></div><div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Place</b> – Village Taldakhet (In corridor area between Ranthambhore National Park and Keladevi Sanctuary, 1/2 Km away from RNP)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;">2 tigers were found dead in Village Talda khet, which comprises of just 5 Gujjar families. The age of tigers was about 2 year old.</span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); font-family:Georgia, serif;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzEM3QwVMH069biZQ9ELJLH3Xx0-rzQULhhVyZbD98u9NqjPlXo7MnXCZYm0fsFx-fnEL3aZAKIn-b1xupA6q2J3nBmsE3v8R4f-B4pzwcO-kxYLFNvt4B8_ddWlyi3SneeNqLVIxKo/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzEM3QwVMH069biZQ9ELJLH3Xx0-rzQULhhVyZbD98u9NqjPlXo7MnXCZYm0fsFx-fnEL3aZAKIn-b1xupA6q2J3nBmsE3v8R4f-B4pzwcO-kxYLFNvt4B8_ddWlyi3SneeNqLVIxKo/s400/4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908265429015554" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a><div style="text-align: center; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Carcass of Tiger 1</span></span></b><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> found at some distance from its brother</span></span></b></div></span></u></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYMzEM3QwVMH069biZQ9ELJLH3Xx0-rzQULhhVyZbD98u9NqjPlXo7MnXCZYm0fsFx-fnEL3aZAKIn-b1xupA6q2J3nBmsE3v8R4f-B4pzwcO-kxYLFNvt4B8_ddWlyi3SneeNqLVIxKo/s1600-h/4.jpg"><br /></a></span></u></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMnqhFCrXTL_7w123ZDSpuEsfPZMNRFobCe45Et4E3c5CXkb0KhdWQaE2vIH0IrGwpEBRq1LiB7m8COloSfh4HsbxT4XNQxIoRDxM8ga_Ie8VFAqY_ityn9E19mXocupI4DSi8bQfzBg/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivMnqhFCrXTL_7w123ZDSpuEsfPZMNRFobCe45Et4E3c5CXkb0KhdWQaE2vIH0IrGwpEBRq1LiB7m8COloSfh4HsbxT4XNQxIoRDxM8ga_Ie8VFAqY_ityn9E19mXocupI4DSi8bQfzBg/s400/3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908253690876098" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Carcass of the sub adult Tiger - 2 </b></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The carcass was 2-3 days old. The tigers had killed 2 goats, one goat was tied to a tree which was probably poisoned by the villagers, while the other goat was lying on the ground nearby. The reason was that these tigers had been killing villagers livestock!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">No external injury was found on the tigers, and the bodies were in almost decomposed state. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdxOvOsZUBrJrcbuQGbsgBM-k95tZJptCV_Q1_DneTVTGYXn6dSDASSmuhg6i2OWOyW4df86n5RKoZomk5qYN66MwX_weUMz_-kfiRkfBx4HKYDPn6oeD-7BxBNMdoESpq1WKDjKRw2Y/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQdxOvOsZUBrJrcbuQGbsgBM-k95tZJptCV_Q1_DneTVTGYXn6dSDASSmuhg6i2OWOyW4df86n5RKoZomk5qYN66MwX_weUMz_-kfiRkfBx4HKYDPn6oeD-7BxBNMdoESpq1WKDjKRw2Y/s400/6.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908454578704434" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></a></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Almost decomposed body found after 2 - 3 days - shows the lack of monitoring?!</b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2iqfRMOOtIHatOtvP-Ro9lIUges2bwXxJLW6HYApNaSyhyphenhyphenNe0NRTUVGbjVui-YzyLtuJpSyPgfHXZebPIYu1tSGY7h5aSSJpMido_7E5ztBm6wx8kwzpyZo9TjqObCQBkWjQ4cDWitd8/s400/map+final+copy+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445893083243824850" style="text-align: justify; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 212px; " /></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;"></span></span></span></span></p><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Satellite map of the village where the 2 sub adult cubs were found dead due to poisoning.</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div></span></span></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This is exactly the same place where a few days back a road was being constructed between Keladevi Sanctuary and Ranthambhore National Park, this village is just at the fringe of this corridor.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Since 3 months, these cubs were going with their mother and used to halt in the area... These tigers were frequently visiting this Ravenous area.. . One side is Vindhya range and other side is a river flowing.. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDs-YevXoyY8KKT_qLj5JtlD05tjN6iijNoogM-XMmUTB7z9EopGg1NmL9mxjkALLuZQyCZJmxNEx6tosfotaVq-rGU7MhX_eVGp3w0rQcibwf9rvnY434avDYpbrypbjxxnOHiR3ZQsg/s400/2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445908244643437106" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></span></span></p><div><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Forest Department has accepted that it is a poisoning case. </b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfrHrlHNmOJumQSSUyVtyS2qzFcjYY5Y81c5Fxq8eOJ71PikRDJHR6LSbpnhKTZ7axErmBsJyY3-yta-hyTqmT4nY4nBpMN_N7PgP972y0cfV_uwvA-iPycEerVdgNLb7HeABbL5T-_g/s1600-h/Rantambhore+NP+small+copy.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfrHrlHNmOJumQSSUyVtyS2qzFcjYY5Y81c5Fxq8eOJ71PikRDJHR6LSbpnhKTZ7axErmBsJyY3-yta-hyTqmT4nY4nBpMN_N7PgP972y0cfV_uwvA-iPycEerVdgNLb7HeABbL5T-_g/s400/Rantambhore+NP+small+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445887177091790882" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 296px; " /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><u><br /></u></span></span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfrHrlHNmOJumQSSUyVtyS2qzFcjYY5Y81c5Fxq8eOJ71PikRDJHR6LSbpnhKTZ7axErmBsJyY3-yta-hyTqmT4nY4nBpMN_N7PgP972y0cfV_uwvA-iPycEerVdgNLb7HeABbL5T-_g/s1600-h/Rantambhore+NP+small+copy.jpg"></a> </span></span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Map of the corridor area between Ranthambhore National Park and Keladevi Sanctuary showing Talda Khet Village</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Fateh Singh Rathore’s Questions to the authority – <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">1)</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The two sub adult tigers were visiting that area since 1 ½ months did they improve monitoring? <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In my understanding – Lakshmi Pandit, forest guard - was the only one monitoring that area. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">2)</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Did they have dialogue with the resident villagers?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">3)</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Did they leave a monitoring vehicle in that area?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In my understanding – All the monitoring vehicles are busy in tourism or getting vegetables in the houses of the officials. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">4)</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Why was this small but significant village not on their relocation priority, when they are spending 30 crore rupees on a lesser significant village – Hindwad,<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">In my understanding – they have no ground plan as to how they have to shape Ranthambhore’s future. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">5)</span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">There is tremendous construction inside the Ranthambhore National Park and the tigers are disturbed and forced to move out, has the department understood this and done something about it?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; "><span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">6)</span></span></span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> </span></span></span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">If they were going in an area which does not have a prey base -</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">there are no spotted deer and no </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;">sāmbhar</span></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#CC0000;"> deer’s, how many domestic animals did they kill and how many of the villagers got a cattle compensation? </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">If they do not answer the first 5 questions – but answer, just the last question that I ask - the truth will reveal...<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The unacceptable thing in this incident is that the people who are appointed for the monitoring of tigers are busy with tourism and other jobs.. .</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Who are the culprit - The village has 5 brothers - Hari Gujjar, Ramcharan Gujjar, Mangilal Gujjar, Kedar Gujjar and Surjan Gujjar. Ramcharan has been arrested. The goats belonged to <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#990000;">Mangilal Gujjar and Surjan Gujjar while 2 sons of Surjan are arrested.