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ID: 65155
Title: Apium leptophyllum (Apiaceae: Umbelliferae): A new larval host plant of Papilio machaon Linnaeus 1758 (Common yellow swallowtail butterfly)
Author: Tejaswini Pramod Mankar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1082-1083 (2023)
Subject: Apium leptophyllum (Apiaceae: Umbelliferae): A new larval host plant of Papilio machaon Linnaeus 1758 (Common yellow swallowtail butterfly)
Keywords: Apium leptophyllum, Apiaceae, Umbelliferae, , Papilio machaon, Linnaeus, 1758 ,Common yellow swallowtail butterfly
Abstract: Forest Research Institute campus is also known as New Forest (30°20`26" N 77°59`59"E), spread over 450 hectares in Doon valley, with outer Himalaya in its backdrop. The New Forest is declared as reserved forest under the Indian Forest Act 1927 NKB of New Forest (2019).Its unique setting and surroundings provide an excellent habitat and niche for various exotic as well as indigenous flora and fauna NKB of New Forest (2019) .Therefore , it is very good habitat with the presence of numerous nectar and larval host plants for butterflies (Singh, 2022).New Forest shows the presence of both resident and migratory species of butterflies. Due to harsh climatic conditions in hills during winter, many butterfly species migrate in valleys, foothills, and plains. Papillo machaon is one of the migratory species of butterfly in New Forest (Singh, 2022).
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Singh A.P. (2022).Butterflies of New Forest Dehradun, India. https://fri.icfre.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/BUTTERFLIES-OF-NEW-FOREST-CAMPUS-Arun-P.Singh2_pdf.
Literature cited 2: Nature's Kaleidoscope Biodiversity of the New Forest Dehradun (2019). Foret Research Institute (Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education) Dehradun. Peter Smetacek. (2018). A naturalist's Guide to the Butterflies of India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Srilanka. Prakash Books.28pp.

ID: 65154
Title: First photographic records of fishing cat prionailurus viverrinus from greater Corbett Landscape, Terrai Arc landscape, India
Author: Shariq Safi , Meeraj Anwar, Rahul and M. Semmaran
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1078-1081 (2023)
Subject: First photographic records of fishing cat prionailurus viverrinus from greater Corbett Landscape, Terrai Arc landscape, India
Keywords: First photographic records,fishing cat, prionailurus viverrinus, Corbett Landscape, Terrai Arc landscape, India
Abstract: The fishing cat, Prionailurus viverrinus, is a mid-sized field, roughly twice the size of domestic cat. It possesses a robust and muscular build, with adult individuals typically measuring between 38 to 48 inches in length and weighing anywhere from 5 to 16 kg (Menon, 2014).Fishing cats are largely nocturnal (Sunquist and Sunquist, 2002), highly adapted to water bodies and marshlands, and are frequently seen entering the water to prey on fish, crabs, and water birds, and other prey (Mukherjee et al., 2016).
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Adhya T. (2011).Status survey of fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Howrah and Hooghly. West Bengal, Intermediate report submitted to the Small Grants programme , WWF, India, http://awsassets.wwfindia.org/downloads/status_survey_of_fishing_cats.pdf.Accessed 12 September 2019. Amar Ujala. Bijnor edition.27th Jan 2020.https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/bijnor/dead-fishing-cat-nazibabad-news-mrt46591675.
Literature cited 2: Anwar M.Kumar H. and Vattakaven J. (2010). Range extension of rusty-spotted cat to the India Terai. Cat News.53:25-26. Bisht S., Banerjee S., Qureshi Q. and Jhala Y.V. (2019). Demography of a high-density tiger population and its implications for tiger recovery. Journal of Applied Ecology.56 (7):1725-1740.

