Dibru Saikhowa Conservation Society Presents Editor Dr. K. K. Dwivedi, I.A.S. Deputy Commissioner, Tinsukia, Assam. EDITORIAL BOARD Editor • Dr. K. K. Dwivedi, I.A.S. Executive Editors • A. J. T. Johnsingh • A. Chaudhury • K. Kakoti Photo Editor • Dhritiman Mukherjee SPECIFICATIONS Pages • 160 Size • 11.75” X 8.5” Weight • 2 Kgs Price • Rs. 2,000 only PUBLISHING Published By • Dibru Saikhowa Conservation Society, Tinsukia, Assam. Layout & Design • Shreyansh Innovations, Kolkata Printed At • Pragati Offset Pvt. Ltd, Hyderabad BOOK AVAILABLE AT Book Store •United Publishers •Post Box No. 82, Panbazar •Main Road, Guwahati – 781001, Assam. •Telefax: +91 361 254 4791 Further Information Available at • www.dibrusaikhowanationalpark.com • www.kkdwivedi.com E Mail • dibrusaikhowa@gmail.com CONTENTS Incredible Dibru-Saikhowa The Orchid Blooms The Genesis of a National Park People of the Park The Big Four and More A Hunter Reforms Five Monkeys and an Ape Forest Land Rights to the People Birds and Birding in Dibru-Saikhowa Managing a Shifting Landscape The Reptilian Saga A Geotourism Destination The Amphibian Trail Acknowledgement Fish Tales and the Mystique of River Dolphin People Behind the Book Fairies of the Forest and other Insects Glossary The Green Span on Land Checklists Aquatic and Wetland Plants Bibliography WILD LIFE FLOWERS & PLANTS PEOPLE THANKS