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ID: 62155
Title: Morphological variations among Different Accessions of Jatropha curcas
Author: M.B.Tandel, M.U.Kukadia, M.R.Parmar and N.K.Patel
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (11) 1055-1060 (2016)
Subject: Morphological variations among Different Accessions of Jatropha curcas
Keywords: Morphological parameters, Accessions and Jatropha curcas L., Correlation matrix
Abstract: Fifteen (15) accessions of Jatropha curcas viz., NAUJ-6, NAUJ-7, SKNJ-7, SKNJ-11, TFRI-2, PKVJ-DHW-1, PKVJ-SJ-1, MPC-CH-B, MPC-UD-J, MPC-UD-K, PANT-J-SEL-1, PANT-J-SEL-2, PAUJ-1 and CCSH-1 were assessed. The different morphological parameters were significantly influenced by different accession under study during the two years and also in pooled analysis. The traits like plant height, number of branches per plant, number of inflorescence per plant, number of fruits per plant and seed yield per plant were noted observed significantly maximum in the accession MPC-CH-B; collar diameter in the accession PAUJ-1; leaf area in the accession PANT-J-SEL-2; angle of branching in the accession TFRI-2 and 100 seed weight in the accession TFRI-1.Whereas, earlier flowering was noted in the accessions MPC-UD-J. Seed oil content varied from 24.307 to 33.326 %.It was significantly higher in accession TFRI-1 while it was minimum in accession CCSH-1.Correlationmatrix of seed yield with various morphological parameters indicated that seed yield was significantly and positively correlated with number of inflorescence per plant, number of fruits per plant, plant height, 100 seed weight and number of branches per plant.
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Literature cited 1: Bagchi S.K. (1999).See d-source variation in Acacia nilotica: genetic divergence in 8-month old seedlings. Annals of Forestry, 7 (1): 45-55. Dahgan B. and Webster G.L. (1979).Morphology and infrageneric relationships of the genus Jatropha (Euphorbiaceae). University of Califoria Publications in Botany, Vol.74.
Literature cited 2: Dubey K., Tiwari A. and Singh V.K. (2006).Studies on relative growth performance of Jatropha (Jatropha curcas) provenances at nursery stage.Proc. of National Symposium on Tree improvement for Sustainable Forestry, 4-6 November, Department of Forestry, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Viswavidyalaya, Jabalpur, p.11. Ginwal H.S., Rawat P.S.an Srivastava R.L.(2004).Seed source variation in growth performance and oil yield of Jatropha curcas Linn.in central India.Silvae Genetica, 53 (4) : 186-191.

ID: 62154
Title: Employment generation, rural infrastructure development, soil water conservation and forest protection with the help of JFMC ' s.
Author: Sanjit Kumar Saha
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (11) 1047-1054 (2016)
Subject: Employment generation, rural infrastructure development, soil water conservation
Keywords: Joint Forest Management Committees, Participatory, Forest protection, Rural infrastructures, Sustainable, Field foresters.
Abstract: During the month of September, 2014 to March, 2015 few durable, semi-durable rural infrastructures were developed as part of the joint Forest Management support activity. Assests viz. irrigation channel, rural road, rock check dam, water hole, contour trench were created based on the nee of the local people an availability of the local natural resources to improve the socio-economic condition of the rural people, to conserve the nature and natural resources and above all to protect the forest and biodiversity in a joint, participatory and sustainable way with the help of joint Forest Management Committee people. This work encourages the existing Forest Protection Committees to enhance their participatory in forest management with the help of field foresters.
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Literature cited 1: Layout and estimates of the Divisional Forest Office, Jhargram Division.
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 62153
Title: Spider assemblage in Askot wildlife sanctuary: A high altitude ecosystem
Author: Uttaran Bandopadhyay, Shazia Quasin and V.P.Uniyal
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 1019-1023 (2016)
Subject: Spider assemblage in Askot wildlife sanctuary
Keywords: Spiders, Bio-indicators, Diversity, Family, Conservation
Abstract: Spiders have a great ecological importance (such as bio-pesticides, prey for predators) and thus need thorough study and conservation. This is a study to build up a primary database for the Askot Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) region, collected from various habitats to assess the diversity and distribution. A total numbers of 40 quadrats were selected and sampled using semi-quantitative collection techniques such as: vegetation beating, ground hand collection, aerial hand collection and litter sampling. Overall 21 families (total 497 individuals) of spiders were recorded from AWLS area. Family composition varied substantially across the habitats with Oxyopidae (36.02 %) being the most dominant group found followed by Lycosidae (22.33%) and then Salticidae (9.66 %).We also reported families: Deinopidae, Hersiliidae, Nephilidae, Pisauridae, and Scytodidae that are some interesting records for the region. This is the first inventory of spider fauna from this region including several undescribed species.
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Literature cited 1: Chetia P. and Kalita D.K. (2012).Diversity and distribution of spiders from gibbon wildlife sanctuary, Assam, India.Indian J.Arachnology, 1 (1): 130-142. Coddington J.A. and Levi H.W. (1991).Systematics and evolution of spiders Araneae. Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics, 22: 565-592.
Literature cited 2: Coddington J.A., Young L.H. and Coyle F.A. (1996).Estimating spider species richness in a southern Appalachian cove hardwood forest. The J. Arachnology, 24: 111-128. Ferris R., Peace A.J., Humphrey J.W. and Brome A.C. (2000).Relationship between vegetation, site type and stand structure in coniferous plantations in Britain. Forest Ecology and Management, 136: 35-51.