ID: 65153
Title: First photographic record of Indian grey wolf Canis lupus pallipes from Badrama wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, Eastern India
Author: Nimain Charan Palei,Bhakta Padarbinda rath, Phalguni sarathi Mallik and Kshama Sarangi
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1073-1077 (2023)
Subject: First photographic record of Indian grey wolf Canis lupus pallipes from Badrama wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, Eastern India
Keywords: First photographic record, Indian grey wolf, Canis lupus pallipes, Badrama wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha, Eastern India
Abstract: The Indian grey wolf Canis lupus pallipes occupies a top predator niche in arid and semi-arid open plains and grasslands of India (Gubbi et al., 2020).Grey wolves (Canis lupus) are the largest species in the Canidae family and occupy relatively heterogeneous terrestrial habitats from forets and scrub-land to dry arid grasslands and deserts (Mech, 1974; Jhala and Giles, 1991).They are also found in human-dominated landscapes depending on sufficient availability of prey and denning sites (Jhala, 2003; Habib and Kumar, 2007; Boitani et al., 2020).
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Literature cited 1: Boitani L. and Powell R.A. (2012). Carnivore ecology and conservation: a handbook of techniques. Oxford University press. Boitani L., M. and Jhala Y. (2018).Canis lupus. In: The IUCN Red list of Threatened Species e.T3746A119623865; http://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20182.RLTST3746A119623865.en:downloaded on 12:02:2018
Literature cited 2: Boitani L., Phillips M. and Jhala Y. (2020).Canis lupus (errata version published in 2020).The IUCN Red list o Threatened Species 2018: e.T3746A163508960 [online].https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T3746a163508960.enDownloaded on 6 July 2020. Champion H.G. and Seth S.K. (1968).A revised study of the forest types of India. Government of India, New Delhi, India.404 pp.

ID: 65152
Title: Preliminary assessment of butterfly diversity in a coal block area of Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
Author: Susmita Khan, Debanjan Sarkar, Somdeep Ganguly and V.P. Uniyal
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1069-1072 (2023)
Subject: Preliminary assessment of butterfly diversity in a coal block area of Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
Keywords: Preliminary assessment, butterfly diversity, coal block, Pakur district, Jharkhand, India
Abstract: The Pakur district, of Jharkhand falls under the Chotanagpur plateau of the Deccan peninsula (Biogeographic zone 6, Province 6B) (Rodgers, 1985). The Pachhwara basin is an integrated part of the Rajmahal Master Basin of Paku district. The terrain is undulating, with few isolated hillocks in the central and western parts. The elevation ranges between 150 m to 260 m in the central and 300 m to 500 m in North-western landscape parts.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Rodgers W.A. (1985). Biogeography and Protected Area Planning in India. Conserving Asia's natural heritage. Singh A.P. (2010). Butterfly diversity in tropical moist deciduous Sal forests of Ankura Reserve Forest, Koin Range, Saranda Division, West Singhbhum District, Jharkhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa. 2(9). https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.02274.1130-9.
Literature cited 2: Verma S.K. (2009).Species composition and seasonal variation of butterflies in Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Jharkhand, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 1 (5). https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.0216.295-7.

ID: 65151
Title: Current status of bird's species inside Yaral-pat, a Historical wetland of Manipur
Author: Ashem Rahul Singh and Khoyumthem Brajesh kumar
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1067-1068 (2023)
Subject: Current status of bird's species inside Yaral-pat, a Historical wetland of Manipur
Keywords: Current status, bird's species Yaral-pat, Historical ,wetland of Manipur
Abstract: Wetlands mean "Pat' in Manipur dialect. Thousands of lives depends on lakes. The lakes provide an important place to human society as a whole. Apart from the ecosystem services, lakes support diverse floral and faunal diversity, local and other migratory birds coming from coulder parts of the world. Today, most lakes of Manipur are on the verge of extinction. Lakes like Kharungpat, Khoidumpat, Pumlenpat, Loukoipat, Sanapat, Yaralpat and Poiroupat are in extremely bad shape.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1987). Handbook of birds of India, Pakistan and Srilanka, Oxford University Press.700pp. Bibby C. Neil J., Burgess D. and David A.H. (1992). Bird Census Techniques. Academic press, London, New York, San Deigo, Boston.248 pp.
Literature cited 2: Buckland S.T., Anderson D.R. Burnham K.P. and Laake J.L. (1993). Distance Sampling: Estimating abundance of biological populations. Chapman and Haill, London, 446p. Grimmett R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp (2000). The Pocket Guide to the Birds of Indian Subcontinent. Christopher Helm. London. 888pp.

