Manias : -[his sanctuary, in contrast to Kaziranga, is far removed from the National Highway and the mainstream of human life passes it by. Barpeta Road, the railhead which also serves as the sanctuary’s headquarters, is almost three hours by ...

  The entry point into this wildlife reserve, one of India’s most scenically beautiful, is only 14 miles (22 km) from Srinagar. First protected in 1910, this mountainous area forms almost half of the Dal Lake’s catchment area and its ...

No two places could be more diverse in their physical appearance and character, yet the twin sanctuaries of Assam which would form a perfect triangle with Guwahati are together completely representative of the Indian northeast. While Kaziranga is flat country ...

About 250 miles (400 km) to the west of Khatmandu, in far western Nepal, lies the Royal Bardia Wildlife Reserve, also known as Karnali because of the great river of that name that drains the region. Initially set aside as ...

The concept of the unity of all life, and its roots in and dependence on the environment, is an ancient one in South Asia. A ll life is deemed sacred, each creature has its place and function in nature’s mosaic. ...

One possible meaning of Chitin is “Heart of the Jungle” and it could not be more aptly described. With its tropical creeper-clad forests, great meandering rivers, lush seas of tall elephant grass, and the magnificent backdrop of the Himalaya in ...

Dudhwa National Park, which emerged from a struggle against a welter of vested interests, is even now threatened by a surge of ever-increasing demographic pressure. A viable pattern of coexistence between humans and other forms of life is urgently required ...

In February 1976, India declared an Exclusive Economic Zone along its extensive coastline and now has jurisdiction over 2 million square kilometers of sea area. A rich and varied marine life is present in the Indian seas which is also ...

 A Sanskrit proverb holds that “A hundred divine epochs would not suffice to describe all the marvels of the Himalaya” — so long to describe, how much longer to understand. Modern scintific of  Himalayan ecology has butchered a tiny tip ...

A desert environment is one where two basic needs of life — water and shelter, are at a premium and, therefore, it is not a biome in which any lifeform is likely to have originated. The story of life here ...