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It is said of Johnsingh that he lives to work. In this book, he goes on several walks across the rugged and enchanting Western Ghats, detailing the presence and absence of the flora and fauna. Tiger pugmarks, tahr pellets, leopard scrapes, here tracks, sloth bear droppings, otter spoor, porcupine remains in leopard scat, scent of tiger spray, alarm calls of the wild, intrusion of non-endemic flora - nothing misses Johnsingh as he straddles the length and breadth ...
The book contains reproductions of rare lithographs of Himalayan birds, plants and animals, selected from precious books by eminent European artists and naturalists such as John Gould, J Forbes Royle, J D Hooker, Nathaniel Wallich, E C Stuart Baker, T C Jerdon, R Lydekkar, Prater and many others. BNHS has tried to reproduce 100 to 150 years old lithographs of colourful Himalayan fauna living at high altitude among snow covered mountains. Those who have seen ...
This much-awaited revised edition includes the extensive changes in the scientific and common bird names that have taken place since the last revision in 1996. Following the publication, in 2001, of the list of standardized common and scientific names of the birds of the Indian subcontinent in the Buceros 6 (1), the common and scientific names have been modified based on this list. It is expected that this will provide uniformity in the names used throughout the ...
This publication is an enormous achievement befitting such a huge and biologically rich country. The power of this book is that the 465 Important Bird Areas it details are a signal that, often against the odds, birds and other biodiversity continue to flourish in wonderful places throughout India. The majority of these IBAs are within exclusively managed Protected Areas but nearly 200 are unprotected areas where wildlife survives alongside local people. This book ...
Volume one presents a profile of the entire State of Maharashtra and includes a consolidated account of the geographical, cultural, ecological features, emphasizing the natural resource status, use and conservation efforts made by the government and other institutions. National Parks and sanctuaries have reported 69.6% of the plant species that have been recorded for the State by Botanical Survey of India (BSI) in 2000. The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS) ...