ID: 65150
Title: First record of avifaunal diversity from Shikari devi wildlife sanctuary, northwestern Himalayan ecosystem, Himachal Pradesh, India
Author: Jyoti Thakur and Harinder Singh Banyal
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1060-1066 (2023)
Subject: First record of avifaunal diversity from Shikari devi wildlife sanctuary, northwestern Himalayan ecosystem, Himachal Pradesh, India
Keywords: Avian diversity, Himachal Pradesh, Mandi, SDWLS (Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary), Himalayas
Abstract: The Himalayas are the youngest mountain system enriched with a wide variety of biota. The present research paper deals with the avifaunal diversity of Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary, a part of the Northwestern Himalayan Ecosystem located in the Mandi district of Himachal Pradesh state of India. A total of 53 bird species belonging to 09 orders and 27 families have been recorded from the sanctuary for the first time. A maximum number of bird species and families represent the order Passeriformes. Muscicapidae is the dominant family in species richness, with 10 bird species. Classification of birds into resident, summer migrant, winter migrant, altitudinal movements, and resident bird of the Himalayan ecosystem is done; besides the IUCN status of bird species is discussed.
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Literature cited 1: Besten J.W. (2004). Birds of Kangra. Moonpeak publishers, Dharamsala and Mosaic books, New Delhi, 173 pp. Billerman S.M., Keeney B.K., Rodewald P.G. and Schulenberg T.S. (2020). Birds of the world. Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.
Literature cited 2: Birdlife Intenational (2018). IUCN Red list for birds. Bodh M., Samant S.S., Tewari L.M. and Kumar V. (2018). Diversity, distribution, indigenous uses and conservation of medicinal plants in Shikari Devi Wildlife Sanctuary of Himachal Pradesh, India. The Journal of Ethnobiology and Traditional Medicine, Photon, 129: 1399-1425.

ID: 65149
Title: Structural assemblages o fAvian community in and around Ottu reservoir, Sirsa , Haryana (India)
Author: Deepak Rai and Vanita
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1048-1059 (2023)
Subject: Structural assemblages o fAvian community in and around Ottu reservoir, Sirsa , Haryana (India)
Keywords: Bird community, Insectivores, population dynamics, near threatened, Ottu reservoir.
Abstract: The present study was carried out at Ottu Reservoir, district Sirsa from October, 2019 to September, 2021 with the help of Point and Line-cum-point count methods. During the entire field survey of two years, a total of 131 avian species belonging to 18 orders,47 families and 97 genera were recorded, among which 85 species were resident, 37 species were winter migrants and 9 species were summer migrant.As per IUCN Conservation status the data depicts that 124 species were Least concern (LC), six species were Near threatened (NT) and single species was Vulnerable (VU); whereas IWPA (1972) status depicts that of total 131 species , five species comes under schedule-V of IWPA (1972) .Insectivores (39) species were the most dominated than other feeding guilds due to presence of large number of insects in enriched nutrient medium of reservoir. The analysis of IUCN population trend results that 25 species show increasing, 40 species decreasing, 45 species stable trends; but 21 species is still unknown globally. Published sources were also used for the evaluation of total potential of bird species in and around the reservoir and represented in the form of comparative list. This comparison indicates that Ottu reservoir has potential to support approximately 15 species of avifauna and serves as suitable wintering and breeding sites. Therefore, suitable conservation measure must be implemented for its sustainability.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Altmann J. (1974). Observational study of behaviour: Sampling methods. Behaviour, 49:227-267. Beresford P., Barker F.K., Ryan P.G. and Crowe T.M. (2005). African endemics span the tree of songbirds (Passeriformes): molecular systematic of several evolutionary"enigmas"Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 272:849-858.https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2004.2997.
Literature cited 2: Bibby C.J.N., Burgess D., Hill D.A. and Mustoe S. (2000).Birds' Census Techniques.2nd edition. Academic Press. London. Branton M. and Richrdson J.S. (2011). Assessing the value of the umbrella-species concept for conservation planning with meta-analysis, Conservation Biology, 25:9-20. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-1739.2010.1606x.

