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How a Mountaineer Worked With Villagers in Purulia To Protect 18 Striped Hyenas

Summary by The Better India
On the night of 14 January 2017, Makar Sankranti had drawn to a close in the villages near Pakhi Pahar, a forested hill range in West Bengal’s Purulia district. The sky was clear, the moon almost full, and the winter air carried a sharp edge. Joydeep Chakraborty sat beneath a kusum tree (Schleichera oleosa), waiting for a friend who had gone to buy snacks from a nearby shop. When the cold began to settle into his bones around 9.45 pm, he lit a s…
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The Better India broke the news on Tuesday, February 24, 2026.
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