In these pages you’ll find something to suit your inclinations, tastes and budget A choice of cool and crisp hill stations where families traditionally go for holidays. Walk under pine trees, go boating and horse riding, and of course, lick yummy softies Seaside towns conducive for family holidays.

A variety of beaches in Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka, Goa and Maharashtra to enjoy the spread of sand and the rush of waves For the more adventurous, we bring activities that families can go in for – easy walks in the hills, rafting, skiing, snorkelling and camping Wildlife destinations that have the infrastructure to make them enjoyable for families. With details about places to stay and activities A special section devoted to ‘trim-your-fatholidays’: walking in the hills and in Goa! A selection of resorts across the country recommended for families Want resorts that are also quick getaways from the metros? We bring you a choice! (less)

Additionally, are certain diseases which can take shape of epizootics and are transmissible to man or his domestic stock. Wild animals may act as a source of disease of agents or reservoirs of certain parasites communicable to man and livestock.

"The subject of wildlife and diseases ecology is most fascinating area of research which constitutes a second integral base for the conservation of wildlife and human resources (less)

Unfortunately, prior to independence of India in 1947 no adequate attention towards protecting animals from decimation and extermination was given. Practical solutions to this problem are yet to be evolved to protect threatened wildlife from total extinction.

Here an attempt has been made to review the situation in the pre-and post-independent India by way of collecting adequate data about wild life resources from various parts of the country. The book will be of considerable help to the students and researchers in the field of wildlife conservation (less)

Painting, mostly of birds, and lithographs and sketches of animals and trees, scenery and monuments, many of which are recognized as classics of their type, are mainly the work of eminent European wildlife artists of the 19th and early 20th centuries. In a substantial section at the end of the book, gleanings from the miscellaneous notes section of early issues of the Journal of the BNHS provide lively snippets of information on species as wide-ranging as red ants, mongoose, monitor lizard, python, cobra, cheetah, and darter.

With the descriptive text and stunning visuals, this volume, like its predecessor Salim Alis India, will be a prized possession for anyone with an interest in India and its natural history (less)

The late Guy Mountfort was an authority on all aspects of species preservation. His discerning account of the ecological and human history of the region, which focuses on the pressures facing India's irreplaceable natural heritage, has been updated by leading Indian naturalist and conservationist Hashim Tyabji.

Wild India surveys the great diversity of plant and animal life from the remote Karakoram range in Ladakh to the rainforests of the Western Ghats, and from the deserts of the far west of Rajasthan to the jungles and swamps of Assam and Manipur. Here, among numerous other species, are the magnificent Kashmir Stag and the shy Musk Deer, the rare Lion tailed Macaque and the Nilgiri Tahr, and the Asiatic Lion - in its last bastion in the Gir Forest - along with the Golden Leaf Monkey, the one horned Rhinoceros, and herds of elephant and buffalo.

Guy Mountfort helped to created national parks and wildlife reserves in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. As a founder of the World Wide Fund For Nature, he led the international campaign to save the tiger from extinction.

Gerald Cubitt, one of the world's leading natural history photographers, has provided the majority of the photographs for Wild India (less)

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The book would be useful for foresters, wildlifers, environmentalists, Scientists, and even the laymen (less)

National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves have been created exclusively for protecting the wild flora and fauna as a part of broad wildlife management perspective so that natural flora and fauna occupy their natural habitat and live and grow under natural and protected conditions. This book covers salient features of the protected areas in order to make available to the readers at one place the details of various National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries and Biosphere Reserves in India.

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