ID: 65148
Title: Annual avifaunal popuation dynamics in two wetlands of Achanakmar-Amarkantak biospehere reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Author: Bhairo prasad Ahirvar, Surendra kumar yadav and Shivaji chaudhary
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1038-1047 (2023)
Subject: Annual avifaunal popuation dynamics in two wetlands of Achanakmar-Amarkantak biospehere reserve, Madhya Pradesh
Keywords: Achanakmar Amarkantak Biospehere Reserve, Avifaunal diversity, Biodiversity, Diversity index
Abstract: Bird diversity is a good indicator of the health of the ecosystem. In the present study, 73 bird species belonging to 12 orders and 34 families with total 582 individuals were recorded using field observations from July 2018 to February 2019 (monsoon and winter). The current study was carried out to explore the avifaunal diversity around the two wetlands of Achanakmar Amarkantak Biosphere Reserve. Passeriformes are the dominant order, and Motacillidae is the dominant family from widespread taxa. The study reveals that high bird diversity (H'=3.65) and high evenness (J=0.84) were recorded at the Vivekananad dam study site. High species richness (Sr =50) was recorded at Johila dam. Bird diversity and abundance vary with season and place. Both study sites are located at different altitude and the different landscapes, which may influence bird species diversity. The study sites need prominent attention for a further study concerning ecology and behaviour of the avifauna.
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Literature cited 1: Ahirvar B.P., Chaudhary S., Kumar M. and Das P. (2020). Climate change impact on forest and agrobiodiversity. A special reference to Amarkantak area, Madhya Pradesh. In Singh P, Srivastava V, Singh RP editors. Contemporary Environmental issues and Challenges in Era of Climate Cha nge. pp 65-76. Springer Nature Singapore, doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9595-7. Alagawany M., Elnesr S.S., Farag M.R. Tiwari R., Yatoo M.I., Karthik K., Michalak I. and Dhama K. (2021). Nutritional significance of amino acids and minerals as nutraceuticals in poultry production and health-a comprehensive review. Veterinary Quarterly, 41 (1): 1-29.
Literature cited 2: Ali . (2012). The book of Indian Birds. Salim Ali Sentenary edition. New Delhi. Oxford Univ.Press. Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (2007). Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan. Bombay: Bombay Natural History Society and Oxford Univ.Press.

ID: 65147
Title: Reptiles fatality records during grassland burning: A short from Orang National Park, Assam, India
Author: Koushik Rajbongshi, Jonmani Kaita,Dhritiman Das and Parag Jyoti Deka
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1033-1037 (2023)
Subject: Reptiles fatality records during grassland burning: A short from Orang National Park, Assam, India
Keywords: Tricarinate turtle, Annual grassland burning, Prescribe block burning
Abstract: The study records the death of reptiles during grassland burning in Orang National Park, Assam. The survey also reveals that both slow-moving animals like Chelonian species along with fast-moving reptiles like Bengal Monitor are killed during annual grassland burning. The survey was conducted in the Orang National Park, Assam after the annual grassland burning in March 2021.Authors recorded the 20 Noun Carrion belonging to two species: Tricarinate Turtle and Bengal Monitor. Grassland burning is detrimental to grassland management as well as slow-moving lower vertebrates. Prescribe block burning is critical for sustainable grassland biodiversity management.
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Literature cited 1: Banerjee S, Das D. and John R. (2021) Grassland vegetation and roads have been dominant influence on decadal scale spatial-temporal patterns of fires in a species-rich protected Terai habitat in northeastern India, Agricultural and Forest Meteorology,304:108411. Bhattarai P. (2012). Threats on Grassland Ecosystem Services.A case from Shuklaphanta Wildlife Research, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 13(2): 159-166.
Literature cited 2: Carlier L. Rotar I., Vlahova M. and Vidican R, (2009) Importance and Functions of Grasslands, Notulae Botanicae Horti Agrobotanici Cluj-Napoca, 37 (1) :25-30. Chandran M. (2015). Grassland Vegetation of India: An update In G.S. Rawat and B.S. Adhikari (Eds), Ecology and Management of Grassland Habitats in India, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected areas, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun-248001, India, 17:240.

