Butterflies of the Tiger-Lion Safari, Thyavarekoppa, Shimoga district, Karnataka

Traditional veterinary healthcare practices in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India

An ethno-medico-botanical field survey was conducted during 2007-08 to document the veterinary healthcare practices followed by local communities residing in Shimoga district of Karnataka, India. The information on plant species and their local name, plant parts used, preparation of drug, dosage and duration was obtained from the traditional herbal healers settled in 10 selected villages by the...

Prescription practices & use of essential medicines in the primary health care system, Shimoga district, Karnataka, India

Caesarean of Lion (Panthera leo) at Dulahajra Safari Park, Bangladesh

A six years eight months pregnant lioness at the Dulahajara Safari Park, Chakoria, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, was presented with dystocia. This paper described the pre-, intra- and postoperative procedures including anesthetic protocol carried out and performing a caesarean section to remove dead fetuses and the successful recovery of the lioness without complications.

Phlebotomus Argentipes Found in Shimoga District, Mysore State

Mysore State can roughly be divided into two parts, the Malnad and the Maidan. The first is named from the excessive rainfall it receives, and the second from the plains. The Malnad is a long strip of land bordering on the Western Ghats and comprises parts of Shimoga, Kadur, Hassan and Mysore districts (vide map 1). In the Malnad the annual rainfall ranges from 35 inches to 300 inches and the w...

Spatio-Temporal Pattern of Landscape Dynamics in Shimoga, Tier II City, Karnataka State, India

Urbanisation and associated growth patterns (urban sprawl) are characteristic of spatial temporal land use changes taking place at regional levels. Unplanned urbanization and consequent impacts on natural resources including basic amenities has necessitated the investigation and understanding of mechanisms and dynamics of land use and land-use change on a range of spatial scales and evaluate th...