A5104857156- Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
- Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Animal Behavior and Welfare Studies
- Human-Animal Interaction Studies
- Species Distribution and Climate Change
- Geographies of human-animal interactions
- Wildlife-Road Interactions and Conservation
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Animal and Plant Science Education
- Genetic and phenotypic traits in livestock
- Primate Behavior and Ecology
- Animal Ecology and Behavior Studies
- Ecology and biodiversity studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Animal Disease Management and Epidemiology
- Animal Diversity and Health Studies
- Bat Biology and Ecology Studies
- Folklore, Mythology, and Literature Studies
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Genetic diversity and population structure
- Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems
- Forest Management and Policy
- Coastal wetland ecosystem dynamics
- Veterinary Pharmacology and Anesthesia
- Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
Wildlife Conservation Society India
2014-2025
Centre For Wildlife Studies
2013-2014
Wildlife Conservation Society
2012-2014
Anusandhan Trust
2009-2010
Pondicherry University
1999
University of Iowa
1999
Protected areas are extremely important for the long term viability of biodiversity in a densely populated country like India where land is scarce resource. However, protected cover only 5% area and case large carnivores that range widely, human use landscapes will function as habitats required gene flow to occur between areas. In this study, we used photographic capture recapture analysis assess density human-dominated agricultural landscape with >300 people/km(2) western Maharashtra,...
Abstract: We examined the efficacy of a translocation program in which large numbers leopards (Panthera pardus fusca) were trapped human-dominated landscapes where livestock attacks common and human rare released into adjoining forested areas an attempt to reduce leopard presence mitigate conflicts at capture site. In year starting February 2001, 29 captured rural landscape Junnar region (4275 km2, 185 people/km2), Maharashtra, India, average 39.5 km away forests. Eleven also relocated same...
Abstract The ecology and predator–prey dynamics of large felids in the tropics have largely been studied natural systems where wild ungulates constitute majority prey base. However, human-dominated landscapes can be rich potential for carnivores because high density domestic animals, especially tropical countries pastoralism is an important livelihood activity. We report almost complete dependence leopards Panthera pardus on animals as crop lands Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. From...
Understanding the nature of interactions between humans and wildlife is vital importance for conflict mitigation. We equipped five leopards with GPS-collars in Maharashtra (4) Himachal Pradesh (1), India, to study movement patterns human-dominated landscapes outside protected areas. An adult male an female were both translocated 52 km, exhibited extensive, directional, post release movements (straight line movements: = 89 km 37 days, 45 5 months), until they settled home ranges 42 km2 (male)...
There is increasing evidence of the importance multi-use landscapes for conservation large carnivores. However, when carnivore ranges overlap with high density humans, there are often serious challenges. This especially true in countries like India where loss peoples' lives and property to wildlife not uncommon. The leopard (Panthera pardus) a felid that widespread India, sharing human densities. In order understand ecology leopards use landscape nature human-leopard interactions, we studied...
Abstract Attempts to minimize the effects of human–wildlife conflict (HWC) on conservation goals require an understanding mechanisms by which such conflicts are caused and sustained. This necessitates looking beyond natural sciences human dimensions wildlife management. Public dissemination information regarding HWC occurs largely through mass media. We conducted a content analysis print media articles human–leopard in Mumbai, India. sought understand framing changes coverage over 10‐year...
Satellite telemetry is an increasingly utilized technology in wildlife research, and current devices can track individual animal movements at unprecedented spatial temporal resolutions. However, as we enter the golden age of satellite telemetry, need in-depth understanding main technological, species-specific environmental factors that determine success failure tracking across species habitats. Here, assess relative influence such on ability units to provide expected amount quality data by...
There is increasing evidence of large carnivore presence outside protected areas, globally. Although this spells conservation success through population recoveries, it makes persistence in human-use landscapes tenuous. The widespread distribution leopards certain regions India typifies problem. We obtained information on leopard-human interactions at a regional scale Karnataka State, India, based systematic surveys local media reports. applied an innovative occupancy modelling approach to...
The often-under-researched aspect of human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is the socio-cultural factors affecting a community's experience HWC. In this study, we examine risk leopard attacks in North India where ~ 3 fatal occur on people per year. We used mixed method approach to weigh risks person experiencing attack Himachal Pradesh (HP) across parallel scenarios by (a) calculating most probable pathway high-impact (death/grievous injury) outcome due (b) documenting perception attacks. HP, 344...
