1.6 Into the Wild
ICE BREAKERS:
Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck.
Ans: Once upon a time I was there in the farm at that time I was in Xth std.I had gone to the farm with my mother. My mother was working in my farm with other ladies. She warned me to sit under the tree and study. While studying I felt sleepy,and I slept. Meanwhile a snake came over there. The snake stopped as I was the obstruction in his way.
My mother saw it, she ran towards me, she wake me up.
I in utter sleep looked towards the snake. Snake looked me. As I got conscious,l was frightened,terrified to see the situation. I was unable to decide where to run. Then I ran away in opposite direction of snake. This was and is extremely terrified incident in my life.
My mother saw it, she ran towards me, she wake me up.
I in utter sleep looked towards the snake. Snake looked me. As I got conscious,l was frightened,terrified to see the situation. I was unable to decide where to run. Then I ran away in opposite direction of snake. This was and is extremely terrified incident in my life.
Complete the given table regarding the factors /situations / reasons - why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it. Give possible solutions.
Match the following ‘Wild-Life Sanctuaries’ with their locations.
BRAINSTORMING :
(A1) (i) In pairs, discuss the professions and challenges one can take happily if one is really passionate about the job.
Ans: The famous philosopher Carlyle said, "If your passion matches with your profession, you are the luckiest person". When one is passionate about certain thing and one has to work on that in one's professional life, no amount of hard work appears tiring. In fact, one's passion will make one go into details of the subject and a wide spectrum of knowledge will be unfolded. The person is happy to know s0 much about the subject he loves and he never grumbles for overwork. He considers it his benefit as he has come to know the unknown things about the subject he loves. He enjoys exploring deep into the subject of his choice.
(ii) In groups, organize a role play activity associated with ‘Wild Life Expert’/ ‘Wild Life Photographer’/‘Wild Life Conservator’, explaining the differences and similarities involved in their profession.
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(A2) (i) Arrange the following incidents in a proper sequential order as they have occurred in Part-I:
(a) Writer realized that he was lost in the woods.
(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.
(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible, finding his way through the thicket.
(d) The author met a villager.
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(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible, finding his way through the thicket.
(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.
(a) Writer realized that he was lost in the woods.
(d) The author met a villager.
(ii) Correct the False statements. (Part-II)
(a) Earlier Shaaz was in the field of finance. - True
(b) BCRTI was founded out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life. - True
(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism. - False - Shaaz put the finance incurred out of tourism to good use.
(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than listening. False - According to the local agriculturist listening is more essential than seeing.
(iii) Complete the given web (Part-I).
(iv) Complete the following (Part-II).
(v) Complete the flow-chart stating the reactions of the petrified Langurs due to the presence of the Leopard.
(vi) Complete the web, describing each step taken by the writer as a solitary traveller while moving in the jungle with great precaution:
(vii) Complete the table explaining the qualities that you would like to imbibe from Nature within yourself and provide the reasons for the same:
(A3) (i) Choose appropriate phrases/expressions from the extract given in the brackets. (time and again, to one’s heart’s content, frantic speed, in a jiffy)
(a) I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat to
one’s heart’s content.
(b) Every mother scolds her children time and again for the
overuse of the mobile phone.
(c) All their educational problems were sorted out in a jiffy
because of the funds given by an NGO.
(d) Raj ran at a frantic speed to catch the train.
(A4) (i) Begin the following sentences with the words given in the brackets.
(a) I can guide visitors. (Visitors)
Ans: Visitors can be guided by me.
(b) Animals are paying me back. (I)
Ans: I am being paid back by animals.
(c) The behaviour of the first black panther is being documented.
(They)
Ans: They are documenting the behaviour of the first black panther.
(d) All the research on the animal has been done through camera traps. (They)
Ans: They have done all the research on the animal through camera traps.
(e) Madegowda is employed by The Bison. (The Bison)
Ans: The Bison employs Madegowda
(f) The surroundings were reminding me. (I)
Ans: I was being reminded by the surroundings.
(g) Raju was amazed at my solitary visits to Umbarzara.
(My solitary)
Ans: My solitary to Umbarzara amazed Raju.
(h) I found a bright red soil trial. (A)
Ans: A bright red soil trail was found by me.
(i) Older leopards like Pardus carry away livestock from villages.
(Livestock)
Ans: Livestock are carried away from villages by older leopards like Pardus.
(j) I have lost almost 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane.
(80 percent)
Ans: 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane has been lost
by me.
(k) Tracking an animal also teaches you life lessons. (Life lessons)
Ans: Life lessons are also taught to you by tracking an animal.
(l) Many things have been taught to me by the forests.(The forests)
Ans: The forests have taught me many things.
(m) Resentment among locals towards the animals is created by this. (This)
Ans: This creates Resentment among locals towards the animals.
(ii) Rewrite the sentences by using ‘not only….but also’:
(a) The petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured their places on the tree tops.
Ans: The petrified Langurs not only speeded to the trees near
and far but also secured their places on the tree tops.
(b) Umbarzara is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.
Ans: Umbarzara is the haven not only for Tigers, Leopards
but also Sloth Bears.
(c) I crossed the cement pillar and stones stacked by the Forest
Development Corporation.
Ans: I crossed not only the cement pillar but also stones stacked
by the Forest Development Corporation.
(A5) (i) Your college has decided to celebrate the World Environment Day Mr Kiran Purandare has been invited as the ‘Chief Guest’ for the event. Imagine you are the Secretary of the ‘Nature Club’ of your college and you have to conduct an interview of Mr Kiran Purandare. Frame 8/10 questions for the same.
