Back in this new year...

Hello friends,

I was almost out of touch with most of you, that too for more than six months. Many of us could not know even why?? Now I am no more physically working in Katerniaghat; one of the most wonderful areas which always fascinated me.. the typical terai mosaic of forests and grasslands.. the foggy winters..sun basking gharials in Girwa, deep throated mating growls of tigers near bandha, night patrolling and camp fire at Nishangara range campus, sitting on machan at bansatti phanta..and so many nostalgic moments..which still reminds me their very much presence...when ever I am alone, when ever I think about Tigers, Elephant, Gharials, Dolphins or Swamp patridges or when ever I want to do some thing for their protection and coservation.

Now I am in Delhi, the capital of the country...and if not mistaken the capital of illegal wildlife trade in the country far long time. I have joined Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, as Regional Head of Northern Region, which covers U.P., Uttarakhand, Delhi NCT, Chandigarh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal, Rajasthan and Jammu & Kashmir.

This Bureau came up in the Year 2007 after the 2006 amendment in the Wildlife Protection Act-1972. This is one of the recommendation of the Tiger Task Force constituted by the Government of India after Sariska Episode. The bureau has been set up to combat the wildlife crime and illegal trade of wildlife parts and products in the country.

I take it as opportunity to work of national and international linkages related with wildlife conservation and protection with special emphasis on wildlife poaching and crime related to illegal trade of wildlife articles.

For the initial six month I was on my toes to righly begin with on the task given. During this period, It was busy to understand the work areas and how to execute the mandate in most professional manner. It did not leave any scope to think about this blog and to write some thing for my favourite subject i.e. wild and wilderness.

By this way I hope to be in touch with all my friends who sincerely think about the need of conservation in the present scenario when tigers have come out from jungles and drew the attention of all 'khas-o-aam' in the state, who wish to see the majestic animal every time when they visit Dudhwa-Katernia or any other such areas.