In the month of November there were a spate of attacks by Himalayan Black Bears in various towns in Sikkim. All of a sudden the bears had begun to scavenge on garbage dumps invariably creating a man-animal conflict. The issue was becoming quite serious with the number of casualties increasing and the forest department finding itself incapable of [...]
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An Un-BEARable problem
Posted in Environment, tagged Himalayan Black Bear, sikkim on December 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Manas – A biodiversity heritage
Posted in Assam, Environment, tagged Manas on March 30, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Manas – A land endowed with varied biodiversity, exceptional beauty and rich cultural traditions
Colour Sergeant mating
Great Pied Hornbill
Sunset over the Manas
See more of the winged beauties
Take a peek of Manas’ biodiversity
Manas Maozigendri – A case study for community based conservation
Posted in Community development, Environment, tagged biodiversity conservation, bodo, ecotourism, Manas on March 30, 2009 | 3 Comments »
Conservation of natural biodiversity is increasingly becoming a challenge in our insatiably materialistic age. Pristine forests are being indiscriminately hacked causing their helpless inhabitants to vanish from the face of the earth. To tackle the issue of wildlife conservation there are many scientific organizations. But seldom does one see high levels of zeal from a [...]
