Bed of river Bala Buxa tiger reserve. Weeds and grass on the …
Footprint of elephants that have crossed the river Bala
Forest guard keeping track of elephant movement
Varieties of mushroom are collected by villagers just after the …
Bed of river Bala Buxa tiger reserve. Weeds and grass on the …
The verdant forest of Buxa hills in the dooars
Artificially created water holes inside the forest
Villager showing where elephant has lodged at night
Villager taking stock of the destruction of their maize field. …
Maize shoots crushed by elephants at night
Jainti forest Buxa Tiger Reserve
Towers created by villagers to keep track of elephants that may …
The fields have been carved out of forest land and such …
Jeepable pathways inside the forest, Buxa Tiger Reserve
Hutments increase at the starting point of trek route to Buxa fort
Forest office of Buxa Tiger Project, to keep a watch over …
Forests yield place to the growing needs of an exploding …
Hutments of forest department staff provision of electricity …
Women move inside the core area of Buxa Tiger Reserve in search …
Railways have made dooars more accessible. People can move faster …
Trekkers on the move
Elephant creating problem near Jaldapara forest
Elephant creating problem near Jaldapara forest
Elephants on the move, Madarihat
Electrification acts as a successfully deterrent to marauding …
Elephant
Elephant
Bed of river Bala Buxa tiger reserve. Weeds and grass on the banks of the rivers make elephant fodder
Footprint of elephants that have crossed the river Bala
Forest guard keeping track of elephant movement
Varieties of mushroom are collected by villagers just after the rains as fodder
Bed of river Bala Buxa tiger reserve. Weeds and grass on the banks of the rivers make elephant fodder
The verdant forest of Buxa hills in the dooars
Artificially created water holes inside the forest
Villager showing where elephant has lodged at night
Villager taking stock of the destruction of their maize field. Proximity of the local houses is noticeable
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Maize shoots crushed by elephants at night
Towers created by villagers to keep track of elephants that may attack of lodge in the maize fields
The fields have been carved out of forest land and such unregulated lands disturb the normal routes of migratory herds of elephants
Jeepable pathways inside the forest, Buxa Tiger Reserve
Hutments increase at the starting point of trek route to Buxa fort
Forest office of Buxa Tiger Project, to keep a watch over poachers , woodcutters, trekkers. Poorly armed, the guards themselves are doubtful of their own safety during Gorkhaland problems their have been incidents of arson and looting
Forests yield place to the growing needs of an exploding population , mostly settlers from Bangladesh
Hutments of forest department staff provision of electricity exist but no or little supply of power
Women move inside the core area of Buxa Tiger Reserve in search of fuel wood
Railways have made dooars more accessible. People can move faster and so can the illegally felled timber. There are provision of sudden checking of wagons but the results are foregone conclusion
Trekkers on the move
Elephant creating problem near Jaldapara forest
Elephant creating problem near Jaldapara forest
Elephants on the move, Madarihat
Electrification acts as a successfully deterrent to marauding elephants