</span></b></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Photo courtesy: Giriraj Sharma (ETV)</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixfrHrlHNmOJumQSSUyVtyS2qzFcjYY5Y81c5Fxq8eOJ71PikRDJHR6LSbpnhKTZ7axErmBsJyY3-yta-hyTqmT4nY4nBpMN_N7PgP972y0cfV_uwvA-iPycEerVdgNLb7HeABbL5T-_g/s1600-h/Rantambhore+NP+small+copy.jpg"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><br /></span></span></span></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyHwIn5oZg7qOenJZP7A44n5PdTWo1praUWy1Rq1Eyb1VYz41nfnwjU3VkAF6kHm17G20pjitMQsCHQan_OtSjkQJvUWq_fqBg14uK7hbp6-wE_5uOjzViSYzxkAmKBegYlSfLxuZpoI8/s1600-h/map+final+copy.jpg"></a>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-39990586172347110672010-02-25T05:04:00.000-08:002010-02-25T06:28:25.626-08:00Thickets of Thorn - Prosopis juliflora<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Thickets of Thorn - </b></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b>Prosopis juliflora</b></span></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><u><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:16px;"><br /></span></span></u></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF7KzlEe26i_J6tgF4xTvMaKSw5SxhlIWTzmwO0jsiWvfCkXqDHgoq-wUD2PgO_4nnu10HfH0_eEFR745xekQF62F2e-Azb7WLsOFiIrbsFbyTrnhUJnmpyIqovPZ58L7YHUm383rKLY/s1600-h/Untitled-2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 103px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKF7KzlEe26i_J6tgF4xTvMaKSw5SxhlIWTzmwO0jsiWvfCkXqDHgoq-wUD2PgO_4nnu10HfH0_eEFR745xekQF62F2e-Azb7WLsOFiIrbsFbyTrnhUJnmpyIqovPZ58L7YHUm383rKLY/s400/Untitled-2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442172025244076674" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc2DR1nOOsC7FJAEaTMAnRkvac1lW_HO2bY0NygA3BmVS_-Hs_BKaPqJskIASHRlJV0gfbdw1LXbRgOQwW6qzJWDzPDh-Kv9E8Wts1Xf3D_kYyTOuZdeqiqsOOukZtlIYl1ZKTEzHL8Y/s1600-h/thorn2.jpg"></a><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc2DR1nOOsC7FJAEaTMAnRkvac1lW_HO2bY0NygA3BmVS_-Hs_BKaPqJskIASHRlJV0gfbdw1LXbRgOQwW6qzJWDzPDh-Kv9E8Wts1Xf3D_kYyTOuZdeqiqsOOukZtlIYl1ZKTEzHL8Y/s1600-h/thorn2.jpg"><img style="text-align: left;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimc2DR1nOOsC7FJAEaTMAnRkvac1lW_HO2bY0NygA3BmVS_-Hs_BKaPqJskIASHRlJV0gfbdw1LXbRgOQwW6qzJWDzPDh-Kv9E8Wts1Xf3D_kYyTOuZdeqiqsOOukZtlIYl1ZKTEzHL8Y/s400/thorn2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442172017619356562" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal; font-size:16px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:medium;">The Thorns are creating trouble for the soft padded Tiger</span></b></span></b></span></div></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>(A plant species from Mexico - which has invaded and grown cancerously in and around Ranthambhore is an unseen threat to the tiger. If not treated in time, it will become a invincible. .. A discussion with Jogi on <i>P</i></b><i><b>rosopis juliflora</b></i><b>... )</b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">After taking a holy bath from Kumbh mela Jogi returned a cleansed and recharged soul. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He took a safari with Ranthambhore’s crazy people to enlighten them, although people were apprehensive to go along with him but who could have refused our Jogi.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Finally the safari began, seated in gypsy were - Fateh Singhji, Balendu Singhji, Dicky, Dharmendra, myself while Raees was our driver.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">However, the gypsy got punctured near the Guda chowki! And had no Stepney in it. Fathji said, “If Shameem’s vehicles had Stepney in them the world would have been a different place”.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Raees’s devil’s advocate Dharmendra said, this is due to the <i>juliflora </i>thorns, what’s his fault?<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fathji</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">said, “Yaar vehicle getting punctured is okay, but he should keep Stepney at least?!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Balendu Singhji was the wisest and he took the opportunity to mould the discussion towards a meaningful direction in order to pass the time . .. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Balendu Singhji asked, “How did it invade the state of Rajasthan?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Raees in the meanwhile went to the chowki to get some aid. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jogi said, “I shall tell you about juliflora – juliflora’s story is Romantic.”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">All of us looked amused as Jogi speaking romance was new to our ears!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jogi looked at Fathji and asked, “Can there be a relation between a shrub and romance Fathji?” Fathji looked at Jogi but it felt as if he was just looking through him and had actually gone in his distant past.. . <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jogi shrugged Fathjis shoulder but then without waiting he started speaking himself... <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He said, Jodhpurs darbar (Ruler)Maharaja Hanmant Singh was an handsome man.. strong in built and soft at heart.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He was ambitious and always had a special interest in bringing out new technologies. In the 40’s and 50’s he had an aircraft, which he piloted himself. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">He was peoples person and a very liked ruler of his time.. .</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">there came a time when he fell in love with someone. Her name was Zubeida. He would take utmost care of Zubeida.. . <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In the summers he would take Zubeida from the hot desert area of Jodhpur to Rajasthan’s highest peak area – Mount Abu. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Blinded in love Hanumant Singh wanted to do something extraordinary for his love, at the same time Zubeida would keep testing his love for her.. . <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">While in Mt. Abu, some Maharajas from Gujarat state were with them, as the royal guests, the Maharaj of Gujarat talked about how in the Kutch and the Dang jilla (region) <span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 19px; font-family:sans-serif;font-size:13px;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;">Prosopis juliflora</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:verdana;font-size:small;"> was been forested.</span></b></i></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">At that time Zubeida told Hanumant Singhji, that the area they would fly between Mt. Abu and Jodhpur was very dry and barren and some greenification should be done there too.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">On this, Hanumant Singhji started the plantation work and the love struck Raja wanted to please his lover very soon; for this he did aerial spraying of the P. juliflora seeds for which he did back and forth rides in the area several times.. .<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 10-15 years this place was green and a thicket developed in that area.. the Jodhpur darbar went on to declare<i> juliflora</i> as a wonder tree and it was banned from being cut, burnt or removed. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This was the first exotic species invasion in the state of Rajasthan which got uplift from a very big ruler... <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">I said, “then this is very good, a dry state like Rajasthan getting green!”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Jogi nodded his head and said,</b> <b>“Yes, all is green but just green is of what use? Its leaves are filled with poison which makes it inedible for any animal, stems have huge nail like thorns making it impossible to walk through it for any animal or human alike, the roots have the power to suck extra nutrients and water from the soil making other trees impossible to grow where it stays.”</b><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dicky asked Jogi, “How did this pest invade Ranthambhore?”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jogi said, “it was restricted to just Marwar in times of Hanumant Singhji – but it was spread by the Forest Department of Rajasthan – in their Greenifation of Aravalli scheme. For this they got funds from the Japan Government – crores of rupees were given by Japan governemnt for ecology restoration and since Rajasthan is a dry state juliflora was chosen for fast and successful plantation. The Forest department made a new department and new buildings were erected too and this plantation drive was started as the Aravalli project”<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Jogi said, if you want to know more about the juliflora here is more information...