ID: 65146
Title: Nesting ecology and breeding performance of Sarus Crane Grus antigone (Linnaeus , 1758) among different habitats in Gurugram, Haryana, India
Author: Sarita Rana and Harish Gulati
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1026-1032 (2023)
Subject: Nesting ecology and breeding performance of Sarus Crane Grus antigone (Linnaeus , 1758) among different habitats in Gurugram, Haryana, India
Keywords: Sarus crane, Nesting, Breeding performance, Haryana, Nest habitat
Abstract: Sarus Crane belonging to order Gruiformes is considered one of the tallest flying birds in India. It is also designated as vulnerable species but IUCN. Sarus crane breeds from July to October, but unusual breeding patterns were also seen in this species. The study furnished here was conducted in IBA 9Important Bird Areas) sites of Haryana namely, Basa Wetland and Sultanpur National Park, Gurugram from November 2018 to October 2021.The location of the nests was recorded using the etrex Garmin GPS.A detailed map of nest locations was prepared by using recorded locations with the help of Arc GIS 10.5 software. The average nest height was 23.61 ± 2.29 cm (mean ± standard error), 32.54 ± 0.94 cm and 34.18 ±2.44 cm in village pond (n=2), perrenial wetland (n=5), and agricultural land (n=3) respectively. The distance of the nest from the road (nearest was positively correlated (R2 0.197) to the depth of water around the nest. Hatching success was maximum in perrenial wetlands and agricultural land (66%) followed by village ponds (33%). Our study suggested that Sarus Crane can tolerate low water depths (as in agricultural land) and breed successfully in such habitats. Whereas the breeding success was maximum in the nests of agricultural land (33.3%) followed by perreni9al wetlands (22%). However, the disturbance level was higher in the village pond (100%) compared to other habitats. This research provides a scientific baseline for future research to better understand the ecology of the selected species and will be helpful in the conservation of this threatened species.
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Literature cited 1: Arora N.Sharma S. Chakravarty S. and Singh P. (2019).Urbanization and land use/cover dynamics in Gurugram, India: a spatiotemporal analysis. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment , 191 (10):1-18. Barter M.A. (2002). The conservation status of the Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) in South-East Asia. Biological Conservation, 104 (1): 71-82 (2002).
Literature cited 2: Broad C.K.,Mukherjee A., Patel S.B. and Parasharya B.M. (2002).Breeding performance of Indian Sarus Crane (Grus antigoneantigone ) in the paddy crop agro-ecosystem.Biodiversity and conservation, 11:797-805.https://doi.org/10.1023/A:A: 1015367406200. Gosai K.R. , Shrestha T.K., HILL S.D., Shrestha S.M. Gyawali B., Gautum D.N. and Aryal A. (2016) .Population structure , antigoneantigone) in Nepal.Journal of AsiaPacific Biodiversity, 9:301-305.

ID: 65145
Title: Traditional and contemporary protected areas for wildlife conservation in Meghalaya,India
Author: Haorangbam arundeep singha and Madho S. Bisht
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 960-966 (2023)
Subject: Traditional and contemporary protected areas for wildlife conservation in Meghalaya, India
Keywords: protected areas, Sacred forests, traditional forest management, Wildlife conservation and protection
Abstract: Traditional ways of protection and conservation of wildlife, forests an all the natural resources have been suppressed by colonialism, industrialization and a new knowledge system resulting in the biodiversity loss. Then came the new concept of "protected areas" for the conservation and protection of wildlife after the establishment of first National Park, Yellowstone, US in 1872.Even then the threats to wildlife remained or rather increased in a newer form of poaching, habitat disturbances, etc. The model of human-exclusivity (National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries, Reserved forests) is being met with several challenges, favouring the creation of more human-inclusive protected areas that were traditionally present (before establishment of first National Park in 1872) and are now left in a few places like in the state of Meghalaya, due to the provisions of the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution. Meghalaya has both, traditional and contemporary methods of forest management and wild-life conservation and protection. This study clearly indicates that human-inclusive methods (that is traditional forest management) of wildlife and nature conservation need to be maintained and incorporated along with the contemporary methods of wildlife Conservation.
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Literature cited 1: Aengals R. Sathish Kumar, V.M., Palot M.J. and Ganesh, S.R. (2018). A checklist of REPTILES OF India. Version 3.0 https://www.academia.edu/37111415/A_CHECKLIST_OF_REPTILES_OF_INDIA.Accessed 17 March, 2022. Agarwal A. and Sharma M. (2021). Tourism a Way to Bring Social Change: A Case study of Jim-Corbett National Park. Economics, 10:1-7.
Literature cited 2: Ahuti S. (2015). Industrial growth and environmental degradation. International Education and Research Journal, 1: 5-7. Amritthalingam A. (2016). Sacred groves of India-An overview. International Journal of Current Research in Biosciences and Plant Biology, 3: 64-74.

