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Gorumara National Park is one of the best-known wildlife destinations of Dooars. At present, there are 50 Rhinos, almost 1600 Indian Gaur, around 400 sambars, elephants, leopards and nearly thousand other species at Gorumara. During winters and early summers most of the forest bound streams …
South Khayerbari Tiger Rescue Centre will be reconstituted as Zoo & Research Centre for animals. Hon’ble Forest Minister for the state of West Bengal Mr Binaykrishna Barman informed us that the number of enclosures for animals will be reduced to 6 from 10 at present, …
In the 1990s, 99% of the Indian subcontinent’s vultures were wiped out by the use of the veterinary drug, diclofenac, given to cattle but lethal to vultures feeding on their carcasses. To save the species from extinction vulture breeding centre was set-up a Rajabhatkhawa under …
An adult male rhinoceros was found dead with its horn missing on 25/12/2018 at the Gorumara National Park(GNP). Taking a cue from the incident, the forest department has decided to place thermal cameras at strategic locations inside and within the periphery of GNP. There is …
After a lot of if’s and but’s, suggestions pouring from all corners, filtering those suggestions, we zeroed onto “Chilapata” for our impromptu weekend escape. Chilapata alias Mendabari is an elephant corridor between Jaldapara and Buxa. On 20th of December 2018 eight of us ventured for …
Buxa is gaining prominence for adventure tourism. Adventure tourism at Buxa(2600 ft above sea level)is promoted by Forest Department under Government of West Bengal. Presence of a wide variety of avian life(birds) is luring naturalist and tourists to Buxa. One of the oldest organization of …
Traffic along the Lataguri-Malbazar stretch of NH31 came to a halt as an Indian Gaur blocked NH31 near Mahakal Mandir. It came from Gorumara forest & stood on the road for which normal movement of vehicles got disturbed. Several shutterbugs were busy with their cameras. …
In 2017 Royal Bengal Tiger was spotted in Neora Valley National Park in Kalimpong District & now it’s turn for Pangolakha Forest of Sikkim in 2019. Last time tiger was seen in Sikkim was in end of eighties. In land of orchids, after many years …
Tourist visiting Baikunthapur Forest of Jalpaiguri, would be served with Dekhi-chata rice and various products made of milk. Bullock-cart ride would be available to explore places in and around Baikunthapur Forest. There will be facility for boating. All this will be done by Jalpaiguri Baropatia …
Young boys and girls of forest villages of Jalpaiguri district will be trained a Tourist Guide by Central Bank’s Rural Self Employment Training Institute. Thousand of tourist every year come to the National Park’s and Wildlife Sanctuaries under Jalpaiguri district. Often tourists face difficulty to …