<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">About the plant : </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Prosopis juliflora </span></span></i></span></b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Swartz)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Family: Leguminosae </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A large shrub or a small, evergreen, armed tree, branches long, with thorns. Pods linear, compressed, straight or often falcate, indehiscent, 0.8-1cm,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Seeds 20-25, compressed, ovoid.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Flo.and Fr.: Almost throughout the year.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Favorable Climatic condition: A hot dry climate, mild winter,</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">low rainfall and</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">clear atmosphere are said to suit it best. </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Incidentally the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve provides the mesquite with all these favorable conditions.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:63.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"> -</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></span><i><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Prosopis juliflora</span></span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is weed that degrades the natural ecosystem of the park. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:63.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - </span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A notorious plant</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">species that crosses the physical boundary of the park and</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">enters into the prime habitat of the Tiger. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:63.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - </span></span></span></span></span><i><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P. juliflora</span></span></span></i><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> covers more then 60 Sq.Km. of the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve .</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom: 10.0pt;margin-left:63.35pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-18.0pt;mso-list: l0 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list 36.0pt"><span><span><span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> - </span></span></span></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Prime Tiger Habitat is then converted into dense impenetrable thickets of the mesquite. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chronology<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its a Native plant of Mexico. In 1879 its seeds were bought from Kew, England and introduced in the Sholapur district of Maharashtra. <o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 1894, Large-scale plantations were carried out in the Pabbi Hills in Gujarat – this was the first trial of Forest Department.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In 1913-14 it was introduced in Jodhpur as a part of highly successful afforestation scheme.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And in 1976-78, it was introduced in Ranthambhore Tiger reserve, Plantation Scheme known as Rawara Plantation.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">How does it disperse ?</span></span></span></b><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Biotic agents, especially ungulates are the principal agents for the seed dispersal in the park.Dropping analysis of the different animals shows that following animals are the primary agents……… </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.Antelopes (Blue bull & Chinkara).</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Porcupine </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.Grazing cattle of outskirts. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">These animals are fond of the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P.juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> pods. By eating the pods and excreting its seed helps to spread the plant further in the park.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnXGdKBuRowoI3WdqIphs_0UFQcz2ApAP9elc_9sKdTx0BTF7jGYa2-lZKiNUWSvfpDim1dYhOuXxSr1B1ZBsRQ1esFhgGNA00371_lL7P9sf6jYm1wifnUhSW-oiGeFw1UxuoscO3vJU/s400/DPP_3645.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442179928003763762" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 295px; " /></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Ungulates are the natures agent in spreading the </b></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>juliflora </b></span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>seeds in the area</b></span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Survival Strategy of juliflora –<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Leaves of the mesquite are not edible due to the presence of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">strong alkaloid's. However the pods are</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">full of sugar, attracting ungulates and other animals to consume them, thereby causing their dispersal.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEANq0M1fwHJuPlH8uz-Lx0YahssnxaV5KenHl_bzINsRgpPVs3sGMwYUFS482Z1m1itOIQ5cEu_y5C_qI3RPMcJX2Hb8r0MvGG_nCQXKxaUkj19jKf3gUFthDxmiqqydEkxx2LZy_wM/s400/Picture1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442179936324083218" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 361px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>The sweet tasting pods attract the ungulates and other animals and they disperse the seeds through their droppings.. .</b></span></span></span></span></div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Impact on Native Flora<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Grows very fast in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">comparison with the native flora. It crowds out the local plant species.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Chemicals of fallen leaves prohibits growth of any other plant species, especially fodder grasses for ungulates. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:6.7pt;text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Well developed root system, absorbs extra nutrients, other plants in the vicinity cannot compete and grow. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujvXRFzm3h_fKBJS0yhjoZs5Tje4gRaA9BM_EW5_rDVvK6g4n_RMBtnjuCvn8vmIAKNILjCO9fq4FfN0wYcMA835Pn3hBBcCyfO82c-z16MLC5tgcBDKg5q9a0OsClG7QqwC5OQMXwd0/s1600-h/DPP_2052.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiujvXRFzm3h_fKBJS0yhjoZs5Tje4gRaA9BM_EW5_rDVvK6g4n_RMBtnjuCvn8vmIAKNILjCO9fq4FfN0wYcMA835Pn3hBBcCyfO82c-z16MLC5tgcBDKg5q9a0OsClG7QqwC5OQMXwd0/s400/DPP_2052.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442172031824159138" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 173px; height: 400px; " /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Soft padded animals like the Tigers are easy victims of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> thorns...</span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Impact on Fauna<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. Highly susceptible thorns. The Mesquite infested area is</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">inaccessible for the Tiger and other animals. Many birds have not yet learnt to tackle these alien thorns. Generally, they never nest in this tree.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Leaves of </span></span><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P.juliflora</span></span></i></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> upsets</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the digestive system of ungulates.(because of the presence of strong alkaloids in leaves). Pods of the mesquite, which the ungulates relish, dislocate their jaw, thus reducing grazing efficiency.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3. This plant has been encroaching on the foraging grounds of the crane in</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">areas such as Gilai Sagar and Mansagar lake.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">4. Lewis and Elwin Lewis (1977) reported that ingestion over a period of time results in death of cattle. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">5. Kingsbury (1964) Mesquite poisoning may induce a permanent impairment of the ability to digest cellulose. