Lore of my Kheri's Jungles

A Story of Kheri's Jungles By Krishna Kumar Mishra

Dear Nature Lovers

Recently I visited Kisanpur wildlife sanctuary( a part of Dudhwa Tiger Reserve)for watching terai's wildlife. I seen a large herd of Barasingha(Swamp Deer){no. 150} at Jhadi Tal(Large wetland)and a tiger on June 12, 2006, I seen once agin these animal at same place on morning June 13, 2006. There are many beautiful bird species and flowering of wild flowers. I saw a pair of black necked stork, wooly necked stork 10, purple swamphen 35, Black drango 15, Indian Pitta 12,in and around Jhadi wetland.There is good population of tigers, leopard, cheetal and swamp deer.In evening of June 13, 2006 I went to Dudhwa National Park with Deputy Director of Tiger Reserve Mr P P Singh, I seen a herd of Cheetal(Spotted Deer)75, near Sonaripur Rest House and footprints of wild Elephants near Bankey Tal (Wetland).I stayed at Salukapur Rest house a wilder place and next day I seen six Rhino at Amaha Tal in Rhino area of DTR.I hope that dudhwa is the biodiversity hot spot and here the survival rates of Big Cats are better than other place of India.
Thanks
krishna kumar mishra
77 shiv colony canal road lakhimpur kheri-262701
Uttar PradeshIndia

A Story of India's Beautiful Birds

Dear Ornithologists

I would like to inform you about the large flock of Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) at Kasrawal Village of Sub-division of Mohammadi of kheri district. We visited this area regularly in month of Feb-march 2006, here We seen 55-60 Sarus at village pond locally called Jhhaber. There are large wetland with small dotted wetlands and a Government canal beside the village. But In second week of March these wetlands were shrinking due to summer heat. I seen these birds regularly in month of Feb 2006 but In march birds were not regularly visited in this village in the absence of water.Hunting is the main problem here, I heard to the peoples of this village that the army persons of Shahjahapur Cant were also involve in poaching of Sarus and a village Nayagaon Jat is situated near this birds’ habitat, few Castes of this village are also involve in Poaching.Villagers have no any information about wildlife conservation and their important due to lack of awareness programme by NGOs and Forest Department, I’ll request to all of you regarding protection of wildlife in Agricultural areas.
Thanking you
With Regards
Krishna Kumar Mishra
77 Sheo Colony Canal Road Lakhimpur-kheri-262701
Uttar Pradesh India
Phone- 9935983464