Posts Tagged ‘Arunachal Pradesh’

Chautare: A travel magazine for East and Northeast India

Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
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The Elephant Safari in East Arunachal

Friday, March 7th, 2008

The Great Indian Elephant Safari in Eastern Arunachal Pradesh When we set up a new project like the Great Indian Elephant Safari in a remote area like Eastern Arunachal Pradesh, we are always a bit fidgety when it finally goes live. Receiving a feedback like the one from Leslie than feels like balm:

“The trip with Raj was amazing, more than anything we could have hoped for. Raj is an amazing man, I am so grateful you put us together. I am so glad the 2 people that backed out did so, the trip could never have happened the way it did if they had been there.
The [Pangsau] pass was closed when we got in the area, but we were able to visit with the Commanding Officer of the Indian Army Rifles that control the check points & he phoned ahead. At each check point, soldiers met us with tea & wanted to visit. The road was a mess which made it all the more memorable so John , Raj, & me were going to hike to the pass the last 5 miles. But several Indian soldiers went back & got the stuck vehicle out & we went on getting stuck several more times but managed each time with the help of an Indian soldier that went up with us.
Everyone was so very interested in John’s dad having been in the area during WW2, the adventure just never stopped. The elephants were great, I could have stayed with them for days, took lots of notes & got more info on elephant management from Raj & the mahouts than could ever be found on the internet.”

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Birding Tour Feedback – Eagle Nest, Nameri, Kaziranga – Dec 2007/Jan 2008

Tuesday, January 15th, 2008

Remco from the Netherlands was friendly enough to send us some feedback on their tour:

Hi all,

Here follows an annotated list of the best records 6 keen birdwatchers from The Netherlands made during a very recent 16-day tour of NE India – Eaglenest, Nameri and Kaziranga. The tour lasted from Dec 23, 2007, until Jan 7, 2008. [...] All ground arrangements were made by Sujan Chatterjee from HelpTourism (much recommended), who also accompanied us during the trip. We camped during the Eaglenest part of the trip, fortunately accompanied by excellent cook Jivan. Weather was fine throughout the trip, with clear skies and no fog or rain. In the mountains, especially at Lama Camp and Bompu, the temperature at night was close to or even below zero C.

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We recorded 457 birds, incl c. 10 heard-onlys and 20+ species recorded only at Okhla, Delhi. Heard-only incl Grey Peacock-pheasant, Common and Rufous-throated Hill Partridge, Himalayan Wood Owl, Spotted Laughingthrush, Slender-billed Scimitar Babbler, Rusty-bellied and Lesser Shortwing. Blue-naped Pitta was seen by only one participant (LS), near Khellong.

Mammal highlights included a male Hoolock Gibbon at Panbari Forest, a Malayan Giant Squirrel at Nameri and over 100 Indian One-horned Rhinos, 6 Indian Smooth Otters and 10+ Asian Elephants at Kaziranga.

Thanks, Remco for the nice and encouraging words.

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Barta Expedition, Arunachal Pradesh

Monday, November 20th, 2006

IN SEARCH OF BARTA WHEN THE BAMBOO FLOWERS
Text by Tanmoy Ghosh.

In search of Barta

Leporiang – an obscure and picturesque village in the Papum Pare district, bounded by East Kameng District in the west and the state of Assam in the south, is roughly 180 kms from Itanagar .The village is dominated by the wonderful Nyishi tribe who prefers to live in isolation, and has proudly retained most of their original cultural and religious traditions and self-sustaining lifestyle. Lush green valleys, lofty mountains, virgin rain forest and numerous snow-fed streams and rivers have made this small village a Nature’s bounty.

Help Tourism and ACT, in association with the Itanagar-based Duyu Tours had organized a series of expeditions in Leporiang area for filming the Gregarious flowering of Bamboo on behalf of Discovery Channel/Animal Planet. The filming was a great success, and the film entitled “When the Bamboo Flowers”, was telecast by Discovery Channel, all over the world on the 12th November, 2006-thanks to Mr.Gaddi, the then C.O of Leoporiang Circle, Nabam Hanyia-the Secretary of the Gaon Bura Committee, all the Gaon Buras of Leoporiang Circle, Nabam Radhe- a community leader and his team, and the local villagers.

The expeditions had not only revealed many interesting aspects of the Nyshi tradition and the legends associated with the flowering of Bamboos, but also helped us in gaining understanding about their social custom and community life. The outstanding conservation initiatives of the local Gaon Buras(GB) to stop hunting deserves appreciation and support.

Few surveys were conducted while the filming-expedition was in progress, and it was found that the Leoporiang circle is extra-ordinarily rich in various species of Medicinal Plants and Bamboos, Butterfly, Insects, Bird life and Herpetic fauna. It was during the survey and filming that our team came to know about an unknown species of Pit Viper, locally known as BARTA. Few research-expeditions were, later organized by ACT with noted Herpetologists Mr.Kedar Bhide and Mr.Ashok Captain as leaders, and Mr. Sishir Adhikary and Mr. Duyu Tamo as Field Coordinators. The survey has further substantiated the assumption that BARTA could be a new species of Pit Viper- first ever recorded in the Indian Sub-continent. Confirmation from the expert scientists is expected soon.

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