Archive for May, 2012

Tadoba on Red Alert

Bringing the spotlight back on the serious crime of tiger poaching, the state government has issued a red alert, following an intelligence input that international smugglers have paid an advance to the Baheliya community to poach around 25 tigers in Maharashtra. According to senior forest officials, field officers have already been asked to keep a […]

Friday, May 18th, 2012

The forgotten Silk Route – Jelep La

This article is contributed by Korak Basu, holidayhomeindia expresses its sincere gratitude to Mr. Basu East Sikkim is a place of virgin beauty. Most of us are unaware of the rich flora and fauna and wildlife of this region. So there we were- a group of enthusiastic travel-men ready to trace the forgotten silk route […]

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

National Park Status for Jaldapara

The Jaldapara Wildlife Sanctuary, which is home to famous one horned Rhino and many other varied and endangered willife species has bagged the status of a “national park” as issued in a notification by the Union Forest and Environment Ministry. The State Wildlife advisory board had sent the proposal to the central Wildlife advisory board […]

Friday, May 11th, 2012