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Copyedit the whole article and write the lead section. Add more material to the conservation issues (mainly news items) Kaziranga disambig page Stubbing redlinks, expanding those significant to Kaziranga - Robin Banerjee, Balaram Hazarika, Parbati Baruah, Queen of the Elephants Constraints in Conservation Management Create Daughter articles-History and conservation management Create a seperate article- List of Mammals, Birds , Amphibians

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Contents 1 Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA 2 Some sources 3 Remaining tasks 4 Assamese Name 5 Invasive Species!

[edit] Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA

This article is selected as the Collaboration of the Month (February 2007) on WP:WINDPA. Please contribute to it.

[edit] Some sources

• Kaziranga at the Google News Archive - link
• Useful books on Rhino conservation - link link

• Children's lit on Kaziranga link

• A map to get our bearings, not usable for WP link

• Official UN document (for data and citations) link

• UNESCO WHS page link

• Some census data link

• Commercial website link

• Details on a website I usually deem v accurate link

• WTI reports on projects, etc link, Newsfeeds link

• The closest thing to an official website link, the 100 yr celebration website doesnt work

• Flickr commercial photos tagged kaziranga link

• Wikimedia cat link

• The sat photo is terrific, but we need a US gov photo link

[edit] Remaining tasks

2 days left for finishing the month, and we still have some way to go :

• Copyedit the geography and history section
• Add more material to the conservation issues (mainly news items)
• A map of the park needs to be drawn but I doubt I am up to the task - any takers ? A reference map is located at this URL.
• Redirections for all associated proper nouns in Kaziranga NP article for the time being
• Kaziranga disambig page
• Stubbing redlinks, expanding those significant to Kaziranga - Robin Banerjee, Balaram Hazarika, Parbati Baruah, Queen of the Elephants

So, quite some way to go ! ray 23:58, 26 February 2007 (UTC)

• A details in history section. In earlier time which dynasty(s) ruled over the area. Floods in the Park. Specially 1998 floods.Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 09:33, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

Right, I have to start work now, and probably can only get back to the article Feb 28 night. I ve copyedited the flora. Amartya, I ve removed the Bheel picture, as the bheel was out of focus, and a shrub was in focus ! The links on google news archive should help with the last leg. did you see that the article is already rated B class ? that s good news. it probably means that with a little extra effort, we can get to GA class ! which is good enough for starting off ! ray 21:34, 27 February 2007 (UTC)

I found these interesting links which might help us:

Pls. check out these links:

• http://whc.unesco.org/archive/periodicreporting/cycle01/section2/337.pdf
• http://www.unep-wcmc.org/protected_areas/data/wh//kazirang.html
• http://www.enhancingheritage.net/docs/UNESCOEoH_Project_South_Asia_Technical_Report_04_v1.pdf

• http://www.enhancingheritage.net/docs/KazirangaNP_Paper_Feb6_05_v1.pdf

Amartyabag ^TALK2ME 16:51, 28 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Assamese Name

The Assamese name should be 'কাজিৰঙা' not 'কাজিৰঙ্গা'. In English 'ঙ' is often transliterated by "ng". Bikram98 18:49, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

Do I have the right transliteration? Kazirônga Rastriyô Uddyan - which would be something like [kaziɹɔŋa ɹastɹijɔ udːjan] in IPA. --SameerKhan 06:32, 17 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Invasive Species!

Are the weeds really gone? I doubt it. FYI: "The alien invasive weeds have been a growing problem in Indian agriculture and environment. In north-eastern states, a serious invasion of exotic weed shiah-kanta Mimosa himalayana syn Mimosa rubicaulis has been reported in the world famous Kaziranga National Park, Assam. The weed originally used as a cover crop to prevent soil erosion in tea gardens has escaped into the forest areas. Spread by wind-blown seeds, the profuse growing weed has virtually taken over the entire game sanctuary. The weed, being very competitive has become successful in smothering local vegetation and creating food shortage to the herbivores inhabiting the forest.". DARE/ICAR ANNUAL REPORT 2002-2003, page 86 Check bottom page V of your reference.-Marcus 08:07, 26 March 2007 (UTC)