ID: 62152
Title: Human-Elephant conflict issues with special reference to crop damage and People ' s perception in and around Coimbatore forest division, Southern India.
Author: S.Karthick, B.Ramakrishnan and M.Illakia
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 1010-1018 (2016)
Subject: Human-Elephant conflict issues with special reference to crop damage
Keywords: Asian elephant, Human-elephant conflict, Coimbatore forest Division
Abstract: The Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) assessment study was carried out from May 2013 to August 2014 in Coimbatore Forest Division, Tamilnadu, South India. Totally 438 persons were interviewed from the forest fringe villages of six forest ranges of the Coimbatore Forest Division. This study revealed that 6 Forest Ranges were affected by elephant crop raids. Total frequency of elephant ' s attempt to raid the crop fields (n=409) were recorded as 2070.Crop raiding attempts and success was highest in Boluvampatti Range. Lowest attempts were recorded in Sirumugai Range. Totally 31 crop species were recorded during the study period, of which 24 species were raided by elephants at various intensities. Banana (Musa paradisia) (139.49 acres). Sorgum (Sorghum vulgare) (122.35 acre) Areca nut (Areca catechu) (18993 trees), Coconut (Cocos nucifera) (4701 trees) were the most raided crops by elephants. The study recorded 96 human casualiies caused by elephants over the last 16 years. The result showed that drastic increase in human death was in the last five years. The human casualities between 2010 and 2014 alone attributed 59 % of overall deaths. Most of the human deaths (67 %) were recorded in outside of the forest areas. January (16.0 %) and August (10.0 %) months were found as highest human death caused by elephants in the year. Most of the human deaths were occurred between 1800 hrs and 2200 hrs. Totally 133 elephant deaths were recorded from 1999 to 2014.Among the causes of elephant deaths, disease attributed 37.6 % followed by natural (27.1%), electrocution (18 %) and slipped from slopes (6%).
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Literature cited 1: Balasubramanian M., Baskaran N., Swaminathan S. and Desai A.A. (1995) Crop raiding by Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India. In: A Week with Elephants (J.C. Daniel and H.S. Datye, eds.), Bombay Natural History Society/ Oxford University Press, Bombay, 350-367. Bandara R. and Tisdell C. (2003).The economic value of conserving Asian elephant: Contingent valuation estimation for Sri Lanka. Gajah, 22: 22-29.
Literature cited 2: Bann C. (1999). A contingent Valuation of the Mangroves of Benut, Johor, Malaysia. Johor state forestry Department/DANCED/Darudec: Preparation of an Integrated Management Plan for the Sustainable Use of the Johor Mangrove Forest. Barness R.F.W. (1984). Elephants In.D.Macdonald (ed), The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on file publication.pp. 452-461. Bist S.S., (2002). An overview of elephant conservation in India. Indian Forester, 128: 121-136. Datye H.S. and Bhagwat A.M. (1995).Man-Elephant conflict: A case study of human deaths caused by elephants in parts of central India. In: A Week with Elephants (J.C. Daniel abd H.S. Datye, eds.), Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press, Bombay, 340-367.