ID: 65144
Title: Is elephant proof trench an effective mitigating measure against human-elephant conflict?
Author: S.Karthick an B.Ramakrishnan
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1010-1015 (2023)
Subject: Is elephant proof trench an effective mitigating measure against human-elephant conflict?
Keywords: Elephant ,EPT, Effectiveness, HEC, Tamil Nadu
Abstract: Human-Elephant Conflict 9HEC) is one of the challenging issues posing on elephant conservation. The elephant proof trench is recognized as a potential means of reducing HEC. The effectiveness of EPT in controlling HEC depends on various factors which is not studied so far. This paper describes on effectiveness of EPT in three different geographical landscapes in Tamil Nadu. In total 470.48 km of EPTes studied in Coimbatore Forest Division, Gudalur forest Division and Grizzled Giant Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary altogether. Entire EPT was walked by foot to record wild animal and livestock crossing points. Line transect method was deployed to find out used to understand people's perception on EPT. The result revealed that there were 727 animal crossing points and 909 other than animals crossing points. The Elephant (0.63 ER/Km) was frequently used animal. Most of the people (85%) have opined that the maintenance is the duty of forest department. Huge amount being spent for digging EPT every year by the Government is sending with poor result. This present study is envisaged that policy leave change is urgently warranted for successful use of EPT grant against HEC.
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Literature cited 1: Bist S.S. (2002). An overview of elephant conservation in India. Indian Forester, 122 (2): 121-136. Balakrishnan M. and Ndhlovu D.E. (2008). Wildlife utilization and local people. A case study in Upper Lupande game management area. Zambia. Environemtal Conservation, 19: 135-144.
Literature cited 2: Bumham K.P., Anderson D.R. and Laake J.L. (1989).Estimation of density from line transect sampling of biological populations. Wildlife Monographs, 72:1-202. Fernando P. Kumar M.A., Williams A.C., Wicramnayake E., conflict mitigation measures practiced in South Asia. AREAS Technical Support Document Submitted to World Bank, World Wide Fund for Nature.

ID: 65143
Title: Understanding Elephant movement paths in a fragmented corridor using animal energetics
Author: Ankur Awadhiya,Abhijit awadhiya, Ajay srivastava and Bilal habib
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 1004-1009 (2023)
Subject: Understanding Elephant movement paths in a fragmented corridor using animal energetics
Keywords: Conflict, corridor connectivity, efficacy, manas trans-boundary conservation aea, movement ecology
Abstract: In this paper authors present an energetics analysis of the movement paths of elepehants in the Manas Transboundary conservation area. With degrading habitat and corridor connectivity rapidly being lost due to deforestation and encroachment, elephants are being pushed to explore alternative migration routes, often leading them to human-dominated landscapes resulting in an increasing conflict situation. Authors explored the possibility of the forests of Bhutan being utilised as one alternative route by the elephant herds using computation of energy requirements vis-a-vis the extant corridor routes. We found that the alternative pathways are as much as five times more energy intensive than the existing routes, with per kilometer energy requirements being around 2.5 times the current per kilometer requirements being around 2.5 times the current per kilemeter requirements. These calculations demonstrate that the alternative routes explored are unsuitable for the migration of elephants and that restoration of corridor connectivity is urgently required to avoid situations of conflict for population decimation of elephants.
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Literature cited 1: Allan J.R., Venter O., Maxwell S., Bertzky B., Jones K, Shi Y. and Watson J.E. (2017).Recent increases in human pressure and forest loss threaten many Natural World Heritage Sites. Biological Conservation, 206: 47-55. Allen D.J., Molur S. and Daniel B.A. (2010).The status and Distribution of freshwater Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya. IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
Literature cited 2: Ben-Shahar R. (1993).Patterns of elephant damage to vegetation in northern-Botswana. Biological Consevation, 65: 249-256. Choudhury A. (1999). Status and conservation of the Asian Elephant Elephas maximus in north-eastern India. Mammal Review, 29: 141-174.