Leopards are the most widely distributed of large cats, ranging from Africa to Russian Far East. Because habitat fragmentation, high human population densities and inherent adaptability this species, they now occupy landscapes close settlements. As a result, common species involved in wildlife conflict India, necessitating their monitoring. However, elusive nature makes such monitoring difficult. Recent advances DNA methods along with non-invasive sampling techniques can be used monitor...
The nature of media reporting can have a serious impact on the policy and management wildlife other conservation issues, perhaps especially in areas where large charismatic still persist amongst high-density human population. This study used qualitative content analysis to evaluate whether series workshops had an human–leopard interactions Mumbai, India, with goal de-sensationalizing coverage negative interactions, as well providing more factual information public. newspaper article...
Abstract Large carnivores of the genus Panthera can pose serious threats to public safety. Although annual number attacks on humans is rare compared livestock depredation, such incidents undermine popular support for wildlife conservation and require immediate responses protect human life. We used a space–time scan method perform novel spatiotemporal analysis 908 by lions, leopards, tigers estimate risks further in same locales. found that substantial proportion were clustered time space,...
Abstract This study explores the diversity of factors that influence human–leopard relationships in Himachal Pradesh, India. Looking beyond socio‐economic and ecological dimensions conflict, it documents multifaceted nature human–wildlife relationships. We carried out a qualitative analysis interactions based on interviews conducted during an ethnographic various stakeholders vicinity village Hamirpur district, area with long history co‐habitation between leopards rural inhabitants. propose...
Small-sized protected areas face increasing pressures from developmental activities and are often rendered inadequate isolated to conserve wide-ranging species. However, in situations where wildlife persists outside areas, conservation goals may be met by aligning the ecological needs of with socio-economic local communities offsetting losses arising due shared spaces. We explore potential a tea-plantation dominated landscape multiple land-use north-eastern India Asian elephant Indian...
Abstract Home range size is a fundamental measure of animal space use, providing insight into habitat quality, density, and social organization. Human impacts increasingly are affecting wildlife, especially among wide-ranging species that encounter anthropogenic disturbance. Leopards (Panthera pardus) provide useful model for studying this relationship because leopards coexist with people at high low human densities sensitive to To compare leopard home across other environmental conditions,...
There is increasing evidence of large carnivores using human-use areas, but our understanding their ecology in such landscapes limited. The role wild and domestic prey sustaining populations could be significant currently poorly documented. We studied the composition diet selection leopards ( Panthera pardus) a forest tea-garden landscape north-eastern India where population density greater than 700 people per km 2 average animal 340 animals . Wild was 56 Both were used by proportion to...
Long histories of sharing space and resources have built complex, robust, enduring relationships between humans wildlife in many communities across the world. In order to understand what makes it possible for share space, we look beyond ecological socio-economic study damages caused by human-wildlife conflict explore cultural societal context within which co-existence is embedded. We conducted an exploratory on institution Waghoba, a big cat deity worshiped Indigenous Warli community...
Free-ranging dogs ( Canis familiaris) are a major conservation issue in the tropics and adopt many ecological roles, alternatively functioning as predators, prey, or competitors of wildlife diverse environments. Dogs also potential reservoirs disease that can be transmitted to both people. Therefore range management interventions have been suggested control dog populations. In order monitor decrease populations, estimates their population size important such methods need time-...
Tigers ( Panthera tigris) are wide-ranging species, and a permeable landscape matrix outside Protected Areas (PAs) is extremely important for their dispersal. A tigress which had fallen in water duct the Nagpur district was rescued by Forest Department on 12 th October, 2011 released 27 November, forest adjacent to site of capture. GPS-GSM collar that we fitted her indicated she remained same area until 25 December, 2011, then moved eastwards into human-dominated where present March, 2012,...
Abstract The current protected area (PA) network is not sufficient to ensure long‐term persistence of wide‐ranging carnivore populations. Within India, this particularly the case for species that inhabit nonforested areas since PAs disproportionately over‐represent forested ecosystems. With growing consideration human‐use landscapes as potential habitats adaptable large carnivores, India provides a model studying them in densely populated landscapes, where there little understanding about...
Recent studies in the last decade have recorded obligate carnivores adapting to human dominated landscapes. Leopards, amongst other large carnivores, are highly adaptable and survive a range of environments from arid regions Africa Middle East cold Russian Far East. They also their diet consequently present close even within high-density These include edges urban areas such as Nairobi Mumbai. Our study, better understand coexistence leopards humans, was conducted 104 km 2 Sanjay Gandhi...