To celebrate the birthday of legendary Jim Corbett, following the suggestion from Natraj Publishers, we had a discussion about Jim Corbett and the problems that conservationists face today in India.
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To celebrate the birthday of legendary Jim Corbett, following the suggestion from Natraj Publishers, we will have a discussion about Jim Corbett and the problems that conservationists face today in India, and we will have the recording of the meeting on our website, here, very soon.
As you can see from the poster, the participants of the discussion are foremost scholars and conservationists: 1. Mr Samir Sinha, Head - TRAFFIC India to understand the dimensions of this problem and the measures that are required to address this crime. TRAFFIC is an international wildlife trade monitoring network and a joint program of the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), the global conservation organization and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). (We met Mr Samir Sinha in 2016 April, when we were in Kumaon together with the group from Rigby Gunmakers, who brought a Corbett legendary .275 rifle for the first and only time since Corbett left India. In 2016 Mr Sinha was the Director of Corbett National Park and he organized for us a memorable visit to the park). 2. Dr. AJT Johnsingh an Indian vertebrate ecologist from Tamil Nadu. Johnsingh's study of the Dhole in Bandipur National Park was ground-breaking in that it was the first study of a free-ranging animal by an Indian scientist. (We are good friends and admirers of AJT Johnsingh's research, and had several of his articles shared on our website). 3. Dr. Rajesh Gopal has been closely associated with ‘Project Tiger’ in India for almost 35 years. As a former member of the Indian Forest Service, he was the Director of several tiger rich reserves in Central India like Kanha and Bandhavgarh for over a decade, while taking many initiatives to protect the tiger, its habitat and prey. We are sure Corbett fans will enjoy the discussion! 2THE THIRD JIM CORBETT RESEARCH PRIZE
Dear Jim Corbett International Research FB discussion group members, Today, July 25th, 2021, let us wish the man who united all of us, Jim Corbett, happy birthday, and express our deep belief that his influence on our world will be growing, for the good of the future of our world! Jim Corbett International Research Group is pleased to announce the Third Jim Corbett Research Prize. Let us remind our group members, that this prize aims to encourage Corbett fans to take up researching the legacy of Jim Corbett, as a writer, environmentalist, hunter, filmmaker, and humanitarian. Participants can be anyone, excluding the already established researchers of Jim Corbett's legacy with officially published research outcomes (articles or books). Participants and winners of the first competition are also allowed to participate in this competition. We would like to remind to those who are interested to participate, to take research in various directions, for example: (1) Gathering the information in the villages, where Corbett's activity took place (for example, interviewing villagers in the villages where man-eaters claimed victims); (2) A critical study/review of the existing book (books) on Corbett; (3) New research in any Corbett-related direction; If you are an avid Corbett fan, but are shy as you have never researched anything, remember that Jim himself is a great example of a person who did not have any formal training and still became a brilliant writer and naturalist! It is important that participants gradually develop elements of the scholarly style of research and writing, like: (1) State clearly the goal of the research, (2) Review the existing research on the topic, (3) Describe the materials used in the research, (4) Make clear conclusion of your research, (5) Present full reference of the sources (dates of oral interviews or full details of the written sources). The submission can be in any form (like a written article, Google-Earth project, or a film-documentary). Research articles should not exceed 6 pages of written text, including references, with following specifications: Font "Times New Roman", size 12, with 1.5 spaces between lines) Films should not exceed 25 minutes. As we want to encourage research activity, all submitted projects must follow the vigorous research guidelines of the research goals, review of existing literature, and references, stated above. The materials should be submitted to the Jim Corbett International Research Group (by emails: <[email protected]> and <[email protected]> and will be assessed by the members of the Jim Corbett Research Competition Prize Committee, consisting of members of Jim Corbett International Research Group and invited experts. Timelines of the competition: (1) Submission of the article/film - between March 1 and March 21, 2022 (2) Announcement of the winner will happen on April 2022, via the FB of the Jim Corbett International Research Group. Winners and the prize money There can be one, two or three winners, and there will be a small prize as well: 1st prize - 250USD, 2nd prize - 150USD, and 3rd prize 100USD. The success of the first competition raised our hopes that this prize will further encourage Corbett fans to start actively research the legacy of the man they already love cordially! Good luck to everyone who is considering participating in the competition! Signed: Jim Corbett International Research Group members |