ID: 62151
Title: People ' s appreciation on conservation values of Asian Elephant Elephas maximus.
Author: Naba K. Nath, Sushil K. Dutta and Nirupam Hazarika
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 1005-1009 (2016)
Subject: Status of Human Elephant Conflict (HEC) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Keywords: Asian elephant, Conservation value, Manas National Park, Local community
Abstract: A study conducted for the first time in the fringe villages around Manas National Park during 2008-2009 to see how people appreciate different conservation values of Asian elephant. It includes group discussions an household survey to collect data following proportional allocation method and found that local community well appreciate different use and non-use values related of elephant conservation. They express high concern over environmental degradation and wildlife protection and revealed preference pattern, there should be a concerted approach to sustainable management of elephants and their habitats in the region. Hence, a micro level study to estimate willingness to pay of the community people foe conserving elephants could be suggested.
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Literature cited 1: Bandara R. and Tisdell C. (2003).Comparison of Rural and Urban Attitudes to the Conservation of Asian Elephants in Srilanka ,Biological Conservation, 110: 327-42. Banara R. and Tisdell C. (2004a). ' Use and Non-use Values of Wild Asian Elephants: A Total Economic Valuation Approach ' , Sri Lanka Economic Journal, 4: 3-30.
Literature cited 2: Bann C. (1999). A contingent Valuation of the Mangroves of Benut, Johor, Malaysia. Johor state forestry Department/DANCED/Darudec: Preparation of an Integrated Management Plan for the Sustainable Use of the Johor Mangrove Forest. Barness R.F.W. (1984). Elephants In.D.Macdonald (ed), The Encyclopedia of Mammals. New York: Facts on file publication.pp. 452-461.

ID: 62150
Title: Butterflies of district Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Author: Varinder Singh, Jagbir Singh Kirti and Deepika Mehra
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 999-1004 (2016)
Subject: Butterflies of district Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India
Keywords: Shivaliks, Kandi area, Microendemic zones, Biodiversity
Abstract: Hoshiarpur district has been recognized as one of the biodiversity rick pockets in the Punjab Shivaliks. The districts shares a boundary with Kangra district, and Una district of Himachal Pradesh in the northeast. The district was extensively explored by conducting random sampling surveys from 2013 to 2015.81 species Papilionidae (5 species), Pieridae (15) Nymphalidae (31), Lycaenidae (20) Hesperiidae (10) of butterflies were recorded. Of these seven species are new records for the state.
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Literature cited 1: Arora G.S., Mehta H.S., Walia V.K.an Thakur M.S. (2006). Butterflies, pp.587-609.In: Biodiversity in the Shivalik Ecosystem of Punjab, India.(Jerath,N., Puja & Chadha eds).Punjab State council for science and Technology, Chandigarh. Bingham C.T. (1905).The found of British India including Ceylon and Burma-Butterflies Vol. 528 pp. Taylor and Francis Ltd. London.
Literature cited 2: Cotton A., Smith C., Fric Z.F. and Smetacek P. (2013).Subspecies catalogue of th butterflies of India. (Papillionidae) A synopsis. Bionotes, 15 (1): 5-8. Evans W.H. (1932). The Identification of Indian Butterflies.2nd Edition.454pp.Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay, India.

ID: 62149
Title: Status and diversity of Avifauna in Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon District-Haryana, India
Author: Tirshem Kumar Kaushik and Rohtash Chand Gupta
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 989-998 (2016)
Subject: Status and diversity of Avifauna in Sultanpur National Park in Gurgaon District-Haryana, India
Keywords: Sultanpur National Park, Deteriorated Habitat, Habitat Rejuvenation, Eco-tourism
Abstract: The present research work was carried out during September 2009 to March 2014 to investigate the avian biodiversity of Sultanpur National Park in Haryana, India. In all, 161 species of birds belonging to 16 orders and 47 families were observed from the Sultanpur National Park. Out of these 161 species of birds, 99 species of birds were Resident, 41 species winter migratory, 11 species local migratory and 10 species of birds were summer migratory. The present study revealed that 155 species of birds were Least Concern, two species of birds like Saras Crane (Grus antigone) and white-necked Stork (Ciconia episcopus) were vulnerable an four species of birds like Black-necked Stork (Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus) ,Painted Stork (Mycteria leucocephala),Darter (Anhinga melanogaster) and Oriental White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephalus) were near Threatened as per IUCN Red Data Book. The present studies tempt to suggest that Sultanpur National Park need to be further strengthened by ensuring water throughout the year in the accompaniment of massive implantation of Ficus religiosa, Ficus bengalensis, Azadirachta indica, Acasia nilotica and Mangifera indica trees to serve as the best roosting and breeding ground for Painted Stork, White-necked Stork, Black-necked Stork and platforms may be developed to encourage proliferation of Saras Crane and White-necked Stork.
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Literature cited 1: Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1987).Handbook of the birds of India and Pakistan together with those of Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Srilanka. Compacted. Delhi: oxford University Press. Ali S. (1996).The Book of Indian Birds.12th Edition (Revised and enlarged): Oxford University Press, Mumbai.
Literature cited 2: Birdlife International (2014).The Birdlife checklist of the birds of the world: Version 7.Downloaded from on_70.zip[.xls zipped 1 MB] Chopra G., Tyor A.K, Kumari S. and Rai D. (2012).Status and conservation of avian fauna of sultanpur National Park Gurgaon, Haryana (India) J. Applied and Natural Science, 4 (2): 207-213.

