FOREST FRIENDLY TRIBALS OF JAMBUGHODA
FOREST FRIENDLY TRIBALS OF JAMBUGHODA (With a Baria Tribal of Jambughoda WLS) ‘Coexistence with the wild’ has been a human way of life for thousands of years now, or if I may be allowed to pen it better it would be, ‘encroachment’ in the wild territory has been a human tendency. The richness of forests blended with mystery has for thousands of years down the line enticed humans and despite the potential threat of human-animal conflict and fatal losses owing to the encounters with denizens of the forests, the forests have proved to be too enticing, tempting and alluring for the humans to shrug off the idea of staying within or close to it. On this take the ‘Jambughoda Wildlife Sanctuary’ is no different. This sanctuary derived its name from a small erstwhile princely state of Jambughoda, in Panchmahal district of Gujarat, in the vicinity of which it lies. This sanctuary is about 70 kilometers from Baroda city and 25 kilometers from the ‘UNESCO World Heritage Site’ Of Champaner Arche