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">6. Lewis and Elwin Lewis (1977) reported that pollen grains may cause allergic rhinitis, bronchial asthma, and hypersensitivity.</span></span></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOZuqliX5BmoCbpJ0TW1NPmnpZzBrkPnYnw2W-4NTNoFTOdTvQg-aqRPlhYYZdHEOp0RJO8PEc0CSKBg-6RN_n1lxflpkOFVJlnCvZXaiEObtsLNM6CYfHd3PB2wKr8fuUTMu38GYNac/s1600-h/thorn+3.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirOZuqliX5BmoCbpJ0TW1NPmnpZzBrkPnYnw2W-4NTNoFTOdTvQg-aqRPlhYYZdHEOp0RJO8PEc0CSKBg-6RN_n1lxflpkOFVJlnCvZXaiEObtsLNM6CYfHd3PB2wKr8fuUTMu38GYNac/s400/thorn+3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442172048671830930" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 261px; " /></a></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>These thorns are as nasty as iron nails.. . </b></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Uses of the Mesquite</span></span></span></b><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P.juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> is a chief source of</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">fuel wood for the rural areas around the park.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Use of the mesquite as a fuel wood, is the only known use. Some times it is also used</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">for </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">charcoal production.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Wood of the mesquite cannot be stored for a long time without chemical treatment</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">unlike other species, so it has low furniture wood value.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">3.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Few people claim that it’s a great source of honey, gum, flour, fodder and wood but these are not yet popular. On the other hand it is detrimental to the native flora</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">and fauna, thus making it very expensive</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">in the overall picture.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhutxm8QG6YcsyErzXm0ZRZyLS1al1gUaRrqQPX4MoqNZlSyUnTGX4iPzza8K968QUM_mTjreVfdwC181FIt-tBzj73SxkM8UCu3Q2BuSrcQUeDO4WiGMQTLMqaCPhM2G62p7f4aqKAs7U/s400/Picture4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5442172037447789986" style="display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 310px; height: 400px; " /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The red clusters show the spread of juliflora in and around Ranthambhore</span></b></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes; height:141.0pt"> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt;height:141.0pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Magnitude of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P. juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in the park<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">A. Monoculture of</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> P. juliflora</span></span></i></span></b><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><i><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span></i></b><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. BherawandaKhurd to</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Khandar to Sanwata. (1.5 x 30 km. long strip) = 45 sq.kms</span></span></span></b><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><sub><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Other areas (Amershwar, Sherpur, Bhadlav et. ) = 15 Sq.Km.</span></span></span></sub></b><b><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><sub><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">B. Individual scattered Plant - approx 1,50,000 trees</span></span></span></sub></b></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><table class="MsoNormalTable" border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:#D9B11D;border-collapse:collapse;border:none;mso-border-alt: solid black .5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt; mso-border-insideh:.5pt solid black;mso-border-insidev:.5pt solid black"> <tbody><tr> <td width="616" valign="top" style="width:462.1pt;border:solid black 1.0pt; mso-border-alt:solid black .5pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt 0cm 5.4pt"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><b><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Management of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Their</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">are two safe methods of eradication of the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">P.juliflora</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">1. Monoculture stage can be eradicated mechanically. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Excavator machine= JCB). </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">2. Single plant and sapling stage can be removed manually.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Caution</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">:</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">it is very important that root system or root part should not remain.</span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">-</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Regeneration of eradicated plant should be regularly monitored in the operated area. </span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> </td> </tr></tbody></table><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-US"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">”Balendu Singhji said, “scientists and ecologists have strong negative opinions on invasive species and we understand your point Jogiji, but what next?”</span></span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">If Hanumant Singhji was aware of this problem he would have also made the efforts to eradicate the <i>juliflora </i>even if it was the source of happiness for his lover Zubeida as he was a tough headed man , but the forest officials who ARE aware of this sprouting issue keep their eyes conveniently closed... </span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br />Jogi replied, “The government should use schemes like Mahatma Gandhi Rojgar Gaurantee Yojana and people like Fathji should be made the governing body as he has the experience and knowledge, about it all. In fact there was a water hyacinth problem in Bharatput years ago when Fathji was the Field Director there and all birds had stopped coming. He successfully eradicated the pest weeds from the water...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Similar efforts and dedication is needed in Ranthambhore...</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And there came Raees bhai panting, rolling a spare tyre he got from somewhere... A tough jungle man - he said, these nasty thorns can pierce into tough radial tyres imagine, what distress they cause to the tigers soft paws - He too can understand the simple logic but not the forest department perhaps.. . </span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:10.0pt; mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:11.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-73978008757039024132009-12-12T01:33:00.000-08:002009-12-12T02:09:20.221-08:00To the (Wanted) Poacher's Delight .. . Lodya Mogya Story<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">To the (Wanted) Poacher's Delight .. . </span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">A fund of Rs 103 crores is being given to the Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve from the Central government for the relocation of villages so that the tiger gets more space. The first village to be shifted is Hindwad.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Almost 40 crore INR is going to be spent for this particular village relocation. In Hindwad village there is a big colony of Mogya Community – of the total 120 Mogya families – 30 families live here.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Many of the Mogya’s from this place were </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">directly involved </span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">in Tiger Poaching.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Tiger Watch has been able to nab many of these poachers with the help of police department, the main accuse from here were Lakshman Mogya and Ramji lal Mogya. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">One tough and intelligent some 40 year old poacher lives here too – his name is </span></span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Janki lal Mogya AKA Lodya Mogya AKA Raju lal Mogya</span></span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">. </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSh0UXwHttebGqAHhJeYXuuC6C5mpGaodmM4AX6EPc9WDiTCjasOPGOIWw2pirA7dBCoi_WwI6S_RXVVY1WQbo6xXfRHK_bdOyZv8jnOrMtWojLuUNc5Vt8N0QGY3w0fjm3uPLV2F59N4/s400/DPP_591.JPG" /></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Lodya Mogya - The Wanted Poacher - To receive relocation money from the Forest Department!</span></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Neither does Lodya surrender nor is he caught. He is the only person who has poached tiger with other community members apart from the Mogya’s – the Mogya’s usually have their own gang from within the community. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">This nasty poacher is involved in the killing of 3 tigers from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Indala Dang</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> of </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Lahpur Range</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">He was the gang leader and hid in the </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Chhan</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> village.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></div><p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Lodya lives here and this village is being shifted – an opportunity of INR Ten Lac (One million Rupees) has come in front of him like winning an unexpected lottery ticket!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">But this is a moment to get him to surrender for the charges – CBCI case is against him. </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">The CID (CB) case 2005 – Jaipur FIR 08/5; </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">the team led by Additional SP Mr. Samir Singh an efficient Police man under his direction several poachers have been arrested. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><span style="color:black;"><o:p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisSeEXOnk8d4k7RKyyZygCIeua06hPYCoC255jTgRUtGILVk9FvqE1nERJlqA5DTJT2mzeLPjp6XOpbpLsqsDzyfR0vdijX1tdJ_5XhodgYsDzunORxxeISi99UiSqRAFrUzUxvzEZ3WM/s400/6050_1111699225082_1004929666_30294730_6951804_n.jpg" /></span></span></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;margin-bottom: 0.0001pt; line-height: normal; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> Samir Singh - Additional SP - A brave and efficient officer who has arrested several poachers...</span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Recently, Lodya went to forest department administration and filled his form and registered himself. Interestingly he is going to receive the amount in a couple of days... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Without court proceedings against him for the crime of killing Three tigers – if he receives the compensation, it would be nothing less than a tragedy for the ‘Golden Gods’ for whom the Forest department is supposed to work!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Dharmendra Khandal from </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Tiger Watch</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"> – has informed this to the FD and Lodya’s name is in the wanted list and Dharmendra has informed this to Lodya too, that no money will he get without surrendering - Lodya's reply to this was, "50 Gms lead and 50 Gms Gun powder; is sufficient for you to keep you away from my business Dharmendra Sahib". </span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Sadly, The FD keeps having coordination meetings with the Police for the raid operation but the tourism business keeps them busy.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Now that the official protectors keep cutting tickets for visitors – The vulnerable tiger lives probably just to save himself from encroachers, wood cutters, illegal grazers and also lastly from the poachers – their greatest enemy... </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Is that the fate of Ranthambhore tigers?? .. .and Jogi Sighs!</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdp8QpCgckFsyeYY31qT3w0gzg3XKvzfOxiSGewyVqzGcGv2ZouN0WVUSKITYf6tyK-8-V4l5ZpQMiNnJPAX9YitVar6LDWbZEUFavb7H1-CJJM1vltTQ-fPgKbM8ApMsC129RQMGtmxs/s400/DPP_283.jpg" /></span></span></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-79291872311987618192009-11-21T19:16:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:43:45.670-08:00An SOS – For the Protection of Corridor Between Ranthambhore National Park & Keladevi Sanctuary.<div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:15.0pt;">An SOS – For the Protection of Corridor Between <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Ranthambhore</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">National Park</st1:placetype></st1:place> & Keladevi Sanctuary.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="mso-bidi-line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">This document is meant to re-look at the conservation need for unhindered tiger movement between Ranthambhore National Park and Keladevi Sanctuary; the situation of corridor between the two areas and the human development happening in the region.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRaHncgZnnDX2FL982VnJouk9hl2GTgN7x60oBRiGZoQu7WVezevEEZ0rg7NYGt6Es01guRcBEoPQNvhBajcLhudq2LUqbVgWFesIWmxHQH2p1V0grY3FvVH86uG1IIRZQS4Phvv6Yyas/s400/Picture2.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406774318285479634" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 297px; height: 400px; " /></span></b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b></b></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Verdana, sans-serif;"><b><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Introduction: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR) is spread in a total of 1330 Sq. Km. area, which comprises of three protected areas; Viz. Ranthambhore National Park (RNP), Sawai Mansingh Sanctuary (SMS) and Keladevi Sanctuary (KDS).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 55px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLtrECrFwQxHA9_2YmhHLEjzEN02o1TnLPwQF8OS8KXnlnImljZHtOJ-JEbBARdulb1FaFtou6AAhM9mmUbcx48sdAdz6GQfdv6Wc7CjKGZ0VDXZvn95bYjnXCJRij_Bnss9Avdhj51CQ/s400/Picture3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406774330024457026" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 212px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Tiger is found in RNP and SMS of the RTR. The reason being that SMS and RNP are well connected; however a state highway – <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Sheopur</i> (MP) to Sawai Madhopur bifurcates the two.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;font-size:13px;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">River <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Banas</i> divides Keladevi Sanctuary and <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Ranthambhore</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">National Park</st1:placetype></st1:place>. Banas river dam is made in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bisalpur</i> area to supply water in Jaipur; due to which the <st1:place st="on"><st1:placename st="on">Banas</st1:placename> <st1:placetype st="on">River</st1:placetype></st1:place> bed has dried up.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Now this river bed is a gold mine for people as sand deposits are removed for construction. This sand supply is not sent to just Rajasthan area but is removed in such great amounts that it is supplied to U.P, <st1:city st="on"><st1:place st="on">Delhi</st1:place></st1:city>, M.P. This humongous business has created a mafia lobby in the area.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 55px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnUR95BdgO_3dVJRl5zqrSVZuOqAKHyaWTWxU16aHorrfr96Ockrjnf-H0UJTWp5gyxebIKAJf3lr2kD96gGWLTfbVcKrBbHmmRgPoFfBF-qg3U7oHzMb_9pDMlN-mEPMm1x0NMqvuqKQ/s400/map+bhuri+pahari+copy.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406768257516605570" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">About Corridor: <o:p></o:p></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">At this moment it is a simple dry river bed at places its width is 1 km while in others its about 2 km; a thin perennial water stream running through it. On one side is RNP and the other is KDS. Migratory birds arrive every season, silver sand is seen and at nights wild boars and chital heard are spotted here. Some villagers do a bit of agriculture in this area close to the river bed. But in the nights its a complete wildlife area left to the true inhabitants – the wild animals.In this area a huge pastureland of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style:normal">Bhavpur</i> exists.