Principal Chief
Conservator of Forests. I reached Mr Parameswarappa's house at 11.45
a.m. I had an appointment with him at 12.30 p.m. However Mr
Parameswarappa was out and did not arrive home until 1.30 p.m. So I sat
and looked at a couple of books in his office. Soon after he returned
we began to talk, first about my sabbatical and then about what I
wanted to do in the future.
He told me that after graduation, one must answer a competitive
examination held by the Union Public Service Commission. The students
who are selected are trained and then posted to a forest. At the
University of Agricultural Sciences at Dharwad or Hebbal, a four year
course on forestry can be done after completing pre-university. At the
Wildlife Research Institute short courses may be available, he said,
but after graduation long courses are definitely available.
I asked him some questions and I relate briefly the interview I had
with him:
Rahul: Is it possible to have a ranger give you a private guided tour
within the Banargatta Wildlife Sanctuary?
Parmeswarappa: I'm afraid not. There are only routine safaris for
visitors. But if you like you can meet Mr Venkatesh, Deputy Conservator
of Forests and give him my reference.
R: What is the condition of the sanctuary?
P: It is a government initiative and as you can expect, there are good
and bad points to all such activities.
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