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Red Panda
We used to go the International Wildlife Film Festivals primarily to see what kind of films they make and what animals they covered. I had been regularly attending the festivals but surprisingly did not see a single film was on the Red Panda. By nature, we (Rajesh and I) always wanted to do something different and something new, and while looking for a subject, I read this news of two pandas being released back to the nature. That was the trigger and I suggested that this is what is going to give us a film. We got to know the number of people who tried and tamed the panda. That’s how we started the project and the area we chose was the Singhaleena National Park in Darjeeling.
It is the most fascinating, beautiful and lovely animal but not many people know about it and I think that is a tragedy. They are used for decoration and fur trading. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had even kept them as pets. And Darjeeling became a big trade centre, with more exploitation of small cubs (they are easy to catch), and it led to a declining population. Sighting the Red Panda is almost next to impossible. Once you do find a panda, it may be against the light, high up. You might be looking way up in the sky. You would be very lucky if you find it at your level or looking down Fog, mist, light are all challenges. Hardly few hours you would get in the morning before it becomes too foggy. Even if you find it, you won’t find it doing anything. It will be just curled up, sitting or looking. It’s a lonely animal, it doesn’t make any noise.
Nobody knows about their number but surprisingly there was a census last year or the year before where the team went and they couldn’t find a single panda. So that’s how dire the situation is!
Snow Leopards
The most famous, the most elusive, and the most difficult-to-track animal in the inaccessible ranges of Ladakh is the snow leopard. When we went looking for snow leopards, it was dry, thin air, cold, very very windy, and the high altitude made you breathless. The good thing was that we had our local guide who was an experienced hunter so he knew the area well because Ladakh is such a vast land, you won’t know where to stop. We could see the pugmarks but no sign, and it was extremely difficult to spot. We stayed in one valley for a month but we couldn’t even spot wolves. It took over two winters for us to finally spot a snow leopard. Active mainly at night, its creamish furry coat helps it to camouflage itself easily in the terrain. Unlike the tiger or the lion, whose presence in the forest may be signaled by birds, deer and langurs, the snow leopard’s stealthy existence is not generally announced because of the habitat’s scarcer wildlife.
On dozens of occasions we would come across evidence which would stir us off in immediate pursuit but the leopard seemed to disappear into the thin air as though he might well have been keeping an eye on us. Sadly, poaching is a major threat they face today with snow leopard bones serving as a substitute in the tiger bone trade. Vigilance is the need of the hour
Aakriti Bhardwaj
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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Red PandaWe used to go the International Wildlife Film Festivals primarily to see what kind of films they make and what animals they covered. I had been regularly attending the festivals but surprisingly did not see a single film was on the Red Panda. By nature, we (Rajesh and I) always wanted to do something different and something new, and while looking for a subject, I read this news of two pandas being released back to the nature. That was the trigger and I suggested that this is what is going to give us a film. We got to know the number of people who tried and tamed the panda. That’s how we started the project and the area we chose was the Singhaleena National Park in Darjeeling.
It is the most fascinating, beautiful and lovely animal but not many people know about it and I think that is a tragedy. They are used for decoration and fur trading. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru had even kept them as pets. And Darjeeling became a big trade centre, with more exploitation of small cubs (they are easy to catch), and it led to a declining population. Sighting the Red Panda is almost next to impossible. Once you do find a panda, it may be against the light, high up. You might be looking way up in the sky. You would be very lucky if you find it at your level or looking down Fog, mist, light are all challenges. Hardly few hours you would get in the morning before it becomes too foggy. Even if you find it, you won’t find it doing anything. It will be just curled up, sitting or looking. It’s a lonely animal, it doesn’t make any noise.
Nobody knows about their number but surprisingly there was a census last year or the year before where the team went and they couldn’t find a single panda. So that’s how dire the situation is!
Snow Leopards
The most famous, the most elusive, and the most difficult-to-track animal in the inaccessible ranges of Ladakh is the snow leopard. When we went looking for snow leopards, it was dry, thin air, cold, very very windy, and the high altitude made you breathless. The good thing was that we had our local guide who was an experienced hunter so he knew the area well because Ladakh is such a vast land, you won’t know where to stop. We could see the pugmarks but no sign, and it was extremely difficult to spot. We stayed in one valley for a month but we couldn’t even spot wolves. It took over two winters for us to finally spot a snow leopard. Active mainly at night, its creamish furry coat helps it to camouflage itself easily in the terrain. Unlike the tiger or the lion, whose presence in the forest may be signaled by birds, deer and langurs, the snow leopard’s stealthy existence is not generally announced because of the habitat’s scarcer wildlife.
On dozens of occasions we would come across evidence which would stir us off in immediate pursuit but the leopard seemed to disappear into the thin air as though he might well have been keeping an eye on us. Sadly, poaching is a major threat they face today with snow leopard bones serving as a substitute in the tiger bone trade. Vigilance is the need of the hour
Aakriti Bhardwaj
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
IIPM makes business education truly global (Print Version)
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
IIPM Campus
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
1500-plus IIPM students placed across the country with 44 bagging international offers
IIPM set to beat economic slowdown
IIPM, GURGAON
IIPM - Admission Procedure
IIPM awards four Bengali novelists
The Hindu : Education Plus : Honour for IIPM
IIPM ranked No.1 B-School in India, Management News - By ...
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Moneycontrol >> News >> Press- News >> IIPM ranked No1 B-School in ...
» IIPM ranked No1 B-School in India :: Education, Careers ...
The Hindu Business Line : IIPM placements hit a high of over 2000 jobs
Deccan Herald - IIPM ranked as top B-School in India
India eNews - IIPM Ranked No1 B-School in India
IIPM Delhi - Indian Institute of Planning and Management New Delhi ...
domain-b.com : IIPM ranked ahead of IIMs
IIPM makes business education truly global-Education-The Times of ...
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