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 55px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjol6zG0w2vnA9dmSy72qf4yABnc1aQ2JDTmrpct1s3-xJ20BptJl2m9xeFvQofUioE6w8UXd0LwI4Gz9bXHT8HWJvDChi2aX6YqakguUmxTIWAAHrGFu21TDyNE_haS0ca3FpFoWWvruY/s400/Picture4.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406774336277664242" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Threats to the region:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight:normal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold; ">Road Network development – they are constructing a road between Sawata to Hadoti – there are some connecting roads between Bhavpur to Talada – to cross the river some bridges will be erected in this area.</span></span></b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 55px;font-size:-webkit-xxx-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; font-family:Georgia, serif;font-size:16px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP-4wcrWsJk3FeG90XHLFD8eTq_u5cwdUWPtQ8fORIcUe2e5drAE6CZzH1AqbB_v4qjVSmpEPtWZEwoeN2HnLjO1OrNp1vQlNbmWvljiLGq6TRGr6JdckF5YB1Xi7dlAeTT1WwTrwll5A/s400/Picture5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406774325793676258" style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px; " /></span></span></div></span><p></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; font-size:13px;"></span></span></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:100%;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 18pt; "><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;margin-left: 18pt; "><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 18pt; "><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">In the coming times this development will lead to heavy traffic in the region which will hinder the movement of many wild animals.<span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 18pt; "><br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><o:p> The <st1:place st="on">Forest</st1:place> department and conservationists alike are speaking of sending tigers to other sanctuaries while this important corridor area is left unguarded and neglected, it is a setdown for the entire tiger conservation lobby.</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;">Hope this matter is looked at with immediate attention.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></span><p></p></b></span><p></p></div> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"font-family:";font-size:10.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun:yes"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></p></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6742297772429860848.post-27961315373518758552009-10-23T06:38:00.000-07:002009-10-23T08:57:40.133-07:00The Owl Hoots...<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;">The Hooting Owls of Ranthambhore.. .</span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHwdXmTBdXRRlwuoGaS3Hllve9TEEy38kSYhSaSeAEPfBWz2twpeWsHIsP9egm3Mi88xxjCCOUEshm3W2YdhoGtjN64U733hY4kovXSzJ50FuWqTExFsKADlVVBgl4XvW9zGGUE9gHmY/s1600-h/18052662154a4b0a177f007.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 293px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigHwdXmTBdXRRlwuoGaS3Hllve9TEEy38kSYhSaSeAEPfBWz2twpeWsHIsP9egm3Mi88xxjCCOUEshm3W2YdhoGtjN64U733hY4kovXSzJ50FuWqTExFsKADlVVBgl4XvW9zGGUE9gHmY/s400/18052662154a4b0a177f007.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395806572201293954" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 0cm; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In Hindu mythology a white owl is considered </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">vāhana</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> of Goddess Lakshmi and hence a symbol of prosperity.</span></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Greek goddess</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Athena</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">was commonly depicted accompanied by an owl, and hence this is considered a common western symbol of wisdom. This symbolism is evident in the frequent use of an owl in the logos of institutions such as universities and libraries.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuiQutgapRSMW5FowavuLlrc4SxUZdoS6vvwFASn9OcqQp3OBgrJE5JeMeROVXH3XV51qOkp4Z0Ml_2zH4qaHpTgKn0KdRgzyrNwbgXwyscwwwqv4fXsRpHKy2GeIks3CFU358eYvTC-E/s400/IMG_7182.jpg" /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b>Owls given as suvineours as they are believed to bring prosperity being vehicles of Goddess Lakshmi</b></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-small;">Photo: Ms Ovee Thorat</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Owls are birds of prey but unlike other raptors they have very unique features which set them in an entirely different league of their own. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There are some 220 to 225 extant species of owls in the world, subdivided into two families:</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">typical owls</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Strigidae) and</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">barn-owls</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">(Tytonidae). </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In India, there are about 33 species of owls reported; but recently </span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Ceylon Bay Owl (</span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Phodilus assimilis</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">) was spilt from</span></span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the Oriental Bay Owl (Phodilus badius) based on morphological and</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">vocal differences [Rasmussen & Anderton '05] making it 34 species.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><br /></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">There are 7 species of owls found in Ranthambhore:</span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: normal; "><b><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">1. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Collared Scops Owl </span></span></span></b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Otus bakkamoena</span></span></span></i></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is a small Owl although it is the largest in the scops Owl family, they belong to the larger group </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Strigidae</span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> family. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">they have buff nuchal collar and finely streaked underparts, and indistinct buffish scapular spots. Their call is a frog like </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">“whuk”</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. They feed mostly on insects. Its size range is 23 – 25 cm.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">They are found in the dense forest and well wooded areas of Ranthambhore like on the fort area with mango trees around...</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-23Cm-4uvGxKojlXld0nFhr2vCU7f4ENA6k-ntmjQtEre9KiqI3pipRu9LDKK1XQSXwLw1NKSin_h9zezv72ZElbcgIDTIzWIzdXH9OWUpw2iIfeDj20FyzrWtnD0tZKn6zpfxW5WHA/s1600-h/1-owl.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 267px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM-23Cm-4uvGxKojlXld0nFhr2vCU7f4ENA6k-ntmjQtEre9KiqI3pipRu9LDKK1XQSXwLw1NKSin_h9zezv72ZElbcgIDTIzWIzdXH9OWUpw2iIfeDj20FyzrWtnD0tZKn6zpfxW5WHA/s400/1-owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395795175970678178" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Collared Scops Owl</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgsn5foOMdsmIE0uYnpHwZdpyt8dQuKO45NHcxPTF3-FhpjgOkLrtNxBP5BrPTl59-sHu_yfG_LUx3l3meF7173mzt2OwR1EmhmT3GAKnxdcNhpx7x3y0EUsWTTxntX3R4tEvDSA4oao/s1600-h/Scops-owl.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: justify;text-decoration: underline; display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 277px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgsn5foOMdsmIE0uYnpHwZdpyt8dQuKO45NHcxPTF3-FhpjgOkLrtNxBP5BrPTl59-sHu_yfG_LUx3l3meF7173mzt2OwR1EmhmT3GAKnxdcNhpx7x3y0EUsWTTxntX3R4tEvDSA4oao/s400/Scops-owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791932184247634" /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Collared Scops Owl</span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></span></div></span></a><div style="text-align: left;"><ol start="1" type="1" style="margin-top: 0cm; display: inline !important; "><li class="MsoNormal" style="display: inline !important; "><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">2. </span></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgsn5foOMdsmIE0uYnpHwZdpyt8dQuKO45NHcxPTF3-FhpjgOkLrtNxBP5BrPTl59-sHu_yfG_LUx3l3meF7173mzt2OwR1EmhmT3GAKnxdcNhpx7x3y0EUsWTTxntX3R4tEvDSA4oao/s1600-h/Scops-owl.