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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XV. No. 1 1995
1995
Vol XV, No. 1
1995
The issue contains articles on lapwigs, Southbay, in the Great Nicobar, assualt on India's marine ecosystem and Corbett National Park . Inlcudes extracts from a book The Tiger's Destiny, and arrival and review of books under the column 'Green Books'.
Cult of tigers; The Tiger's Destiny; Amur; Siberian Tiger; Nagaland; Indus Valley civilisation; Vaghadeva; Ayyappa; Southbay; Great Nicobar Island; Turtle; Rainforest; Indira Point; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Coastal tourism; Marine fisheries; Fish trade; Taiwanese model of aqaculture; Coastal pollution; Coastal Reglation Zone Violation; Corbett National Park; Dhikala; Jungle Jivan Bachao Yatra; The Future of Progress; Fundamentals of Wildlife Management; Forestry in India, Origins & Early Developments; Indian Birds; Towards a Sustainable Society; The Fate of Elephant; Green Alternative Politics in West Germany- Vol II; A Handbook of Anglade Institute of Natural History; Shembaganut
English
71 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XV. No. 2 1995
1995
Vol XV, No. 2
1995
The issue contains articles from Bandhavgarh National Park, Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary and danger to it at the hands of Tieri hydro-electric project, destruction of Simlipal Forest, Includes extract and review of the book Indian Birds and abridged version of the first national Tiger Link meeting.
Bandhavgarh; Poaching; Nallahs; Rajbhera grassland; Dampa; Aizwal; Mizoram; Hoolock; Elephant; Tieri Hydro-electric Project; Project Tiger; Simlipal Forest; Orchids; Baripada; Hornbill; Mankdia tribe; Monkeys; Langurs; Indian Birds; Ladakh; Grebes; Crested Serpent Eagle; Bird photography; Pheasants; Brahminy Myna; Tiger Link; Edgeworth India Trust; Ranthambhore Foundation; Cat Specialist Group; US Fish and Widlife Service; Bombay Natural History Society; Centre for Wildlife Studies; Wildlife Institute of India; Wildlife Protection Society of India; Bombay Environment Action Group; Tiger Conservation Fund; WWF- India
English
69 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XV. No. 3 1995
1995
Vol XV, No. 3
1995
A special issue on Herpetology. Includes articles on reptiles and amphibians, conservation of snakes and lizards, crocodiles, protection of turtiles and tortoises, and frogs and toads. Also, includes a digest from the newsletter 'Tiger Link'.
Crocodile Bank; Calotes Versicolor; Garden lizard; Snakes; Lizards; Spiny-tailed lizard; Indian lizard; Desert skink; Grass snake; Crocodiles; Mugger; Saltwater crocodile; Estuarine crocodile; Gharial; Horned lizard; Monitor; Mid-wife toad; Newt; Turtles; Tortoises; Asian brown tortoise; Manouria emys; Indian star tortoise; Travancore tortoise; Black softshell turtle; Chitra indica; Western Ghats; Indian black turtle; Scavengers; Amphibians; Frogs; Toads; Caecilians; Indian salamander; Himalayan newt; Malabar black narrow-mouthed frog; Malabar tree toad; Tiger Link
English
65 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XV. No. 4 1995
1995
Vol XV, No. 4
1995
A special issue on the 1995 Sanctuary Nature Photographer of the year contest- results. Incldues articles titled 'Nature photography' and 'Natural India, the economics of destruction'.
Sanctuary Nature Photographer; Eagle; Egret; P.K. De; Snail; Tiger; Tree pie; K. Rajpal Singh; Thakur Dalip Singh; Snake; Flamingo; Kishor Joshi; Food Chain; Manjunatha Hegade; T Shivanandappa; Avian angler; Brahminy kite; Pranav Dhar; Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary; West Bengal; Elephant; A.J.T. Johnshingh; Tiger; Rajiv Dang; Sloth bear; Sambar; Spider; Spotted owlets; Mugger; Amrit Pal S. Bindra; Prosenjit Das Gupta; Jungle cat; Sudhir Sapre; Lizard; P. Kumar; Jungle nightjar; Niranjan R. Sant; Rusty spotted cat; Bharat J Pathak; Leopard; MIDC Industrial Area;Tarapur Atomic Power Station; Nature Photography; India's environment; World Bank; Himalaya; Western Ghats ecology; Lawrence Summers; Thrid World Nations
English
72 pp.
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Sanctuary Asia Vol. XV. No. 5 1995
1995
Vol XV, No. 5
1995
A special issue on 'The Avifauna of the Indian Subcontinent'. Includes articles on the status of birds in the Indian subcontinent, illegal bird trade in India, history of ornithology, bird photography, severely threatened wetlands of India, bird classifications, status of storks in India, Phulchoki, the yellow throated bulbul and avifauna of Arunachal Pradesh. Also, includes articles in the memory of Salim Ali and on bird classifications by Carol and Tim Inskipp.
Pink-headed duck; Endemic species; Sri Lanka; Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Wetlands; Great Indian bustard; Bushchat; Seabirds; Illegal bird trade; TRAFFIC; Pet trade; T C Jerdon; B H Hodson; Bird photography; Siberian crane; Bird classification; Stork; Salim Ali; Phulchoki; Kathmandu Valley; Nepal; Yellow-throated Bulbul; Arunachal Pradesh; Pheasants; Babbler Family; Warbler Family; Thrush; Wintern Migrants and Wetland Birds; Raptors
English
106 pp.
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