ID: 62148
Title: Bird Diversity of a riparian forest in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India
Author: P.Manikandan and P.Balasubramanian
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 979-988 (2016)
Subject: Bird diversity of a riparian forest in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India
Keywords: Birds, Lesser Fish-eagle, Hornbills, Bhavani River
Abstract: A total of 158 species of birds belonging to 56 families was recorded in a lowland riparian forest in along Bhavani River in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, India from August 2012 to July 2014.Of the 158 species of birds, 110 species were residents, 33 were winter migrants and 15 summer migrants. The order Passeriformes was highest in dominance followed by Piciformes and Falconiformes. Insectivores (47%) constituted the most predominant guild followed by frugivores (20%). Highest species richness (127) was observed in February and lowest (75) in July. Maximum diversity value (4.23) was recorded in December. Avifauna of the study is comprised one threatened species, Nilgiri Woodpigeon (Columba elphinstonii) Vulnerable and five near-threatened species and four endemic species. This study illustrated useful information on bird diversity of a low-land riparian forest which serves as a baseline for future research and monitoring.
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Literature cited 1: Ali S. and Ripley S.D. (1983).Compact handbook of the Birds of India and Pakistan. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 462pp. Ali S. (2002).The Book of Indian Birds (13th Revised Edition).Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 326pp.
Literature cited 2: Anon (1956).Occurrence of the Black-capped Kingfisher, Halcyon pileata at Coimbatore ,South India, J. the Bombay Natural History Society, 53: 698. Balasubramanian P., Saravanan R. and Maheswaran B. (2004).Fruit preferences of Malabar Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros coronatus in Western Ghats, India, Bird Conservation International, 4:569-579.

ID: 62147
Title: Status of Human Elephant conflict (HEC) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve: A case study from the Bandipur National Park, Karnataka, India.
Author: H.G.Lingaraju and G.V. Venkataramana
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 974-978 (2016)
Subject: Status of Human Elephant conflict (HEC) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Keywords: Casualities, Crop raiding, Elephas maximus, EPTs, Mortality, Solar fence
Abstract: An assessment of human elephant (Elephas maximus) conflict was carried out in Bandipur National Park, Karnataka during 2012-13.The available forest department records related to conflict since 2007 onwards were also used for analysis. Primary conflicts included crop raiding, human casualities and elephant mortality. Crop damage was intense in the months of December and more than twenty cultivated plant species have been damaged. Elephants were killed near farmlands by farmers in defence of their crops. Among dead elephants males were 35.89 % and females were 64.09 %, their age class ranges from 1 to 38 years. Incidents took place normally in rainy (50 %) and winter (42%) seasons as crop maturity correlates those seasons. The present investigation also revealed, 31 human casualities, of which thirteen human deaths and eighteen injuries were recorded. Male victims, were aged between 21-70 years, females were between 25-60 years old. Casualities for men was higher than female, about 79 % of these incidents were caused by bulls. Mitigation measures presently adopted involve traditional drive away techniques including making noise by shouting, drum beating, bursting fire crackers. Forest department also erected solar fence and EPTs along the forest boundary to prevent conflict.
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Literature cited 1: ANCF (2007).Asian Nature Conservation Foundation. Southern India elephant Census 2007-Final Report submitted to Karnataka Forest Department, Asian Elephant Research and Conservation Centre (a divison of Asian Nature Conservation Foundation) innovation Centre, Indian Institute of Science Bangalore. Avinash K., Phalke S. and Sulaiman A. (2015). ' A rapid-survey report on the status of Human-Elephant Conflict at a Private Farmland at Gonmaknahalli Village abutting Anchetty Range (Hosur Forest Division-Tamilnadu) ' . A Rocha India: Bangalore
Literature cited 2: Balasubramanian M. Baskaran N., Swaminathan S. and Desai A.A. (1995).Crop raiding by Asian elephant (Elephant maximus) in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, South India. In: A week with Elephants (J.C. Daniel and H.S.Datye, eds), pp.350-367.Bombay Natural History Society/Oxford University Press, Bombay. Barnes R.F.W., Azika S. and Asamoah-Boateng R. (1995).Timber, cocoa, and crop-raiding elephants: a preliminary study from southern Ghana.Pachyderm., 19: 33-38.