Ans: Friends, we are fortunate to have with us the well-known Environmentalist Mr. Kiran Purandare, who has kindly consented to be the Chief Guest of today's World Environment Day celebration in our college. I am indeed blessed to get a chance to talk to him and I am very sure you all will be very happy to listen to him. Good Afternoon Sir, I am Naina Rane, Secretary of the Nature Club' of our college. It is a pleasure to have you amongst us and my friends and I will have an interesting time listening to you. Let me start with the basic question, sir, why did you decide to take up Environment Studies?
➧Was it your passion to connect with environment right from your childhood? When you decided to take up such an unusual course at your time, what was the reaction of your parents?
➧You have so many passions - a bird catcher, a wild life expert, a writer. Which one of these you enjoy the most and why?
➧Your book has got many narrations of your adventures in the jungle. Tell as anyone spine thrilling episode which still haunts you.
➧You have founded Kika's Bird (hub to spread bird farming among school-puing children in Maharashtra) How is the response? How do you motivate today's children who are blamed for being couch-potatoes?
➧You are the founder of Nisarg Wedh Organization please tell us about this organization.
➧You are passionate about Nature and fortunately you have chosen a profession connected with it. What are the benefits of choosing one's profession according to one's passion!
➧Please guide one students on the prospects of Environmental Studies and how to proceed about it?
Friends, Mr. Purandate has won a number of awards for his work in the field of protecting environment as well as a writer. Please give him a big hand Thank you sir for spending time with us, sharing your experiences and guiding us to protect our environment.
(ii) Imagine you have visited the jungles of Nagarhole. Write a report, to be published in your college magazine / in a local newspaper.
Ans: Visit to the jungles of Nagarhole
Ajay Pawar
Mumbai, April 15
The NCE unit of XYZ College, Nashik, planned a visit to the jungles of Nagarhole. Only twenty-five students were allowed to go on a first come first served basis. The college had arranged our stay in a beautiful resort in the vicinity of the jungle.
The programme was checked down by our college NCE coordinator Mr. Prashant Kulkarni, with the help of a tour guide. We reached around 8 pm at night, had early dinner and went to sleep since the next day was going to be a busy day for us as it would be our first day of the visit to the jungle.
The next morning, we started our journey in a bus to the jungle. Our tour guide informed the name Nagarhole came from two words, Naga (snake) and hole stream). This park is also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park.
While going by the bus, we saw elephants, cheeta, sambar deer roaming around the park peacefully. They seemed to be used to tourists visiting the place and so our bus did not disturb their freedom of movement. Our tourist guide told us that Nagarhole has been declared as the 37th Tiger Reserve of India. He was telling us that if we were lucky, could see Bengal Tiger Indian Leopard, striped hyena, Sloth Bear which are sometimes spotted in the park. For the sake of an adventurous experience, we were praying to have a look at any one of them at least. But on the first day. luck did not favour us to have a glimpse of any of them.
Nagarhole jungle is also famous for sandalwood and teak wood. On our way to the jungle we saw many of these trees. The guides also informed us that from these two trees the Karnataka state government earns a good amount of revenue. He also told us to buy sandalwood sticks as souvenirs, from the village bazaar
The natural beauty of the jungle is breathtaking. We saw small streams, hills valleys and waterfalls And a surprise was waiting for us on our visit on the next day: we saw a Bengal Tiger sitting quietly on the bank of a stream. I was impressed to see the majesty of the animal in its natural habitat. We all were very excited but our guide instructed us to maintain silence and not disturb the wild life. We also saw many langurs hanging from the trees. Some jumped on the top of our bus but did not harm us in anyway. There were a variety of birds but we could not recognize most of them. As it was not safe to stay out of the bus for a long time, bird watching was not possible
The tribals who live in the jungle are called Jenu Kurubas. They are mainly honey eatherers, Tenu means honey in Kannada. The human-wild life conflict is a major problem in this jungle as wild animals and the human habitation. The Karnataka Government is taking steps like solar fencing, digging of trenches for the safety of the tribals.
Our experience in the Nagarhole jungle was a memorable one. We did a bit of trekking also. Most importantly, we had a good training of how to stay together, enjoy travelling in a group and co-operate with one another. These were the bonuses apart from being so close to Nature and wild life.
(iii) Shaaz has contributed towards conserving the wild animals and their habitat. Your college has decided to spread the message in the society and arrange a rally. Prepare an ‘Appeal’ to ensure maximum participation informing about the day, date and other relevant details.
Ans: Leopard in the IIT campus", reads the headline of a leading daily Friends, have you ever thought why the leopard should leave its own habitat and the human territory? Aren't we to be blamed for that? We are encroaching upon their habitat and they have no choice but to come out and enter into our jurisdiction.
Tigers are an endangered species today. The day may not be far away when the kids of tomorrow will only know the names of the tigers like they see the photographs of dinosaurs.
Friends, we are fortunate to have among us Mr. Shaaz Jung, a wildlife photographer, cinematographer, big cat tracker, who believes in shooting with a camera and not shooting with a gun'.
Our college is going to arrange a rally along with Mr. Shaz to create awareness about wild life conversation. This is the need of the hour and Mr. Shan has kindly consented to lead the rally in spite of his busy schedule.
We want huge response from all of you. Come and join us in this noble cause On Friday, 12th of July, the rally will start from our college premises (XYZ, College, Fort) at am. Please be there on time. Wild life conservation is our duty because :
Save it to cherish
or leave it to perish
(iv) Nature is a great teacher and a guide. Complete the mind map as instructed as per the titled concept:
(A6) (i) Surf the net and obtain more information about the conservation work done by Shaaz. Prepare posters to inspire others and display them on your college noticeboard.
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(ii) Find out the information about the qualification and eligibility required in the professions related to wild life
such as …
• Forest officer / Ranger • Wildlife photographer
• Environmentalist • Geologist
• Tour Manager
Ans: The answer will be added soon
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