1.6 Into the Wild

1.6 Into the Wild

1.6 Into the Wild

Writer: Kiran Purandare

Kiran Purandare is a well-known wildlife activist from Maharashtra. He is known for his books like 'Sakha Nagzira'. He is a recipient of the ‘Sahitya Puraskar’. Pune’s Bhai Madhav Bagal Award and Best Literature Award given by Cultural Department of Maharashtra  State for his ‘Sakha Nagzira’.

He spent 400 days inside Nagzira and nearby forest areas and wrote this award winning book. This extract has been taken from the same book. He is a wild-life expert, a bird watcher, a writer and honorary wild life warden in Maharashtra. He is also the founder of Nisarg Wedh Organisation, which works for nature conservation and community work around Nagzira, Navegaon, a Tiger Reserve in Bhandara and Gondia districts. He also founded Kika’s Bird Club in order to spread bird farming which is very popular among school-going children of Maharashtra. The project which is based on active participation of the local tribes to protect the wildlife, is serving as a model to enhance coexistence of humans and wildlife in and around protected areas. 

About the topic: Into the wild:

There are two parts in this topic.

(Part I) It is an amazing experience of the writer Kiran Purandare, the solitary traveller, who is completely lost in the jungles of Umbarzara.  He narrates how he lost his way at the fall of the dusk and the terrifying turmoil he underwent thereafter. He also gives a detailed description of how he found his way towards the Pitezari.

(Part II) The second part is about Shaaz Jung, known for his wild life photography. It tells us about his entry into this world of wild life photography, the insight that he received during this journey regarding the loss of the habitat of wild animals and the genuine efforts  that  he took by establishing BCRTI, for the conservation of forests by educating the local rural folks and providing them with a sound reliable source of income.

Ice Breakers:

1) Narrate in your class any of the incidents of your life when you were extremely terrified or awestruck.

Answer:-

Once I was walking on the road and a fast moving car came towards me. It was a break down car and it wasn’t controlled by the driver. I realised the danger. I started running leaving the road and within a margin of seconds I was able to miss the car. Though I saved myself from hitting, I was extremely terrified at that moment and shivered for a long time.

2) Complete the given table regarding the factors/situations/reasons - why you sometimes get scared and the factors that add to it. Give possible solutions.

Answer:-

Sr. no	Reasons	Factors which add to it	Solutions
1.	While discussing aboutstrange creatures	At midnight/In the absence of parents	Avoid such discussions/stories as they are baseless
2.	Discussing about Corona threat	No treatment, news of spreading it, death rate, news of it.	Avoid seeing too much of news of it. Take necessary precautions.
3.	Fear of thieves & criminals	Alone in the home at night.	Take safety measures. Be cool. Keep in contact with friends and relatives

3) Given below are various activities which you can pursue as your hobby, passion, or profession. Complete the table accordingly.

 Answer:-

Sr. no.	Activities	Hobby	Passion	Profession	Reason /Challenge/ Both
1.	Painting	√	√	√	(R) I can express myself well through the strokes of brush
2.	Travelling	√	√	√	(R) In tourism, there is great demand for professional tourist guides.
3.	Wild life  Photography	√	√		(C) In theage ofcomputers limited professional scope
4.	Conserving  environment		√	√	(C) It’s a challenge to save the earth. I can get job in soil and conservation department.
5.	Bird-Watching	√	√		(R) Good and interesting work but has little scope to get the job.

4) Match the following ‘Wild-Life Sanctuaries’ with their locations.

Wild Life Sanctuary	Location
1. Bandipur National Park	(a) Uttarakhand
2. Kaziranga National Park	(b) Madhya Pradesh
3. Jim Corbet National Park	(c) Karnataka
4. Ranthambore National Park	(d) Assam
5. Kanha National Park	(e) Rajasthan

Answer:-

Wild Life Sanctuary	Location
1. Bandipur National Park	(c) Karnataka
2. Kaziranga National Park	(d) Assam
3. Jim Corbet National Park	(a) Uttarakhand
4. Ranthambore National Park	(e) Rajasthan
5. Kanha National Park	(b) Madhya Pradesh

1.6 Into The Wild

1.6 Into The Wild

1. Arrange the following incidents in a proper sequential order as they have occurred in Part - 1:

(a) Writer realised that he was lost in the woods.

