Adventure
THE PRIDE OF HARYANA: SULTANPUR BIRD SANCTUARY
-A.S Bishnoi and Shakti Bishnoi
---------- Because of real estate development and rapid urbanization, the area has been converted into concrete jungle choking not only wildlife but humans too. Earlier as per the government guidelines, no constructions
were allowed in the range of five kilometers, however now it has been reduced to 300 meters. What has made the matter worse is a large number of illegal colonies that have sprouted around the area. Lot of residential school and rampant construction is happening
as we write.-------------
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Adventure
THE BERA BOND: SHEPHERDS & LEOPARDS
-A.S Bishnoi and Shakti Bishnoi
Leopards are said to be one of the toughest animals to spot, and contrary to popular belief, tigers are actually easier to meet. Bera is not just home to a few leopards
who have lost their way, the forest and its surrounding area is teeming with the spotted feline. Spotting the spotted feline can be a breeze if you visit Bera, Rajasthan. The small village and it’s surrounding forests and hillocks of the Aravallis are a heaven
to uncountable leopards.
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Amazing Facts About Wildlife
Why bats do not catch COVID
How do bats stay safe from the viruses they harbour?
S. Ananthanarayanan.
-------------- This idea flows out of research that shows that the number of pathogens an animal order can host increases with the richness of species within that order. In the case of bats, this richness is unprecedented -
out of the 6,400 species of mammals, 1,423 species, are species of bats.------------
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Book Reviews
Tracking Jim: A Hunt in Corbett Country Paperback – 30 March 2005
by Prosenjit Das Gupta (Author)
To IndianWildlifeClub readers we bring a book reading by the author himself. Hear and see the video at.....
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Citizen Science
The elephant’s versatile extra limb
S. Ananthanarayanan
The elephant’s bulk has worked against endowing the animal with delicate fingers. But it has a trunk that amply compensates
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Forest and trees
PUNE CITY GETS ITS FIRST SACRED GROVE
-Shakti Bishnoi
---- Indian sacred groves are often associated with temples, monasteries, shrines or with burial grounds. Our ancestors were very innovative in their ways to protect nature and enlighten us to live a meaningful
life. We offered our prayers in temples with sacred groves-----
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