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Sanctuary Asia Vol. II. No. 1. Jan-Mar, 1982
1982
Vol. II, No. 1
January-March 1982
The issue contains articles on the Indian elephant, snow leopard (includes both text and photographs), snakes, Ranthambhor and wolves in India (includes both text and photographs). Also, includes opinions of H.S. Panwar and Billy Arjan Singh on the reintroduction of tigers in the wild.
Asian Elephant; International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources; Indian Elephant; Mucknas; Periyar; Snow Leopard; Panthera Unica; Zanskar; Snake; Whip Snake; Bamboo Pir Viper; Dhaman; Rat Snake; Common Skink; Mahableshwar Shieldtail; Ranthambhor Tiger Reserve; Fateh Singh Rathore; Nilgai; Gazella; Sambar Stags; Indian Grey Wolf; Palamau; Canis Lupus; Melkote Wolf Sanctuary; Urumbhi; Bihar; Mahuadanr Pack; Mowgli Myth; Tiger; Dudhwa National Park; Sport killing; Fur trade; Herrenvolk; Project Tiger
English
89 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. II. No. 2. April-June, 1982
1982
Vol. II, No. 2
April-June 1982
The issue contains articles on the history and ecology of Bharatpur bird sanctuary, wildlife of Thar desert, Corbett National Park, saving the Barasingha from almost certain extinction in Kanha National Park and extracts from the book With a Camera in Tigerland by F.W. Champion. Also, includes readers opinions (based on the subjects covered in earlier issues) under the column 'Reader's Forum'.
Bharatpur National Park; Wetland; Ron Sauey; Siberian Crane; International Crane Foundation; Ghana; Birds; Hoopoe; Collared Scops Owl; Flamingoes; Snake-bird; Dartar; Spoonbill; Brahminy Duck; Migration; Reptiles; Muggers; Thar; Gazella; Chinkara; Indian wild ass; Western Rajasthan; Desert biome; Rann of Kutch; Desert adaptations; Desert wildlife; Desert hare; Desert National Park; Corbett National Park; Elephants; Boxar; Dhikala; Karan Singh; Project Tiger; Sherbojhi; Ringora; Barking deer; Ramganga; Sambar deer; Monitor lizard; Barasingha; Kanha National Park; Branderi; Deer; IUCN; Red Data Book of endangered species; Banjar Valley; Claude Martin; Terai Region; Central India; Chital; WWF; Tiger; Bandhavgarh; With a Camera in Tigerland
English
94 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. II. No. 3. July-Sept, 1982
1982
Vol. II, No. 3
July-September 1982
The issue contains articles on Bandipur forest reserve, the brown antlered deer (Manipur's Sangai), Sinharaja and tribute to Charles Robert Darwin. Also, includes introduction and conclusion of Darwin's book The Origin of Species.
Bandipur Tiger Reserve; W.W.F.; Dholes; Wild Boar; Mudumulai Sanctuart; Wynad Sanctuary; Slender loris; Venugopala Wildlife Park; Mysore Ditch; Elephants; Kabini; Chital; Gaur; Wild Ox; Jungle cat; Tribals; Mouse deer; Blackhead Myna; Brahminy; Manipur; Brown antelred deer; Sangai; Hangul; Keibul Lamjao; Burma; Sinharaja; Sri Lanka; Rain forest; Tropical forest; March for Conservation; New Guinea Hapry Eagle; Charles Robert Darwin; Beagle; Flowering Plants; Angiospermae; White Eye's; Nesting behaviour; Quagga; Sloths; John Murray; Origin of Species; Natural Selection; Domestication
English
93 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. II. No. 4. Oct-Dec, 1982
1982
Vol. II, No. 4
October-December 1982
The issue contains articles on the Gir Lion, North Andamans and the way of life of Karens, factors responsible for the aberrant behaviour of carnivores, frogs and Harike. Also, includes a photocopy of the first chapter of Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Andamans and Nicobars; Karens; P.C. Ray; Interview Island; South Reef Island; Fox hunt; Deer stag; Water monitor; Trochus; Port Blair; Wild boars; Madras Snake Park; Andaman skink; Webi; Phelsuma; Gir Lion; Gujarat; Kathiawar; Maldharis; Shikra; Gir Sanctuary; Belad; Indira Gandhi; Visenpuri; Corbett; Man-eating tiger; Habitat destruction; Project Tiger; Sunderbans tigers; International Biosphere Reserve; IUCN; Frogs; Amphibians; Mudskippers; Chunam; Indian tree frog; Harike; Punjab; Bird migration; Salim Ali; Bharatpur; Bombay Natural History Society; The Jungle Book; Mowgli
English
89 pp.
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