ID: 65142
Title: Rewilding experience: inducing human associated threats and anti-predator response in captive red pandas at darjeeling zoo, India
Author: Aamer sohel khan, Pranita gupta, Joy dey and Rajendra jaker
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 998-1003 (2023)
Subject: Rewilding experience: inducing human associated threats and anti-predator response in captive red pandas at darjeeling zoo, India
Keywords: Augmentation, Ati-predator competency, defensive behaviours, human-associated threat, Red panda
Abstract: Captive-bred animals are relatively inexperiencing to respond to dangers in the wild. The augmentation programmes need to factor in the risk of predation. Captive animals need to made competent to recognise the potential threats-including human-associated threats for successful augmentation. Four captive red pandas were selected and trained for antipredator behaviour competence and their defensive responses were recorded. The study is first-ever of its kind in the species. Two types of threats were incorporated: human-associated threats and key predator threats. Individuals showed various defensive behaviours, visual scanning (vigilance), flight and attack. The defensive threat; a grunt call and defensive attack; attacking zookeepers were recorded. The study reported significant increase in vigilance response against the human presence in treatment set as compared to control. The study found an inverse relationship between vigilance and foraging. The study successfully induced required competence in captive-bred individuals to respond the potential predators including humans. Based on the results this study strongly recommends considering human-associated threats in the anti-predator competency programme for captive- bred endangered species vulnerable to poaching and other human activities.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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ID: 65141
Title: Conservation of endemic susscrofa adamanensis and enhancing nutritional security to Jarawa tribes
Author: Sam Varghese, Senthil S.Kumar,Abdul qayum,A.C.Tilak and R.S.C.Jayaraj
Editor: Richa Misra
Year: 2023
Publisher: Kalpana Corporation
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 149 (10) Pg No. 992-997 (2023)
Subject: Conservation of endemic susscrofa adamanensis and enhancing nutritional security to Jarawa tribes
Keywords: Andaman wild pig, Captive breeding, Conservation, Jarawa tribe, Nutritional security, Species recovery
Abstract: Andaman wild pig (Sus scrofa anadamensis) is an endemic sub-species found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The species is accorded the highest-level protection under the wildlife (Protection) Act., 1972, of India and is included under schedule 1, Part 1, of the Act. It is an important food resource for aboriginal tribes, and Wildlife(protection) Act has exempted its hunting by the tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Over the years, the population of this endemic species has dwindled due to various factors, and the present population is estimated at about 8,000 individuals on the Andaman Islands. The Andaman and Nicobar Forest Department attempted a captive breeding and re-stocking programme for conserving it and ensuring the nutritional and cultural needs of the aboriginal tribes, besides restoration of the ecological balance of the dwindling population of AWP (Andaman Wild Pig) in the Jarawa tribal Reserve area in South Andaman Island. In this context, the Chidiyatapu Biological Park in Andaman, which has a similar habitat, was chosen for captive breeding of AWP. The efforts yielded a positive result in 2016, when two piglets were born at the Park. Since then, breeding protocol has been firmed up, the number of AWP in captivity has risen at a steady rate and the captive breeding stock, 3 males and 5 females were released in the reserve forest areas inside the Jarawa Tribal Reserve as part of Wildlife week celebrations in 2022.The paper discusses the protocol developed for captive breeding , the Jarawa tribe's cultural significance in terms of this endemic species and the benefits of mainstreaming biodiversity conservation for the betterment of aboriginal tribes.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
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