Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP

My interest lies in Forests, Wildlife and Environment. Working in these fields since last 36 years.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@ElaraNovax Could see 16

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50 years ago today Indira Gandhi went to Haldighati to mark the 400th anniversary of the famed battle there that made Maharana Pratap inspirational and immortal. She addressed a huge public gathering there.

On the morning flight to Udaipur she happened to come across the day’s edition of the Hindustan Times. The front page carried an unusual picture—that of the Great Indian Bustard that was facing near-extinction. There was a news report on page 4 that she also read. On landing in Udaipur she met with some bird enthusiasts led by Harsh Vardhan, then a member of the Rajasthan Wild Life Board.

This sequence of events triggered the conservation programme for the Great Indian Bustard as well as steps to establish the sprawling Desert National Park near Jaisalmer and Barmer.

The Great Indian Bustard is still critically endangered and continues to face several threats. But hopes have been kept alive since that flight to Udaipur on June 21, 1976. It had actually been proposed as the national bird by none other than the famed ornithologist Salim Ali in 1961. However two years later the Indian Board for Wild Life chaired by the erstwhile Maharaja of Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar had selected the peacock as the national bird for compelling historical, mythological, cultural, and religious reasons.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias @tnforestdept @IUCN @WWFINDIA @WWF @IUCNRedList @IndiaIucn It’s their kand Ma’am. We have occupied their land.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@HSwaminath @VKBahuguna2 RIP.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@"Five Faces of India’s Big Cats: A Charter of Wildlife Diplomacy. "https://t.co/QAN3QhNODE on @LinkedIn

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@rickykej @IBCA_official Link to my article titled-Big Cats and Global Conservation Diplomacy: India’s Leadership through the International Big Cat Alliance.

https://t.co/BU8gDjuv8Q

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@"Big Cats and Global Conservation Diplomacy: India’s Leadership through the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA)."https://t.co/cdBN8ktczd on @LinkedIn

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

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[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias Life of Rivald an example where neural plasticity gives elephants the cognitive flexibility needed to survive in the fragmented, human-dominated ecosystems Such behavioural patterns must be taught to forest officers. (neural plasticity helping in changes in behavioural plasticity

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@susantananda3 It’s an example of neural plasticity giving elephants the cognitive flexibility needed to survive fragmented, human-dominated ecosystems. Such patterns must be taught to forest officers. Neural plasticity helping in change in behavioural plasticity.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias The oldest one, EVOLUTIONAL ETHICS AND ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
BY E. P. EVANS (written in 1898). All these books talk about-Reciprocal Altruism, Relief Response, Individual Recognition, Trust Conditioning and Attachment Transfer, all these I am able to see in the actions by your staff

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias Virginia Morell write in Animal Wise, what Iain Douglas-Hamilton wrote in Among the Elephants (writes about trust born of remembered benevolence by elephants), what Joyce Poole wrote in Coming of Age with Elephants, what Daphne Sheldrick wrote in Love, Life, and Elephants

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@"Illuminated Milestones and Interrupted Pathways: A Comparative Evolution of Forestry and Wildlife Sectors in India (Part-II)."https://t.co/y0X55secVZ on @LinkedIn

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

On The Edge of Law and Survival: Forest Staff, Use of Force, and Legal
Safeguards in India:
This article reminds that defending nature is not just about protecting Forests—it is about protecting the lives of those who risk everything in the line of duty.
https://t.co/ZQl6C1bMhQ

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias In every woven elephant stands a quiet message: even the most stubborn problems in our forests can be reimagined into symbols of resilience and renewal. This is rags to riches—not in spite of conservation, but because of it.

Heartiest Congratulations Supriya Ma’am.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias Transforming lantana into life-size elephants is more than an artistic feat—it is a philosophy in action. It shows how ecological despair can be reshaped into hope, dignity, and income.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@supriyasahuias Good that the faculty has come up nicely. Happy that I am also involved in this project indirectly. Being a member of Expert Group on Zoo Designing, Central Zoo Authority, our Committee recommend this proposal for approval in the 117th meeting of CZA.

[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

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[Hemanth kumar IFS Retd Pccf UP @hemanth_ifs]

@AMAZlNGNATURE Difficult to appreciate the comment that the Lion pushes its child without knowing it is water, especially when the lion is is in an enclosure of a Zoo.
It’s s deliberate attempt of a mother to make the child to teach the environment in which the child is living.