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Dusky Eagle Owl </span></span></span></a></b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; "><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgsn5foOMdsmIE0uYnpHwZdpyt8dQuKO45NHcxPTF3-FhpjgOkLrtNxBP5BrPTl59-sHu_yfG_LUx3l3meF7173mzt2OwR1EmhmT3GAKnxdcNhpx7x3y0EUsWTTxntX3R4tEvDSA4oao/s1600-h/Scops-owl.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#000000;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Bubo coromandus</span></span></span></a></span></i></li></ol></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; "><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 14px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is a large grey owl and it displays distinct ear tufts. The underparts are greyish white with brown streaking. Its size is about 56 – 58 cm.</span></span></span></div></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its call is a deep and resonant wo, wo, wo, wo-o-o-o-o. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is seen in the kachida – Pilli Ghati road in the left lanes when you enter from the park side.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp72hrKWuw1mC7356f6p1X8QJ8lunnAXs6TRZOS9g46BF-ubQtIYAD17oF9YGvdUqFSjH5yVSl_GMZzFH_w7oq_eVc9_f-NQ5QbFn56NQ1FqrNaq15FS3QlYFns_HKBm0QCJAqof25LF4/s1600-h/dusky+E+owl.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp72hrKWuw1mC7356f6p1X8QJ8lunnAXs6TRZOS9g46BF-ubQtIYAD17oF9YGvdUqFSjH5yVSl_GMZzFH_w7oq_eVc9_f-NQ5QbFn56NQ1FqrNaq15FS3QlYFns_HKBm0QCJAqof25LF4/s400/dusky+E+owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791307837998626" /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Dusky Eagle Ow</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">l</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh4rQgG9_5IuH1h17b1qxWvH45QmrjrlRLVuw4R9n0e3hSZZ9mtWpFWUKvXqUWfvXZWCzArn2vMq_x50rE_JZ-Xq0SnM70CWjot_ofjFaTWnkGNoLcsDv5gRN1qpvw-LNVfISYeN5V1kM/s400/Dusky+ka+baccha.jpg" /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Juvenile Dusky Eagle Owl</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">3.</span></b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Mottled Wood Owl </span></span></span></b></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Strix leptogrammica</span></span></span></i></span></div> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It has concentric barring on facial discs and rufus, dark brown and white mottling on white underparts. Size is around 46 – 48 cm.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mottled Wood Owls call is a spooky, quavering whaa-aa-aa-ah. </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;margin-left: 36pt; "><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is seen behind the Semli area around the tendu trees. ..</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR6v4Py42q5GGzALcuLHtafhCcCq27JHs5t4w_QWOGfhIZbyy7oNFwJGO50bc3MTKSsTfFvQpbyZQ2caZpqDDfsHsRUYuLulTbhYGyY7XkiPbHvjqNlyJVlqhYQstrj1RJFS26vOiVAY/s1600-h/mottled+wood+owl.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtR6v4Py42q5GGzALcuLHtafhCcCq27JHs5t4w_QWOGfhIZbyy7oNFwJGO50bc3MTKSsTfFvQpbyZQ2caZpqDDfsHsRUYuLulTbhYGyY7XkiPbHvjqNlyJVlqhYQstrj1RJFS26vOiVAY/s400/mottled+wood+owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791305180095634" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Mottled Wood Owl </span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-small;">Photo Courtesy Mr. Yogendra Shah</span></span></b></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;font-size:x-large;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">4. Spotted Owlet </span></span></span></b><i><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Athene brama</span></span></span></i><b><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:x-large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The underparts are white, streaked with brown. It has </span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Pale facial discs and nuchal collar. </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">And the iris is yellow. There is a white neckband and supercilium.</span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Call is harsh, screechy </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">chirurr-chirurr-chirurr.. .</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 18pt; "><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its size is about 21 cm. </span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This species is a part of the larger grouping of owls known as</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">typical owls</span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">, Strigidae.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p style="text-align: justify;margin-top: 4.8pt; margin-right: 0cm; margin-bottom: 6pt; margin-left: 0cm; line-height: 18pt; "><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">They are the commonest and found in most areas of Ranthambhore. Interesting observation is when these owlets are disturbed from their daytime site, they bob their head and stare at intruders.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGW1RPKjt8vc7OdnBaJ0pKVX1KyEHFivHp5o-CkKLT-i9bYjg9PEoz_t-7_zU_9noMlrL32Wcwhx6fv0GzfqwFG3rCv0m7SMFoFe9bsvQMM1iSlx5la1G6cnG6TxwwmtpxqkUg49esDw/s1600-h/spotted+owlet1.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 288px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjGW1RPKjt8vc7OdnBaJ0pKVX1KyEHFivHp5o-CkKLT-i9bYjg9PEoz_t-7_zU_9noMlrL32Wcwhx6fv0GzfqwFG3rCv0m7SMFoFe9bsvQMM1iSlx5la1G6cnG6TxwwmtpxqkUg49esDw/s400/spotted+owlet1.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791300054320082" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Spotted Owlet in Kundal Area</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPihHeXKJm3AB9yeChlqZ85pKQ3Dr5ScuIHlCxi5eDLlOfkU3yB0vjMabY_95cBQzn3qvvGVACINqYcb_k1NcOnD4aTsEf9jaif1hTTS2-wQeK1idm7Ir7jcAk104S6YvwLntkFzu9LE/s1600-h/spotted-owlet.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 301px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxPihHeXKJm3AB9yeChlqZ85pKQ3Dr5ScuIHlCxi5eDLlOfkU3yB0vjMabY_95cBQzn3qvvGVACINqYcb_k1NcOnD4aTsEf9jaif1hTTS2-wQeK1idm7Ir7jcAk104S6YvwLntkFzu9LE/s400/spotted-owlet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791289817471730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Spotted Owlet nesting in the park area</span></span></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></b></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hOmaFfuesb3RL8Tr2JSko_ZKurLWZVmldBp8EdU4mscKcaJqs4q88865J42n62ZA74iLbsCWXL0J3SYwZL1M00hqzOao2LC0GNNJRV3F5j7EmkqMh33UmxyT3ZDR4YFIVIPLVfgh5-4/s1600-h/dead-owlet.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6hOmaFfuesb3RL8Tr2JSko_ZKurLWZVmldBp8EdU4mscKcaJqs4q88865J42n62ZA74iLbsCWXL0J3SYwZL1M00hqzOao2LC0GNNJRV3F5j7EmkqMh33UmxyT3ZDR4YFIVIPLVfgh5-4/s400/dead-owlet.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395791293666728546" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Road Kill of a Spotted Owlet</span></span></span></div></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">5. Barn Owl </span></span></span></b><i><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Tyto alba</span></span></span></i><b><span style="line-height: 115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The owl has unmarked white face, with whitish underparts, and golden-buff and grey upperparts. </span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Females tend to be generally darker and more heavily marked than males.</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Prefers open lowlands generally not seen in the park area but </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">in the Jhumar Baori and fort areas.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Barn-owl</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> belongs to a different </span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">family</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span style="color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Tytonidae. Their approximate size is about </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">29-44cm</span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Barn owl do not hoot contrary to popular belief, </span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It instead produces the characteristic</span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">shree</span></span></i><span class="apple-converted-space"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">scream, ear-shattering at close range. It can hiss like a snake, and when captured or cornered. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Interestingly, </span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:115%; Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">the Barn Owl is probably one of the most studied species of owl.