Category Archives: WildLife

Tigers that recently killed people in India

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Ravleen

Close to the foothills of the Himalaya four tigers ventured out of forests and killed 11 people in the past five months. The killings have challenged the official understanding of man-eaters. Unlike the man-eaters of Kumaon Jim Corbett wrote about, … Continue reading →

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Hello World-Welcome to Wildandhappy.org

Posted on May 29, 2008 by Ravleen

Hey People, Welcome to “Wild and Happy” First the name (there is a lot in the name!) Why are we “wild and happy”? I was desperately hunting for a good name for my blog and was frustrated that anything I … Continue reading →

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No Return of The Native

Posted on March 14, 2008 by Ravleen

Wizened old Jidemadamma has to depend on her neighbours for meals. Her son and daughter-in-law have gone to Kodagu to collect pepper from trees and will not be back before two weeks. They took the children along because I cannot … Continue reading →

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Census on Captive Elephants in Karnataka

Posted on December 14, 2007 by Ravleen

A study on captive elephants has concluded in Karnataka. The first-of-its-kind study aims to take into account all aspects of management regimes and health care of captive elephants in India and create a database. “Inventory of existing captive elephants will … Continue reading →

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