The State of Wildlife and Protected Areas in : 1996-2015 For nearly two and a half decades now the Protected Area Update (PAU) has religiously presented a consolidated account of ’s wildlife and protected area (PA) network. Published six times a year, it carries in a tightly edited format, news and information of what is happening in, to and around these national parks and sanctuaries that have been at the core of India’s wildlife conservation strategy. In the second of a series of edited books that synthesis this huge body of information on geographical lines The State of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Maharashtra - News and information from the Protected Area Update 1996–2015 presents a consolidated historical account of developments in the PA network in Maharashtra over two decades. While the primary unit still remains the individual protected area, the time line has changed from two months of one issue to 20 years that this publication covers. In following one news item after another about any particular PA we see what happened month after month, year after year; what developments recurred at what periodicity; what were the issues that were important and what was done about them – it’s an important glimpse into the contemporary history of a place (many places) marked on the map as a protected area. T h e S t a t e o f W i l d l i f e i n P u b l i s h e d 2 0 1 9 N o r t h - E a s t I n d i a : 1 9 9 6 - 2 0 1 1 I S B N : 9 7 8 8 1 9 2 3 2 6 9 3 1 P u b l i s h e d i n 2 0 1 3 P r i c e R s . 4 0 0 P r i c e R s . 2 5 0 The State of Wildlife and Protected Areas in Maharashtra News and Information from the Protected Area Update 1996-2015 Edited by Pankaj Sekhsaria Published by Duleep Matthai Nature Conservation Trust, Kalpavriksh, Rainfed Books xii+235 pp, 100 line illustrations ISBN: 9788192326931; Price: Rs. 400 ------Contents Editor’s Note Protected Areas in Maharashtra: A Brief Introduction

Section 1: News and Information Bhimashankar WLS, Bhorgad CR, Bor WLS, Gautala Autramghat WLS, Kolamarka CR, Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Gyanganga WLS Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary, - WLS, Karnala WLS, Lonar WLS, Mahabaleshwar ESZ, Mahendri Reserve Forest, Mansingdeo WLS, ESZ, Muniya CR, Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary, Radhanagari WLS, Rehekuri Blackbuck Sanctuary, Sanjay Gandhi NP, Sewri Wetlands, Tansa WLS, Thane Creek WLS, Tipeshwar WLS, Tungareshwar WLS, Umred-Karhandla WLS, Yawal WLS, Melghat TR, Nawegaon-Nagzira TR, Pench TR, Sahyadri TR, Tadoba-Andhari TR, Tigers, General News from Maharashtra

Section 2: Analysis and Perspective 1. Media Reporting on Protected Areas in Maharashtra: A Thematic Analysis- Trupthi Narayan and Pankaj Sekhsaria; 2. Wildlife Coverage in the Marathi Print Media: A Practitioner’s Perspective - Reshma Jathar; 3. Dividing Lines: Tribal Rights and Tiger Reserves - Shiba Desor; 4. Rocky Plateaus: Little Understood Treasures of the - Aparna Watve; 5. Community Conserved Areas in Maharashtra - Neema Pathak Broome with Sneha Gutgutia, Shruti Mokashi, Kavya Chowdhry, Sarosh Ali and Rupesh Patil

Section 3: Protected Area Update 140 (August 2019) Index ------Contact: [email protected]; [email protected]