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The last migration wild elephant capture in Sarguja ; a film
Title
The last migration [videorecording] : wild elephant capture in Sarguja ; a film / by Mike Pandy.
Published
New Delhi : Riverbank Studios, [2009?]
Physical Description
1 videodisc (ca. 49 min.) : sd, col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Notes
Originally released as a motion picture in 1995.
Camera, Mike H. Pandey ; editor, Rita Banerji.
Summary
Depicts a 42-day wild elephant capture operation. Driven out of their home range in Bihar due to excessive deforestation; a herd of wild elephants migrated to eastern Madhya Pradesh 300 kms away, where the sterile teak plantations, devoid of diversity, could not sustain the herd. Desperate for sustenance they went on a rampage and created havoc in district of Sarguja -- where elephants in the wild have been unheard of for more than a century. Since 1988, 45 people had been killed by the herd and unabated devastation of their fields and homes left the villages bereft of their livelihood. The herd was finally captured in 1993. The film portrays the man-animal conflict and its repercussion: the disruption of the balance in nature.
Format
Images / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
September 26, 2011
Credits
Camera, Mike H. Pandey ; editor, Rita Banerji.
Performers
Narrator, Shibani Chaudhury.
System details note
DVD-R; NTSC; stereo.
Subjects
Genre/Form
Documentary films.
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