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'''Frederick Walter Champion''' (* 24 August 1893 in [[Surrey]], [[UK]]; † ), son of the English [[entomologist]] [[George Charles Champion]], came to India in 1913 to serve in the Police Department until 1916. After serving in the [[British Indian Army]] during [[World War I]] he became Deputy Conservator of Forests <ref>Thapar V. (2001) Saving wild tigers, 1900-2000: the essential writings. Permanent Black, Delhi ([http://books.google.com/books?id=E83LhDWxOicC&lpg=PA57&dq=F.W.%20Champion&lr=&pg=PP8#v=onepage&q=F.W.%20Champion&f=false] Book Preview)</ref> with the [[Indian Forest Service|Imperial Forestry Service]] in the [[United Provinces]] of India. |
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'''Frederick Walter Champion''' was an officer with the [[Indian Forest Service|Imperial Forestry Service]] and a pioneering [[Wildlife photography|wildlife photographer]] who was based in the United Provinces of India. Using cameras with triggers, Champion photographed [[tiger]]s and inspired [[Jim Corbett (hunter)|Jim Corbett]] to turn to wildlife photography.<ref>Rangarajan M (2006) India's Wildlife History: an Introduction. Orient Longman ISBN 8178241404</ref> Champion wrote about his experiences of wildlife photography in the books ''"With a Camera in Tiger-land"'' and ''The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow''. He was a passionate [[conservationist]] (before conservation was fashionable), and campaigned hard for protection of tigers and their [[forest]] [[habitat]]s. He strongly believed in the protectionist role of the forest department in India.<ref>Niyogi, C. (2006) Reorienting Orientalism. Sage publications. isbn 0761934472</ref><ref> |
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Jepson, S (2007) Big Game Encounters.READ BOOKS. ISBN 9781406754964</ref> |
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Abhoring shooting and killing he became interested in [[wildlife photography]] and developed cameras triggered by trip wires. His photographs are among the first of wild [[tiger]]s, [[leopard]]s and other wildlife. Champion was a passionate [[conservationist]] (before conservation became fashionable), and campaigned hard for protection of tigers and their [[forest]] [[habitat]]s. He strongly believed in the protectionist role of the forest department in India<ref>Niyogi, C. (2006) Reorienting Orientalism. Sage Publications. isbn 0761934472</ref><ref>Jepson, S. (2007) Big Game Encounters. READ BOOKS. ISBN 9781406754964</ref> and championed the idea of limiting gun licenses, stopping motor-cars from entering Reserved Forests and reducing rewards for killing wildlife. His commitment to conservation inspired [[Jim Corbett (hunter)|Jim Corbett]]<ref>Rangarajan, M. (2006) India's Wildlife History: an Introduction. Orient Longman ISBN 8178241404</ref>, among other hunter-turned-conservationists. |
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* With a Camera in Tiger Land. London: Chatto & Windus. 1927 |
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* F.W. Champion, With a Camera in Tigerland, London: Chatto and Windus, 1927, pp. 61-3,72, 29,99, 132 and The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow, London: Chatto and Windus. 1934. pp. 45, 228-9; CAW. Guggisberg, Early Wildlife Photographers, David and Charles. London, 1977. pp. 85-9. |
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* The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow. London: Chatto & Windus. 1934. Reprinted 1996 by Natraj Publishers, Dehra Dun, India. |
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* F.W. Champion, 'The Preservation of Wildlife in India. No. 4, The United Provinces',JBNHS Vol. 37(1934), pp. 104-10; also his 'Correspondence: "The Protection of Wildlife'. Indian Forester Vol. 55 (1939).pp. 501-4;for Corbett on the forest. Jungle Lore, p. 157. |
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* Preserving Wildlife in the United Provinces. No. 4, The United Provinces. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol. 37 (1934), pp. 104-110; |
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* Correspondence: ''The Protection of Wildlife''. Indian Forester Vol. 55 (1939). pp. 501-504; |
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* Guggisberg, CAW. (1977) Early Wildlife Photographers, David and Charles. London, 1977. pp. 45, 228-229; pp. 85-89. |
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Excerpts of his article ''What is the Use of Leopards?'' at [http://leopards.wild-cat.org Leopards .:. wild-cat.org] |
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Revision as of 19:52, 12 January 2010
Frederick Walter Champion (* 24 August 1893 in
entomologist George Charles Champion, came to India in 1913 to serve in the Police Department until 1916. After serving in the British Indian Army during World War I he became Deputy Conservator of Forests [1] with the Imperial Forestry Service in the United Provinces
of India.
Abhoring shooting and killing he became interested in
Jim Corbett[4]
, among other hunter-turned-conservationists.
Publications
- With a Camera in Tiger Land. London: Chatto & Windus. 1927
- The Jungle in Sunlight and Shadow. London: Chatto & Windus. 1934. Reprinted 1996 by Natraj Publishers, Dehra Dun, India.
- Preserving Wildlife in the United Provinces. No. 4, The United Provinces. Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society Vol. 37 (1934), pp. 104-110;
- Correspondence: The Protection of Wildlife. Indian Forester Vol. 55 (1939). pp. 501-504;
References
- ^ Thapar V. (2001) Saving wild tigers, 1900-2000: the essential writings. Permanent Black, Delhi ([1] Book Preview)
- ^ Niyogi, C. (2006) Reorienting Orientalism. Sage Publications. isbn 0761934472
- ^ Jepson, S. (2007) Big Game Encounters. READ BOOKS. ISBN 9781406754964
- ^ Rangarajan, M. (2006) India's Wildlife History: an Introduction. Orient Longman ISBN 8178241404
- Guggisberg, CAW. (1977) Early Wildlife Photographers, David and Charles. London, 1977. pp. 45, 228-229; pp. 85-89.
Web Links
Excerpts of his article What is the Use of Leopards? at Leopards .:. wild-cat.org
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