Dwindling Wildlife in the Himalayas
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SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 2014 (PAGE-2) THIS WEEK FOR YOU 29TH JUNE TO 05TH JULY 2014 Dwindling 1. ARIES: 7. LIBRA : Strategic changes will be required in your Ganesha predicts that you will be busy with offi- business, as things are not going as per cial travel, and thus your domestic life may get your expectations, and your turnover neglected. However, you will be able to make and profits may be dwindling. Things up for it later. Your financial situation could be look somewhat better for professionals. tricky, so keep an eye on your bank balance, You shall be very busy with intellectual and try to develop a habit of saving money to pursuits - the more intelligent a friend/ secure your future. Mentally you will be very sharp, and there- accomplice, the more you will enjoy his/her company. fore the work that you do, as well as the decisions you take, will Wildlife in You will be very clear in your mind about your short-and be spot-on. Still, Ganesha advises you not to take any major deci- long-term aims and objectives, and shall chart out a sions regarding your personal life. At an official gathering, you methodical course of action, in order to achieve them. will take centre-stage, raising your professional prestige, and You will also prioritise, and may decide to postpone unim- your peers will look up to you for guidance. You may also begin portant tasks for sometime later. On the personal front, if to lean towards spirituality, and will take great interest in reading you are married, you will share a great chemistry with the scriptures. your beloved, while if you are single, you may look for- 8. SCORPIO: ward to meeting someone special with whom you can The planetary configurations indicate that this the Himalayas forge a long-term relationship. will be a week of mixed fortunes for you. 2. TAURUS Though temperamentally you may remain You shall be so preoccupied with work irritable throughout the week, your work will that your near and dear ones are flow smoothly and you may even start new bound to feel neglected. It is possible tasks and projects successfully. In fact, some Before, 1947, Jammu & Kashmir state that you may have to undertake offi- tasks that were getting throttled for a long time for some cial out-station trips, but Ganesha reason or the other, will now be easily accomplished. In boasted of a well managed forest wealth. says that you will enjoy your work, and short, though the stars may not give you sufficient support, will resolve to spend quality time with being determined will definitely fetch you rich rewards. On However, after independence the forests your family once you are free of your immediate pro- the romantic front, too, things will be good regardless of fessional responsibilities. Your communication skills your marital status. Married couples will strengthen their which till then had been protected will peak, and will help you a great deal in accom- bonds, while singles are likely to find the love of your life, plishing your professional work. One reason that you and you may start dating, which will help you in getting on from the ravages of deforestation are working so hard is that you may have been prom- to the same wavelength. However, as for proposing, you ised certain financial benefits, upon reaching certain need to postpone it for a more suitable time. became viticms of vandalism through targets, and you are very keen on making some extra 9. SAGITTARIUS money. The motivating force behind such thoughts is This may be a bit of a negative week for you, in the sense an indiscriminate felling of trees. the fact that you wish to enjoy a more comfortable that you could develop some problems on and lavish lifestyle. the domestic front. But, Ganesha assures 3. GEMINI you that if you approach the problems Prof. B.L. Koul most striking of the land. These protected from the ravages of quent land slide on the Srina- Ladakh a rich bird fauna Although you may not like your work too with an open and broad mind, you shall ranges stretch from the south deforestation became viticms gar-Jammu and Srinagar- abounds in Kashmir much, you will continue to do your job be able to easily resolve them all. So it is Much of the forest cover east to the north west and of vandalism through an indis- Leh highways are also a Himalayans. with a great deal of sincerity and dedica- going to be important to keep communica- that used to be the pride of the tion, mainly because you will be craving tion channels open, both on the personal and include the Greater Himalayan criminate felling of trees. direct consequence of These birds include the Himalyas and adorn them with for appreciation from your peers and professional fronts. If you feel that verbal communication is Range as well besides the According to the figures avail- ecodegradation of the Kash- beautiful pheasants, par- superiors. Also, your hunt for another job aggravating matters, then resort to written communica- rapturous charm, has disap- tridges and water birds. Par- may not have borne results, and you shall tions, such as through e-mail. Although you will be busy Zanskar Range, the Ladakh able, the state has now more mir Himalayas, which has peared, thanks to the tridges and pheasants remain have no alternative but to try and make rapid progress in this week with professional work and financial matters, Range, and the Korakoram than 2 lakh hectares of degrad- been going on unchecked for your present job itself. The stars are not exactly in favour which will overall be satisfactory, you may start leaning unchecked activites of some confined to dense forests Range. Many valleys nestle in ed forests. This is without doubt quite some time now. of businessmen, but if you take your decisions judiciously, towards metaphysical and occult subjects. However, unscrupulous people who ranging in altitude from 3000 you will prosper. Travel, mainly official, is on the cards, and Ganesha warns you that the knowledge that you gain the laps of these formidable a matter of great concern, not In the not so distant past, if undertaken in the first half of the week, you will achieve about these subjects should not be misused, or it all could through an indiscriminate to 15,000 ft. Some birds like mountain ranges. only in terms of economy but the state of Jammu and Kash- the desired results. However, if you undertake outstation backfire on you. felling of trees denuded the mir boasted of a rich and var- Tragopon (Tragopon mela- trips for personal or recreational purposes, it will only 10. CAPRICORN : The type of vegetation also from the ecological point of noephalus) and cheer pleas- leave a big dent in your bank balance. On the romance During this week, the stars are going to favour activities that mountains and hills rendering found in Jammu and Kashmir ied wildlife. Unfortunately due front, Ganesha says you shall enjoy intimate moments may require the involvement of your colleagues them ecologically useless and view. ant (Catreus wallichi) have with your beloved. and teams, which means good teamwork. On is typical of western With the fast disappear- to rapid depletion of the forest been listed among endan- counter productive. As a natu- 4. CANCER your own, you will try to improve your per- Himalayas, of which the State ance of forests, wild animals cover wildlife have been ren- gered species in the red book Although as a general rule, you don't have a sonal or professional skills by learning some- ral corollary to the ruthless is a part. Alargely mountainous too have fallen an easy prey dered vulnerable to reckless of I.U.C.N. massive ego, the planetary configurations this thing new and unique. Getting involved in deforestation, many species of week indicate that you may become a bit gossiping is a strict no-no. You may try to tweak terrain dominates the twin to poachers and the trigger- hunting and poaching. A stage What can be done ? brash, overconfident and slightly insensitive your routine this week to suit your needs better, but you will wildlife in the Himalayas in provinces of Jammu and Kash- happy hunters. has now come where some of Although detailed accounts towards the problems of people around you. have to remain open-minded. On the social front, you will be general and in the Kashmir Ganesha advises you to expend your energies in very active. You shall enjoy a good rapport with your col- mir and rainfall is sufficient to The situation has already the species of wild animals are available on the geomor- honing your set of skills and learning new ones, which will leagues and friends and they will be more than willing to go Himalayas in particular, are favour growth of vegetation assumed alarming propor- have come to the verge of phology, Vegetation, fauna and benefit you both in your personal and professional life. On the the extra mile to help you out of tough situations. There is a facing the threat of extinction. tions, and some of the most financial front, you may expect good things to happen, and possibility that you may develop a soft corner for a colleague including trees. But in Ladakh extinction thereby finding wildlife in Kashmir Himalayas, money is likely to pour in from unexpected sources. However, which, in time, could mature into a full-blown romantic affair. The three main constituent region the cold and arid climate beautiful and rare wild inclusion in the red book of yet so far no attempt has been if you don't plan out how you are going to invest the money 11.