(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.

(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible , finding his way through the thicket.

(d) The author met a villager. 

Ans: 

(c) The author was moving from the jungle as quietly as possible , finding his way through the thicket.

(b) The Langurs saw the leopard.

(d) The author met a villager. 

(a) Writer realised that he was lost in the woods.

2. State whether the following statements are true or false. Correct the false statements. 

(a) Earlier Shaaz was in the field of finance.

(b) BCRTI was founded out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life.

(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism.

(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than listening 

Ans: 

a) Earlier Shaaz was in the field of finance. True 

(b) BCRTI was founded out of the genuine urge to conserve the habitat of the wild life . True 

(c) Shaaz failed to utilize the finance incurred out of tourism. False 

Correct : Shaaz utilized the tourist currency to provide local vocational training. 

(d) According to the local agriculturist seeing is more essential than listening. False

Correct : Listening is far more important than sight. 

3. Complete the given web chart

4. Complete the following 

5. Complete the flow chart stating the reactions of the petrified Langurs due to the presence of the Leopard.  

6. Complete the web, describing each step taken by the writer as a solitary traveller while moving in the jungle with great precaution. 

6. Choose appropriate phrases / expressions from the extract given in the brackets. ( time and again, to one's heart's content , frantic speed, in a jiffy )

(a) I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat  .............................

(b) Every mother scolds her children .................... for the overuse of the mobile phone. 

(c) All their educational problems were sorted out ............. because of the funds given by an NGO.

(d) Raj ran at a  ................... to catch the tain.  

Ans : (a) I was on diet for some days but today I am going to eat to my heart's content 

(b) Every mother scolds her children time and again for the overuse of the mobile phone. 

(c) All their educational problems were sorted out in a jiffy because of the funds given by an NGO.

(d) Raj ran at a frantic speed to catch the tain. 

Language Study

(1) (i) Begin the following sentences with the words given in the brackets.

(a) I can guide visitors. (Visitors)

Ans : Visitors can be guided by me. 

(b) Animals are paying me back.

(I)

Ans : I am being paid back by animals. 

(c) The behaviour of the first black panther is being documented.

(They)

Ans: They are documenting the behaviour of the first black panther.

(d) All the research on the animal has been done through camera traps.

(They)

Ans: They have done all the research on the animal through camera traps. 

(e) Madegowda is employed by the Bison.

(The Bison)

Ans: The Bison employ Madegowda. 

(f) The surroundings were reminding me.

(I)

Ans: I was being reminded by the surroundings. 

(g) Raju was amazed at my solitary visits to Umbarzara.

(My solitary)

Ans: My solitary visits to Umbarzara amazed Raju. 

(h) I found a bright red soil trial.

(A)

Ans: A bright red soil trial was found by me. 

(i) Older leopards like Pardus carry away livestock from villages.

(Livestock)

Ans: Livestock from villages are carried away by older leopards like Pardus.

(j) I have lost almost 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane.

(Almost 80 percent)

Ans: Almost 80 percent of a season’s yield of sugarcane has been lost by me. 

(k) Tracking an animal also teaches you life lessons.

(Life lessons)

Ans: Life lessons also are taught to you by tracking an animal. 

(l) Many things have been taught to me by the forests.

(The forests)

Ans: The forests have taught me many things. 

(m) Resentment among locals towards the animals is created by this.

(This)

Ans: This creates resentment among locals towards the animals 

(2) Rewrite the sentences by using ‘not only….but also’:

(a) The petrified Langurs speeded to the trees near and far and secured

their places on the tree tops.

Ans: The petrified Langurs not only speeded to the trees near and far but also secured

their places on the tree tops.

(b) Umbarzara is the haven for Tigers, Leopards and Sloth Bears.

Ans: Umbarzara is the haven not only for Tigers, Leopards but also for Sloth Bears.

(c) I crossed the cement pillar and stones stacked by the Forest

Development Corporation.

Ans: I crossed not only the cement pillar but also stones stacked by the Forest

Development Corporation.