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...fires, stressed that large-scale burning was not out of the ordinary for this time of year. He recalled “fire days” during high school, when classes were cancelled because burning vegetation made air quality unhealthy. Researchers from the 3,000-acre Harvard Forest in Petersham, Mass., where much of the University’s research in forest biology is conducted, confirmed that wildfires in the southern California region were to be expected. “When I was an undergraduate, my ecology professor said that coastal California was being developed in order to burn down...
...India: elephants, wild boars, cobras and bears also abound. The best way to catch the country's extraordinary fauna is to plan a two- or three-day trip to one of India's numerous national parks, where jeep and elephant-back safaris will take you deep into the forest. Four of the best national parks are listed below; a few days spent in any one of them can open a window into a secret world, where golden-faced storks hover over the morning mist in ghostly congress, monkeys hold parliament on the branches of dead trees, and peacocks fight stately...
...Bandhavgarh: Visitors who want to see tigers are often disappointed at other reserves - where the big cats are spread over a vast area - but never at Bandhavgarh, a rugged forest in the center of the country. The park's modest size means that it is likely to have the highest density of tigers of any Indian park (the population is estimated at around 50), and it buzzes every morning and evening with tourist jeeps racing toward the spot where the latest tiger sighting has been made. There's not a lot of other wildlife to see in Bandhavgarh, but stay...
...Kanha: Many wildlife lovers consider Kanha, a sprawling sanctuary in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, to be the great Indian forest. Said to be the place that inspired Rudyard Kipling to write The Jungle Book, Kanha's bamboo and sal groves are home to tigers, deer, bison, snakes, herons, jackal foxes and many other species of animal and bird. Located away from airports and major train stations, Kanha isn't easy to get to, but few visitors regret making the journey. www.kanhanationalpark.com
...caliber recruits and respect from national pundits won’t come simply by beating upon New Havenites and suburban-dwelling Jersey Tigers. It will come from beating the likes of UCLA, UC Santa Clara, Wake Forest, and SMU, perpetual national powerhouses of the soccer scene...