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MK Ranjitsinh Jhala
Dr. MK Ranjitsinh Jhala (born 19 February 1939) is an author and authority on wildlife and nature conservation from India. He served also as Chairman of the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI); Dir-Gen CAPART; Dir. and Regional Co-ordinator WWF Tiger Conservation Programme (TCP). Regional Adviser in Nature Conservation (Asia & Pacific) for UNEP. Trustee The Corbett Foundation, member National Forest Commission, Indian Institute of Forest Management Society, International Tropical Timber Organization, Madhya Pradesh State Wildlife Board until 2006 He joined Indian Administrative Services in 1961 and served in various important posts like Secretary for Forests & Tourism in Madha Pradesh 1970-1973, Director Wildlife Preservation 1973-1975. He is author of several books on Indian wildlife and conservation like - "The Indian Blackbuck" (1989), "Indian Wildlife" (1995), "Beyond the Tiger: Portraits of Asian Wildlife" (1997) and others His most noted works are drafting of Wildlife (Prote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yuvraj
Yuv(a)raj(a) (Sanskrit: युवराज) is an Indian title for the crown prince, and the heir apparent to the throne of an Indian (notably Hindu) kingdom or (notably in the Mughal Empire or British Raj) princely state. It is usually applied to the eldest son of a Raja (King) or Maharaja (Great King), a kshatriya chief ruling one of the former kingdoms or vassal-rank princely states. Individuals * Yuvraj Singh (politician), was an Indian Politician and a MLA from Hamirpur constituency from Uttar Pradesh. * Yuvaraj Dhayalan, Tamil film assistant director * Yuvraj Hans, a Punjabi actor and singer * Yuvraj Singh, an Indian cricketer * Yuvraj Walmiki, an Indian professional field hockey player * Yuvraj Khanal, a professional student Other uses * ''Yuvvraaj'', a Bollywood movie by Subhash Ghai featuring Salman Khan Abdul Rashid Salim Salman Khan (; 27 December 1965) is an Indian actor, film producer, and television personality who works in Hindi films. In a film career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheetah Reintroduction In India
Cheetah reintroduction in India involves the attempt to introduce and sustain a small population of Southeast African cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus jubatus'', the nominate subspecies) in India more than 70 years after India's native subspecies, the Asiatic cheetah (''Acinonyx jubatus venaticus'') became extinct there; the Asiatic subspecies is now found only in Iran in critically endangered numbers. The Asiatic cheetah whose long history on the Indian subcontinent gave the Sanskrit-derived vernacular name "cheetah", or "spotted", to the entire species, ''Acinonyx jubatus'', also had a gradual history of habitat loss there. In Punjab, before the thorn forests were cleared and extensively utilized for agriculture and human settlement, they were intermixed with open grasslands grazed by large herds of blackbuck; these co-existed with their main natural predator, the Asiatic cheetah. The blackbuck is no longer extant in Punjab. Later, more habitat loss, prey depletion, and trophy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
