Abstract Views :234 |
PDF Views:0
Authors
Affiliations
1 Department of Zoology, Durgapur Government College, Durgapur 14, Burdwan, West Bengal, IN
2 Panchakot Mahavidyalaya, Sarbari, P.O. Neturia, Dist. Purulia, West Bengal, IN
Source
Journal of Environment and Sociobiology, Vol 8, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 115-118
Abstract
A population of about 300 flying foxes (Pteropus giganteus) roosts on a tamarind tree (Tamarindus indica) at Simla village of Purulia district, West Bengal. The site is about 15 km away from Adra railway town and on the Adra-Hura road. The colony is more than 100 years old and villagers consider the bats as permanent and sacred residents of their village. Every villager, aged or young, is so habituated with the colony that they traditionally protect the population from intruders and other potential harms. This finding has a relevance to biodiversity conservation with its own merit.
Keywords
Flying Fox, Pteropus giganteus, People’s Caring Attitude, Sacred Status.