ID: 62146
Title: Phorate poisoning of a tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Author: Boon Allwin and Stalin Vedamanickam
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 971-973 (2016)
Subject: Phorate poisoning of a tiger (Panthera tigris) in the Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu, India
Keywords: Phorate poisoning, Tiger, Wild pigs, Conflict
Abstract: India is an agricultural country animal husbandry has always been associated with agriculture. People still thrive upon animal products such as milk, meat and manure intensely for their essentialities. India has a huge cattle population and most of them graze in areas close to forests and their fringes competing for their pastoral needs with other wild animals. This then leads to human-wildlife conflicts, which tends to culminate in a number of tragic outcomes, including wild animal poisoning. Poisoning is perceived as an easy way for people to rid themselves of wild animals. Numerous factors, including the type of agriculture practices conducted, public knowledge regarding toxicity of a specific product, coast availability in the local market place and physical properties such as color, taste and odor a determine the extent to which specific pesticides are used to deliberately poison wild animals. This paper deals with a case of Phorate poisoning, which is an agrochemical, in a tiger in kil kotagiri estate, kil kotagiri, Nilgiris district. An empty sachet of phorate was found close by. This was confirmed by the result from Regional Forensic Science Laboratory (RFSL).The tiger is however is and cannot adapt to diverse conditions. It is often observed within the core and in the buffer zones surrounding Protected areas and Managed Forests. Therefore the loss of an apex predator, that holds a significant position in the upper trophic level, will have deleterious effect on the balance, ultimately threatening human survival directly and indirectly.
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Literature cited 1: Chauhan N.P.S., Barwal K.S. and Kumar D. (2009).Human-Wild Pig Conflict in Selected States in India and Mitigation Strategies.Acta Silv.LignHung, 5: 189-197. Gopakumar S., Santoshkumar A.V. and Kunhamu T.K. (2012).Wildboars: Is elimination the wayforward? Current Science, 102:14-15.
Literature cited 2: Kalaivanan N., Venkataramanan R., Sreekumar C., Saravanan A. and Srivasatava R.K. (2010).Secondary phorate poisoning of large carnivore in India. European Journal of Wildlife Research, 57: 191-194. Tiwari R.M. and Sinha M. (2010).Veterinary Toxicology, Oxford Book Company, Jaipur, pp.24.

ID: 62145
Title: The Distribution pattern and population of Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra Linnaeus in Bidar, Karnataka.
Author: Mohammed Asif and Sanjeevareddy Modse
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 965-970 (2016)
Subject: The Distribution pattern and population of Blackbuck Antilope cervicapra
Keywords: Blackbuck, Distribution, Population
Abstract: Blackbuck is one of the Anilope species, once widespread across the Indian subcontinent now has become near threatened species. There are no reports of Blackbuck existence in Bidar district in the past hence, the study was conducted to record the distribution and population of Blackbuck in Bidar district for a period of two years from June, 2012 to May, 2014.There are 886 Blackbuck recorded in the district. It is the second highest number in Karnataka next to Ranebennur Blackbuck Sanctuary. In Bidar district, the Bidar taluka witnessed highest population of 503 Blackbuck followed by Aurad (155), Bhalki (120), Basavakalyan (67) and Humnabad (41).The combination of grassland and forest patches with agricultural fields is the ideal habitat for Balckbuck.
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Literature cited 1: Bikash Rath Y. and Giri Rao (2005).Bhetanoi-Balipadara Blackbuck Habitat.WWW.vasundharaodisha.org. Crandall L.S. (1964).The management of wild mammals in captivity, University of Chicago Press, Chicago 769.
Literature cited 2: Forest Atlas of Bidar Division. (2006).Part B: Maps and Statistical Data, Karnataka State Remote sensing applications centre, Bengaluru. Jhala Y.V. (1997).Seasonal effect on the nutritional ecology of Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra).J.Applied Ecology, 34: 1348-1358.