</span></span></span></span><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">In June 2009, a gang of poachers were arrested trying to sell barn owl on internet in name of some rare species called ‘Silver Owl’ reported the Times of India network.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Environment/Flora-Fauna/Poachers-go-high-tech-/articleshow/4663167.cms"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Environment/Flora-Fauna/Poachers-go-high-tech-/articleshow/4663167.cms</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFzrxUQXfkjwdmj_uJE0baZEQGIm3oy2MC4ERmHeOC5G-C9AspazJwz_0LsXmKAiYvd3nHpYc_eGBb54kxIytbYU_lN81jGhigESp80D9wE59m-ErSN-BVbMPZ48ewQ9NKWR3eguIKvj0/s400/Barn-Owl.jpg" /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Barn Owl</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#0000EE;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQSl4J3sMC_dDXVvC_AnfnZZ5_ddw8tdT7_4VW7l4h8HKl3Ayhq7-rQWie58_8mnnFjYMtelwn4Y45zDhvqzwniTNewzIU3NWgOHlI9LuRRL1P-68HFU6z1Yku7zPGCHGvusX7nW50O8/s1600-h/Barn-owl-road-kill.jpg"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWQSl4J3sMC_dDXVvC_AnfnZZ5_ddw8tdT7_4VW7l4h8HKl3Ayhq7-rQWie58_8mnnFjYMtelwn4Y45zDhvqzwniTNewzIU3NWgOHlI9LuRRL1P-68HFU6z1Yku7zPGCHGvusX7nW50O8/s400/Barn-owl-road-kill.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395790208466812946" style="text-align: center;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 264px; " /></a><b><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Road Kill of a Barn Owl outs</span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></b><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9UGmeVllGoVKStmG-ZGFdQd9rCxJhjKrdDqqzCP-CGRyOsCu5OZe5oTEfglQlnzs_LrIDGWdFH5K2V2fzEeYRtotH5LycFiAzYSHStm4htC_IDycl4ORMWtqjyCpUozHkvR8w1Kn7Lo/s1600-h/barn-owl-n-fatehji.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 289px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEib9UGmeVllGoVKStmG-ZGFdQd9rCxJhjKrdDqqzCP-CGRyOsCu5OZe5oTEfglQlnzs_LrIDGWdFH5K2V2fzEeYRtotH5LycFiAzYSHStm4htC_IDycl4ORMWtqjyCpUozHkvR8w1Kn7Lo/s400/barn-owl-n-fatehji.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395790195964222034" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: bold; line-height: 14px; "><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Fateh singh Rathore rescuing a Barn owl</span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><b><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">6. Brown Fish-owl</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"> </span></span></b></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><b></b></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Ketupa zeylonensis</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;"><i></i></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif"; color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Large, eared owl, </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Compared to other fish owls the brown fish owl has close dark barring on dull buff underparts, which also show finer streaking and upperparts are duller brown with finer streaking. </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:115%; Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">White throat, yellow eyes and a rather indistinct facial disk.</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is about </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height:115%; Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">48-57cm</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> in size. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its calls are described as a deep</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">tu-hoo-hoo</span></span></span></i></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">or a soft</span></span></span></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"> </span></span></span></span><span class="apple-style-span"><i><span style="line-height: 115%; color:black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">huphuphup</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span></i></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><i></i></span></span><b><span style="line-height: 115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">It is generally seen near water areas like the Kala Pilla Pani area on Sultanpur Road, near the Nisardhara gate, Rajbag area.. .</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p></div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OpGc_0zH8D9Qj7uKY2O2c9G6r6MPQJjm7y2HP8H4vJwHSLZ-ZSRvedkOP8qIfOu2VnKE76_dqetWmE4KAZpaOpAivrOqWo_mcYEyGqrNDfcx2GEmYIOlWzMs8r72wa-mLXGJy42Iwok/s1600-h/brown+fish+owl.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 400px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3OpGc_0zH8D9Qj7uKY2O2c9G6r6MPQJjm7y2HP8H4vJwHSLZ-ZSRvedkOP8qIfOu2VnKE76_dqetWmE4KAZpaOpAivrOqWo_mcYEyGqrNDfcx2GEmYIOlWzMs8r72wa-mLXGJy42Iwok/s400/brown+fish+owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395790188568554418" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Brown Fish Owl</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9lKnrdKPAcniA026F7Ti2dVIW5LqQxyYLOzov57TSpwgVB-Dj0qXu8K6i8PflFJZzs1aH-pxfJVLjiXrkxJ2s_o9Y5meToNf1xpUu5qXrEXxf2zMR1H4mHzpU87mBVVfuTPxoDJ6BCS4/s400/BFO+Bacchu.jpg" /></b></span></div></div><div><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-size:small;">Juvenile Brown Fish Owl</span></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><b><br /></b></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 18px;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; line-height: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><b><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">7. Eurasian Eagle Owl </span></span></span></b><i><span style="line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:large;">Bubo bubo</span></span></span></i></span></span></b></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">This is a very large Owl with prominent ear tufts and very vivid orange eyes. They have buff-brown upper-parts, heavily marked with black, greyish facial disk. Under-parts paler buff-brown with black streaks, and fine brown barring on belly, white throat</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Its size 60-75cm</span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style=" line-height:115%;Verdana","sans-serif";color:#333333;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">More than Ranthambhore it is found on the outskirts in drier areas specially the ravines. But also been seen in Thumka Dundermal Darra area of Ranthambhore...</span></span></span></span></p></div><div><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokqnumTnpGHuABB4xqee5B3Hf91dZyAL1kyqojg9gjMvZ_kkzxR8D8K-VXoBwZ0DW_hnAwK5RzDrl0DHiUPznWWft-pTayWwUdigpWbNDmgwPMxOdlBJQnXb1R4sDrBw76I-YUquZX1c/s1600-h/eurasian+eagle+owl.jpg"><img style="text-align: justify;display: block; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: auto; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: auto; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 278px; " src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgokqnumTnpGHuABB4xqee5B3Hf91dZyAL1kyqojg9gjMvZ_kkzxR8D8K-VXoBwZ0DW_hnAwK5RzDrl0DHiUPznWWft-pTayWwUdigpWbNDmgwPMxOdlBJQnXb1R4sDrBw76I-YUquZX1c/s400/eurasian+eagle+owl.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5395790184156855906" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">Eurasian Eagle Owl in the ravine area on outskirts of Ranthambhore</span></span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_9-V4YQ9SmXPoxno9KwK-cYZPFypZ3pVoNqO6NHgeiCK0FVayRY-eCfejnNsA9CKuIyujcLHXHQ1mFnrojrU_-9MAjJQGAoMhxlPJ7_Kzrzmw6d07Wy8uPsJg8vILIOGtfBRiUKh4OwM/s400/DPP_4242.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;">The Night Hunter in flight.. .</span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjT9FgFK1w0Fz9jFkUtTcMXv06NqMPjB9YPGC41cMJCGlfcefUdcgm6Cn1VEB-qJiui9WOauk2fFQl0nuAGlKFl5zaIN-Fhdwwb6mrGRk_QcLDdwuBe76sZuLyFH2FQuAr36p4HpRL12vg/s400/DPP_4285.jpg" /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:small;"><b><br /></b></span></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" font-weight: normal; font-family:Georgia, serif;"><div><b><div style="text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;">Owl talon seized in a Tiger Watch raid around Ranthambhore</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><br /></span></div></b></div></span></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:verdana;"><b><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIObhqurzyrOulRMukCNMjvZ6qFvEzypNjT4oSXNTLa3CJnoUHdD0T_rfda_VITa6TiPm2fVmtGOQqVSJJgXQRA1HPGM4zgjs6MoZ8D5K01XMcU0J34jrGNWcCnR6AC49zUnRquZAszVA/s400/DPP_4235.jpg" /></b></span></div></div>Divyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16516749683956789618noreply@blogger.com2