A5038707493- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Wildlife Conservation and Criminology Analyses
- Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Rangeland and Wildlife Management
- Avian ecology and behavior
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Fire effects on ecosystems
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Marine animal studies overview
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Amphibian and Reptile Biology
- Fish Biology and Ecology Studies
- Turtle Biology and Conservation
- Machine Learning in Healthcare
Nature Conservation Foundation
2016-2025
Panthera Corporation
2016-2025
Wildlife Institute of India
2008-2020
WWF-India
2013-2018
University of Kent
2011-2017
1. Several conservation initiatives are aiming to improve the status of rapidly dwindling populations tiger Panthera tigris. However, possible cascading effects intra-guild competition on other sympatric carnivores rarely considered while planning such recovery programmes. 2. In this study, we examine how, following reduction anthropogenic pressures by relocation pastoralists, a recovering population affects leopards pardus in Chilla Range Rajaji National Park (RNP), India. By combining data...
Occupying only 7% of their historical range and confined to forested habitats interspersed in a matrix human dominated landscapes, tigers (Panthera tigris) typify the problems faced by most large carnivores worldwide. With heads governments tiger countries pledging reverse extinction process setting goal doubling wild numbers 2022, achieving this target would require identifying existing breeding cores, potential opportunities for dispersal. The Terai Arc Landscape (TAL) represents one...
Summary The United Nations recently listed illegal wildlife trade as a serious crime because of the escalating demand for highly prized species, such tiger and rhinoceros, failure to effectively control trade. In turn, this places greater urgency on reducing supply by securing source populations these species. Yet, whether law enforcement strategies designed mitigate poaching are succeeding remains poorly understood, despite millions dollars invested annually in mainstay conservation...
With less than 3200 wild tigers in 2010, the heads of 13 tiger-range countries committed to doubling global population by 2022. This goal represents highest level ambition and commitment required turn tide for wild. Yet, ensuring efficient targeted implementation conservation actions alongside systematic monitoring progress towards this requires that we set site-specific recovery targets timelines are ecologically realistic. In study, assess potential 18 sites identified under WWF's Tigers...
Of all the ways human beings have modified planet over last 10,000 years, habitat loss is most important for other species. To address this critical threat to biodiversity, governments, non-governmental actors, and public need know, in near real-time, where when occurring. Here we present an integrated modelling system at range-wide scale tiger ( Panthera tigris ) measure monitor changes range-wide, national, biome, landscape scales, as often underlying inputs change. We find that after...
ABSTRACT Aim Indigenous range maps are fundamental documents in biogeography, phylogeny and conservation. We define the indigenous of a species as ecoregions (or parts ecoregions) where was likely found before humans became major factor shaping species' distribution, beginning at time when geographical alignment continents prevailing climate least were) roughly consistent with current conditions. developed structured, generally applicable method to map applied this process tiger ( Panthera...
Tropical forests hold most of Earth’s biodiversity and a higher concentration threatened mammals than other biomes. As result, some mammal species persist almost exclusively in protected areas, often within extensively transformed heavily populated landscapes. Other depend on remaining remote forested areas with sparse human populations. However, it remains unclear how mammalian communities tropical respond to anthropogenic pressures the broader landscape which they are embedded. governments...
Abstract Aim Setting realistic population targets and identifying actions for site landscape‐level recovery plans are critical achieving the global target of doubling wild tiger numbers by 2022. Here, we estimate spatially explicit densities ungulate prey across a gradient disturbances in two disjunct habitat blocks ( THB s) covering 5212 km 2 , to evaluate landscape‐wide conditions tigers identify opportunities specific recovery. Location Western Terai Arc Landscape, India. Methods Data...
Linnaeus)over most of their range. While considerable conserva-tion investment is primarily targeted towards recoveringthe dwindling populations tigers (Dinerstein et al.2007), our understanding the potentially cascadingeffects human-induced changes to onecarnivore species on entire carnivore community(Smith al. 2003) remains poor. Though leopards maynot be as adversely affected under deterioratinghabitat conditions (Ramakrishnan 1999), con-tinual loss habitat and intense poaching for...
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Information on the presence and distribution of species is crucial for conservation planning management within a region. Documentation assemblages in Manas National Park (MNP) aftermath conflict critical informed interventions. For nearly two decades (1990–2010), efforts MNP were compromised by ethno−political conflict. We conducted camera trapping surveys terrestrial mammals across three administrative forest ranges (Panbari, Bansbari Bhuyanpara) 2017. A systematic survey with 118 trap...
Tigers are a conservation-reliant species, as multiple populations face the risk of local extinction due to poaching arising from continued demand for their body parts. Preventing tiger poses challenge rangers responsible protection, particularly in Southeast Asia, where protected areas typically large, mountainous tropical forests guarded by small teams rangers. Improving counter-wildlife crime tactics is hindered without robust evaluations, and inefficient approaches perpetuated. We...
Reports claim a dramatic 22% increase in wild-tiger Panthera tigris abundance within 5 years (3,200–3,890 individuals; Associated Press 2016). Such significant population increases could potentially change the status of tigers from endangered to vulnerable on IUCN Red List, and substantially contribute global target doubling numbers by 2022 (GTRP 2010). While this purported has been attributed improved conservation practices India, Nepal, Bhutan, Russia, claimed is questionable given...
Abstract Inferring the mechanisms that facilitate sympatry amongst large mammalian carnivores in anthropogenically altered habitats is critical if conservation initiatives aimed to recover populations are be effective. In this study, we assessed utilization of space, time and prey resources by tigers Panthera tigris , leopards P. pardus dholes Cuon alpinus Manas National Park (MNP), India – a site where densities not limiting, yet anthropogenic influences alter spatial temporal behaviour...