Translations:Wiki Loves Butterfly/Activities/13/en
Based on the outcome of the first project the WLB team is preparing for a broader spectrum. As this project is initiated in and around West Bengal, our next butterfly-enriched location is going to be Jayanti of Buxa Hill in Dooars.As many as 7 rivers murmur through the Buxa Forest and the riverbeds at many places are the favourite haunt of different species of butterflies especially for mud puddling. The rivers include Sankosh, Raidak, Jayanti, Bala and others. Crossing Jayanti river-bed, the next destination shall be Mahakaal (location famous for Mahakaal Temple). The place is a bit remote, characterised by crude nature, far from the madding crowd and trekking is the only passage to the virgin world largely infested with butterflies of a huge number of species of which 50% of the butterflies seen in Bengal can be traced and photographed by one interested in this field. Lepchakha,the team's final destination, is a small village inhabitated by Drukpa Community people on Buxa Hill top inside Buxa Tiger reserve in Alipurduar district, is popularly believed to be a place where from the stairs to heaven ascends and to add to its heavenly charm patrols the throng of multi coloured scaly winged butterflies manifesting vibgyor feast for the eyes of the nature lovers.The drukpa people of Bhutanese origin are the original and prime inhabitants of this place. Silence looms large at every step at Lepchakha securing a tranquil acceptance of life thereon and the environment adorns her with all virginity presenting a cosy and fit habitat for the butterflies in the lap of Mother Nature.