ID: 62144
Title: Evaluation of Line transect sampling technique in estimating Elephant abundance in forests using dung survey.
Author: M.Sivaram, K.K.Ramachandran, E.A.Jayson and P.V. Nair
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 959-964 (2016)
Subject: Evaluation of Line transect sampling technique in estimating Elephant abundance in forests using dung survey.
Keywords: Distance sampling, Detection probability, Elephant density, Rainfall variability.
Abstract: Line transect sampling technique is widely applied for estimating the biological population in forests. Recently, this technique has been in use for the estimation of elephant abundance using dung survey. The method of transforming dung count into elephant density requires dung density, which is corrected by defecation and decay rate. In this paper, the performance of the line transect sampling technique (LTS) in dung surveys with particular reference to variation in the number of detections of dung piles caused by annual rainfall variability was evaluated. The dataset for this purpose was from the estimation of elephant population in the state of Kerala during the years 2005, 2007 and 2010, covering about 9000km2.The study showed that the presence of dung piles an its detection probability were dependent on the level of rainfall in the two months preceding the date of dung survey. However, the LTS could provide comparable dung density estimates under the highly varying number of dung piles present in the area due to differences in the annual rainfall pattern.
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Literature cited 1: Anderson D.R. and Southwell C. (1995).Estimates of macropod density from line transect surveys relative to analyst expertise. J. Wild Manage, 59 (4): 852-857. Barnes R.F.W., Asamoah-Boateng B., Majam J.N.and Agyei-Ohemeng J. (1997).Rainfall and the population dynamics of elephant dung-piles in the forests of southern Ghana.Afr.J.Eco., 35: 39-52.
Literature cited 2: Barnes R.F.W. and Dunn A. (2002).Estimating forest elephant density in Sap National Park (Liberia) with a rainfall model.Afr.J.Eco., 40: 159-163. Borchers D., Margues T., Gunnlaugsson and Jupp P. (2010).Estimating distance sampling detection functions when distances are measured wit herrors.J.Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics, 15: 346-361.

ID: 62143
Title: Current status and threats to fishing cat prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett, 1833) in Godavari mangroves, Andhra Pradesh, India.
Author: Sathiyaselvam P., Eswar Satyanarayana and Tarun Kathula
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 950-958 (2016)
Subject: Current status and threats to fishing cat prionailurus viverrinus
Keywords: Human-animal conflict, Camera trapping, Questionaire survey, Activity pattern, Coringa.
Abstract: Godavari Mangroves the second largest patch along the east coast of India with an extend of 33, 263.32 ha. are located in Godavari Estuary of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh. Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary is the part of Godavari Mangroves, which supports many unique flora and fauna including the globally threatened fishing cat. A comprehensive study was conducted to assess the current status and threats to the fishing cat in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary through camera trapping, questionnaire surveys, direct sighting and indirect sign surveys. Totally 257 images of fishing cat were captured and 73 individuals were identified. The estimated population of fishing cat in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary was 95-100 and estimated density was 0.7 animals/km2 or 3 animals/4 km2.Fish and field rats were the preferred food for the fishing cats. It was mostly nocturnal as 74 % the captures were during night times. The captured images also showed that the fishing cats followed the same tracks. Human and animal conflicts were recorded and the conflict zones within the sanctuary were mapped. The existed human-fishing cat conflicts could be categorized in to five different types viz. conflict between fishing cat and fisherman, aqua farmers, villagers, encounters during developmental activities and others like road kills, target killing etc., Awareness programmes, radio-telemetry studies, responsible gap plantation and habitat restoration were recommended for conservation and management of the fishing cats in Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary.
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Literature cited 1: Adhya T. (2011).Status survey of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in Howrah and Hooghly, W.Bengal, Intermediate Report, WWF India: 33pp. Brooks J.J., Warren R.J., Nelms M.G. and Tarrant M.A. (1999).Visitors ' attitudes towards and knowledge of restored bobcats on Cumberland Island National Seashore, Georgia.Wildlife Society Bulletin, 27: 1089-1097.
Literature cited 2: Conforti V.A.and de Azevedo F.C.C. (2003).Local perceptions of Jaguars (Panthera onca) and pumas (Puma concolor) in the Iguaqu National Park area, south Brazil, Biological Conservation, 111: 215-221. Carney K.M. and Sydeman W.J. (1999).A review of human disturbance effects on nesting colonial waterbirds, Waterbirds, 22: 68-79.

