---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: surajit koley <[email protected]> Date: Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:31 PM Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:119366] in search of Green pasture To: Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>
Oh! Jiby Sir, the culprit is my poor English!!! ... smile please :) Regards, surajit On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:27 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected]>wrote: > Dear Surajit ji, > > "And *everybody *supports them. I too want to save myself from > snakebites. I too want to control weeds. Just can't support this level of > destruction". > > I think I misunderstood then, I thought you are also included in that * > everybody*. If I misunderstood and took it wrongly, *please forgive me*. > Please don't consider that my mail was solely meant for you. But count it > as a general feeling, if you don't mind. > > > > Thanks and Regards > Giby > > > > > On 12 June 2012 22:19, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: > >> Dear Giby Sir, >> >> When & where did i say that i supported destructive use of fatal >> herbicides to get rid off snakes!!! Does any of the following posts reflect >> that?- >> >> - >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/_SVfi-cQvGc >> - >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/9Ibo_vMz6yw >> - >> >> https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!topic/indiantreepix/uQjsXsS2Fds >> >> Yet, i killed 4 Russell's vipers that entered into my bathroom, during >> the last five years, at night, each one in rainy season, year on year >> basis, each one hanging from bathroom door attached with main building, not >> outside the building that can be seen in many village households. >> >> Thank you & Regards, >> >> surajit >> >> >> >> >> >> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 9:40 PM, Giby Kuriakose <[email protected] >> > wrote: >> >>> I do not agree with you on the usage of herbicides to get rid of snakes. >>> It is not necessary to go where snakes inhabits (if you are sure there are >>> snakes). >>> >>> I have been working in rain forests in the Western Ghats for the last 16 >>> years and I never thought about snake bit but do think about that they are >>> there. Because forest is the home for such animals and we are intruders. >>> >>> I did my phd in Kudremukh forests. I took 4 years to complete my field >>> work. At the same time, I assisted my colleague in the night to do her >>> night sampling on crickets in a King Cobra country! I met with King cobra >>> thrice, but not there. They go for their business, you have to give way for >>> them to go. Otherwise they would question you! Any accidental step on their >>> body would create mishaps. But it is the trust on forest and inhabitants, >>> we go there. This is my believe. My colleague got bitten by Hump nosed pit >>> Viper. She was always asking, like, "what to do if I get bitten by snake"? >>> and "where and all we see them" each and every steps were with scary >>> thoughts of snakebites. >>> I would suggest not to think of snakes with a scary mind setup but >>> believe in yourself then things would be easy. >>> Hence I request to think that they are also good friend of us just like >>> a cat or a dog. If you provoke your cat or dog too much, they would also >>> bite, Isn't it? >>> >>> >>> >>> Thanks and Regards, >>> Giby >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 12 June 2012 21:23, surajit koley <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> Giby Sir, >>>> >>>> I agree with you, nobody cares.... However, this is not agri-land, it's >>>> a usual piece of unutilized vacant land that can be found in any village. >>>> >>>> Rehgards, >>>> >>>> surajit >>>> >>>> >>>> On Tue, Jun 12, 2012 at 10:16 AM, Giby Kuriakose < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I assume that this might be an agricultural land and somebody (farmer) >>>>> might have used some herbicide to kill all herbaceous plants. This is a >>>>> common weeding practice in Kerala nowadays that kills all chlorophyllous >>>>> plants. Now no laborer to pick the actual weeds. Nobody cares about the >>>>> soil micro -flora and -fauna and their importance in agriculture. >>>>> Everybody >>>>> is after 20:20:0:15 ( a fertilizer by FACTproduct). As long as they get >>>>> chemical fertilizers they dont need to understand what is going on.... We >>>>> see lots of changes in our farm after we stopped any chemical application >>>>> in our farm for the last 10-13 years. We slowely reduced it. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Giby >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Giby >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12 June 2012 10:00, ushadi Micromini <[email protected]>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Surajit >>>>>> that s Atish plant , isn't it... >>>>>> why are they being sprayed? >>>>>> >>>>>> usually grown in gardens, hedges I thought ... why would they or >>>>>> their surrounding be sprayed? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> *SECONDLY.*.. this is the horror that Rachel Carson wrote about in >>>>>> her seminal book "SILENT SPRING"... I read it a few months after it came >>>>>> out, it has affected my outlook on life like no other ... it came out >>>>>> long before most of you were even born... but its good to read it now... >>>>>> its still very relevant.. new editions are out,,, most indian bookstores >>>>>> also carry it.. i think and many libraries too... >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks for highlighting this problem... >>>>>> may be we can have a thread dedicated to this ... >>>>>> Usha di >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 11:28 PM, surajit koley < >>>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Sir / Madam, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> In one of my earlier post i mentioned about a killer chemical that >>>>>>> mercilessly destroys every plant and related fauna. This common lime >>>>>>> butterfly (*Papilio demoleus*) is in search of fresh *Glycosmis >>>>>>> pentaphylla* leaves so that it could lay eggs. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Species : *Glycosmis pentaphylla* (Retz.) >>>>>>> Habit & Habitat : common shrub >>>>>>> Date : 9/6/12, 9.20 a.m. >>>>>>> Place : Nalikul (Hooghly) >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thank you & Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Surajit Koley >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Usha di >>>>>> =========== >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>>>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>>>> Royal Enclave, >>>>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>>>> Bangalore- 560064 >>>>> India >>>>> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) >>>>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD >>> Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), >>> Royal Enclave, >>> Jakkur Post, Srirampura >>> Bangalore- 560064 >>> India >>> Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) >>> visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >>> >> >> > > > -- > GIBY KURIAKOSE PhD > Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE), > Royal Enclave, > Jakkur Post, Srirampura > Bangalore- 560064 > India > Phone - +91 9448714856 +919947109987 (Mobile) > visit my pictures @ http://www.flickr.com/photos/giby >
