Tiger plays with 13 yr old boy – Ajit, they grew up together. Tiger is the name of a dog – pet of “Sramik Mohalla”. Whenever Ajit used to go beside Kurti river at dusk to bring his cows back home, Tiger used to be …
Tiger saves boy from Leopard
Month: March 2019
Magical Manas
Manas – The Land of Big Five Manas is the land of big five – Tiger, Elephant, Rhino, Wild Water Buffalo and Leopard along with a host of bird species including critically endangered Bengal Florican. The river Manas with its distributaries, the Beki and Hakua, …
Awareness to Stop Hunting during Holi
In Holi & Fagua Festival hunting of wildlife is an age-old practice amongst the forest villages. With the passage of time, this practice had decreased a lot. Now the Forest Department has an initiative to stop this practice. So, an anti-poaching camp has been started …
Prompt decision of driver saves Elephant herd
Last Wednesday was witness to dramatic escape of a herd of elephants. For the herd, the train driver – Mr Sudhakar Sharma was no less than God. It was early morning, first rays of the sun not yet penetrated into the jungles of Dooars. Intercity …
Elephant Chases Vehicles on NH
Plying through NH through Lataguri – Gorumara National Park has become a fearful experience in last few days. For last three days, a tusker is coming out of Gorumara National Park and standing tall across the NH for hours. At times it is chasing people …
Rhino Pair ventures into Ramsai Locality
Presence of rhino pair in the Ramsai locality of Jalpaiguri district has created widespread hue and cry in the local mass. Ramai is located on the fringes of Gorumara National Park. For the last one week, the rhino pair is crossing Jaldhaka River and entering …
Hollong Bungalow – A Tour Guide
When I was a kid, I came under the spell of “Hollong”. Hollong Bungalow is located 8 km deep inside Jaldapara National Park. Before I continue further, I should describe the setting in which the bungalow is located. The best way to describe it is …