After settling down to a good meal and generally relaxing, Bing told me that he had in mind a few people and institutions connected with my interest i.e., wildlife and that I should use my time in Bangalore to meet them.

So I spent quite a few days meeting, or writing to, various persons connected with wildlife in Bangalore.

The general purpose of this activity was that I should get an idea of what options were there for me if I decided to pursue a career in wildlife eventually.

Bing also suggested that I should try to find out how and why these people decided to take to environment and wildlife studies, whether they were happy in their choices and so on.

The letter, which was signed by him, stated that I had taken a one year sabbatical to explore wildlife which I had done for the past eight months and that I would like to have a small interview with the person concerned.

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:

Therefore any career in wildlife or forestry must be through the government.

Before I left I showed him copies of the letters which I had already sent to the Indira Gandhi Research Institute and to the Indian Wildlife Research Institute at Dehradun.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.

Wildlife conservation stamp album, 1941.

Wildlife conservation stamp album, 1943.

© 26Feb43; AA427344. National Wildlife Federation (PWH); 7Dec70; R495923. TAFT, KENDALL B. English communication; a handbook of writing and speaking, by Kendall B. Taft, John Francis McDermott, Dana O. Jensen & W. Hayes Yeager.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION.

Wildlife conservation stamp album, 1944.

© 1Feb44; AA452790. National Wildlife Federation (PWH); 27Sep71; R514257.

Wildlife refuge.

The Land and wildlife.

Sportsmanship and wildlife management.

Wildlife management: upland game and general principles.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC. Wildlife conservation stamp album1945.

NATIONAL WILDLIFE FEDERATION, INC. Wildlife conservation stamp album1945.

National Wildlife Federation, Inc. (PWH); 11Feb72; R522985.

Wildlife conservation stamp album, 1947.

National Wildlife Federation (PWH); 22Feb74; R571013. R571092.