Sanderson, G. P. (George P.)

found: nuc87-53742: His The wild beasts of India, 1983(hdg. on MH-Z rept.: Sanderson, G. P. (George P.); usage: G.P. Sanderson)

found: Hints on the treatment of elephants, 1902:t.p. (Mr. G.P. Sanderson, late Superintendent of Kheddahs, Mysore)

found: Wikipedia, viewed 21 Feb. 2018(George Peress Sanderson (1848-1892) was a British naturalist who worked in the Public Works Department in the princely state of Mysore. He began a system for capturing wild elephants that were destructive to agriculture so as to use them in captivity. Over the years he rose to become head of the Irrigation Department and was in charge of 716 miles of canals that went through the forests. He encountered elephants and tigers during this period and saw that some roving herds were destructive and suggested that they be captured. In September 1875, he was put in temporary charge of an elephant catching team of Bengal and worked in the Garo and Chittagong hills. They captured 85 elephants before he returned to Mysore.)