Dear Sir People think that running after animals and refinding them is big thing, but being a field botanist I can feel how exciting it gets even to find some very interesting known plant. But this plant was extinct and it was rediscovered and it definitely deserves more readers than Rheedea. General natural history notes really helps more and if it comes in Sanctuary Asia then it would be wonderful. I went through your article and I realised you have more such discoveries from Himalaya. This is really a big achievement. I am really proud to be a part of the group of which you are also a valuable member. Best of luck for your work. Pankaj
On Thu, Jul 3, 2014 at 12:24 PM, D.S Rawat <[email protected]> wrote: > Thank you Dr Pankaj. Your appreciation really matters for me. Long back in > in my research days I wrote few articles in news papers (Indian Express, > Amar Ujala, Dainik Jagran, Rashtriya Sahara, The Sunday Observer, > Employment News), magazines (Namaskar, Kadambini, Rashtriya Sahara > Magazine, Momentum) and one also in Sanctuary. But later became lazy; > though wrote my trekking story of Sunderdhunga Glacier in Times of India in > 2012. > Will try to write more as suggested by you. > Thank you. > DSRawat Pantnagar > > On Thursday, July 3, 2014 6:37:34 AM UTC+5:30, Dr Pankaj Kumar wrote: >> >> Wonderful... >> You must write a natural history note for sanctuary asia apart for your >> upcoming scientific publication. >> Very nice work indeed. >> Best wishes >> Pankaj >> >> >> On Thursday, 5 June 2014 16:52:13 UTC+8, D.S Rawat wrote: >>> >>> We have good news on this day when a lot of environmental problems are >>> discussed including *extinction of species*. >>> >>> >>> >>> Last year’s toil have fruited now. After a natural disaster (I call it >>> natural because we are also apart of nature’s creation) in June 2013 in >>> Utttarakhand Himalaya, we (I with my student Satish) dared to venture into >>> the anterior Kali Valley on a trail leading to Kailash & Mansarovar, in >>> July 2014. Hills were severely bleeding with scars of active landslides and >>> after Pithoragarh we changed vehicles several times to reach Jauljibi for >>> night stay. >>> >>> >>> Next day, once again, after changing vehicles few times reached Dobat >>> beyond which no vehicles were available. Consequently, we trekked for about >>> 25 kms to reach Pangla, a village motorable in normal summer seasons. This >>> trekking was adventurous (see pics) and even the local people were not >>> moving from their villages. After Pangla there were numerous landslides and >>> road was covered with sliding mantle of earth; it is yet not repaired >>> today. We trekked for nearly 15 km negotiating ups and downs in the remote >>> Himalayan terrain and reached Malpa, a place remembered for a natural >>> disaster in August 1998 in which entire Malpa (Malipa) village and pilgrims >>> to Kailash- Mansarovar were killed. Now this place has a deserted look and >>> Mahakali (as Kali river known in the area) roars in a deep gorge hundred >>> meters below old Malipa village site. >>> >>> >>> >>> Despite of all troubles in 40-45 km track we were rewarded by the >>> collection of a presumed *Extinct* species *Dipcadi reidii >>> (Asparagaceae)*. Way back, in 1886, J.F. Duthie and J.R. Reid collected >>> plants here and on the basis of these specimens a new species D. reidii was >>> published by Deb and S. Dasgupta in 1978. The species was never collected >>> or seen by any other after 1886 and this led to the assumption that it has >>> become extinct (in Red Data Book of Indian Plants and 1997 IUCN Redlist of >>> threatened Plants). The locality of D. reidii was, in fact, not clear in >>> scientific literature and general plant collection in the area didn't >>> collect >>> it. >>> >>> >>> >>> It was fortunate for us that our intentional botanical exploration in >>> this remote locality succeeded in rediscovery of it. >>> >>> >>> >>> Our scientific publication will appear in June issue of Rheedea and I >>> received the proof of it today. >>> >>> >>> *Attached pics narrate the story*. >>> >>> Dr D.S.Rawat >>> Department of Biological Sciences, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & >>> Technology Pantnagar-263 145 Uttarakhand, INDIA >>> >>> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/indiantreepix/hQ-Y7LqZkn4/unsubscribe. > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- ****************************************************** **************************************************************** *Pankaj Kumar*, Ph.D. *IUCN-SSC Orchid Specialist Group Asia* *Office*: Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm and Botanic Garden (KFBG) Corporation Lam Kam Road, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *Residence*: House no. 39, 2nd Floor, Shui Wo Tsuen Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong. *email*: [email protected]; [email protected] *Phone*: +852 2483 7128 (office - 8:30am to 5:00pm); +852 9436 6251 (mobile); *Fax*: +852 2483 7194 -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. 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