ID: 62142
Title: Human-Monkey conflict in India: Some available solutions for conflict mitigation with special reference to Himachal Pradesh.
Author: A.R.M. Reddy and Jagdish Chander
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 941-949 (2016)
Subject: Human-Monkey conflict in India
Keywords: Rhesus macaque, Macaca mulatta, Sterilization, Vermin
Abstract: ' Monkey Management ' is the most challenging issue, the forest and wildlife managers of India are facing today. On one hand monkeys have cultural, scientific an economic significance, on the other hand they have become a big nuisance as on today. The monkeys are leaving forests and are constantly migrating to urban, semi urban and rural areas. Because of their shrinking habitat, and availability of delicious and easy food in urban areas. Human-monkey conflict has today attained a serious proportion. The human-monkey conflict management includes use of bioacoustics that produces distress noise and to scare away the monkeys, Immunocontraceptive vaccines, sterilization to control their population growth and protecting agriculture crops and orchards with live/appropriate fencing etc. The future management strategies could include oral contraceptives which can be fed with food, though their effectiveness is limited to only zoos. Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD) is well convinced with the success of monkey sterilization programme and is set to sterilize most of Rhesus population of the state. However, a change in the behaviour of sterilized monkeys has been observed and therefore, HPFD has been constantly proposing establishing ' Vanar Vatikas ' (monkey shelter homes) with proper facilities for drinking water, shade, resting, feeding and ranging. An account of non human primate species found in India, Human-monkey conflict mainly due to Rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) and status of its management in India with special references to its sterilization programme in Himachal Pradesh has been discussed in the paper.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Chakarbarty A. (2015).Out of control why monkeys are a menace. Down to earth. Chakravartty A. (2015). Monkey-human conflicts on the rise in India. Down to Earth.
Literature cited 2: Ekwal Imam, Yahya H.S.A and Iqbal Malik (2002).A successful mass translocation of commensal Rhesus monkeys Macaca mulatta in Vrindaban, India.Oryx 36 (1) January 2002. HPFD (2016).http://www.hpforest.nic.in/files/monkeyshotspothsilwise%20.jpg.

ID: 62141
Title: Human wildlife conflict in India: A review of economic implication of loss and preventive measures.
Author: Upma Manral, Shruti Sengupta, Syed Ainul Hussain, Sakshi Rana and Ruchi Badola
Editor: Kunal Satyarthi
Year: 2016
Publisher: Indian Council of Forestry Research & Education.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: The Indian Forester Vol. 142 (10) 928-940 (2016)
Subject: Human wildlife conflict in India
Keywords: Carnivores, Human Wildlife conflict, Opportunity cost, Primates, Ungulates.
Abstract: In a developing economy like India where majority of human population depends heavily on natural resources, the forest-dwellers have co-existed with the wildlife for long. However, the growing human dependency on natural resources and degradation of wildlife habitats, have resulted in a conflicting situation between humans and wildlife, an authorities involved in wildlife management. With significant conservation and economic consequences, human wildlife conflict (HWC) undermines well-being of both the parties and threatens the conservation goals. It impacts the people ' s food security and livelihood and psychological wellbeing. We reviewed articles that deal with monetary loss incurred by involved communities and discuss the effectiveness and the short comings of measures taken to address the issue and prevent the loss, in the Indian scenario. There is a lack of studies dealing with monetary cost associated with HWC and no realistic estimates are available for involved species. Majority of the studies are from protected areas with un-protected forests represented poorly. It is imperative that action plans, which target offsetting economic loss of locals and enhance public participation, are put in-place to meet the integrated conservation and development goals in a landscape where human and wildlife can coexist.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
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