Thanks, Rawat ji. We were never of this aspect of your personality.
On 3 July 2014 09:54, 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. 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