Lanterna Rally

Author: Hosetti

Publisher:

Published: 2008-01-01

Total Pages: 433

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India is the seventh largest country and Asia s second most populous country with an area of 3, 387, 263 km-2. It Possesses diverse climatic regions and habitats. Though India became independent six decades ago, still we are unable to document and manage our wildlife resources. Presently most of the literature on wildlife is avilable in the form of few books and monogaphs which are mainly related to European and African wild life. Good number of workers are involved in the study of wildlife of India, and these persons work for their specific research projects, and it is degree oriented, many time they do not visit field or they rely on secondary data or only depend on their project fellows information. Such studies will not give true picture about the ground reality, specially it is true about studies on Avifauna. Presently there are six Institutes in India which offer M Sc in wild life. Most of these students suffer from non avilability of books and relevant information. Now a days study on wild life has been tagged with eco-toruism concept, which become an attractive tool to invite tourists and hence to earn income. An attempt is made in this book to provide all the important information on wildlife. In addition to those the chapters of II edition, the III edition has been revised and four new chapters are incorporated. This book is a rare source of wide information on wild resources. This title embodies 25 chapters on various aspects of wild life of India. Chapter first, begins with the knowledge on Wildlife Conservation and management. It was followed by Endangered flora and fauna; Extinction of organisms; Special conservation schemas for critically endangered species; Management of range lands; Wildlife reserves; Zoos and parks; Wetland birds; Asian water fowls census; Ramsar wetlands; Birds migration; Biodiversity; Theories of biodiversity; Zoo geography; Wildlife diseases; Remote sensing and wildlife; Wildlife crimes; protection act 1972; Protection schedules; Wildlife crimes; Indian NGO s; National and State plant, animal and flower; and this book closes by an important topic on Environmental impect assessments and waste auditing. This edition is prepared to cater the needs of all the graduates and post graduates courses of Indian universities, Forest officials, NGO s and wildlife lovers as well. if this book is able to create interest and awareness to some extent among common public about wild resources, then I fell my efforts have started gaining dividends. Contents Chapter 1: Wildlife Conservation and Management, General importance; Causes for endangering the species; Important zones in India ; Protected species of India; Management package; Chapter 2: Status of Wildlife Management in India, Introduction; Biological diversity; The current status of India s wildlife; Floral wealth; Endemic Plant species; History of wildlife management; India s protected area network; Chapter 3: Endangered Flora and Fauna of India, Introduction; General background to the problem of threat to plant species; Wildlife zones for flora; Himalaya and Eastern India; Rajasthan and Gujarat; Gangetic plan; Peninsular India; Andaman and Nicobar; Lacunae in our understanding about endangered Plants; Protection strategies; Endangered fauna of India; Save endangered species; The Indian scene; Mammals; Birds; Reptiles; Amphibians; Chapter 4: Extinction of Organisms, Introduction; Trends of extinction; Endangered species; Species characteristics and extinction; Chapter 5: Special Conservation Schemes, Introduction; Project tiger; Status of tigar in the world; Achievement of the Project tiger; Threat to the tiger; Global tiger forum (GTF); Gir lion sanctuary project; Crocodile breeding project; Project hangul; Himalayan Musk Deer-ecolog and conservation project; Shangi or Manipur brow-antlered deer project or Manipur deer Project; Project elephant; Summary; Chapter 6: Management of Rangelands, Forests and Wildlife Corridors, Types of rangelands; Plant biomass, Productivity and food web; Characteristics of rangelands; Types of grazing animals; rangeland conditions; Forests; Forest types; Depletion of forests; Management of forests; Wildlife corridors; Chapter 7: Wildlife Reserves and National Parks, Introduction; Protected area management categories; National parks; Wildlife sanctuaries; Biosphere reserves; Chapter 8: Protection of Orchids and Butterflies, Orchids; Historical aspects; Present status; Protection measures; Butterflies; Insect culturing; Butterfly species of India; Protection measures; Chapter 9: Role of zoos, Parks and Sanctuaries for Conservation of Wildlife, Introduction; Indian scenario; Common wild animals in Indian zoo; National parks and wildlife sanctuaries; Legislations and recommendation of the global committee for conservation; Feed and feeding of some wild mammals; Breeding of wild mammals; Management of wild mammals; Healthcare of wild mammals; Chapter 10: Management of Wetland Birds, Introduction; Types of wetlands; Waterfowls; Population and distribution; Habitat use; Food and feeding; Breeding population; Management; Principles; Major groups of wetland birds; Specific requirements; Identification characters; Chapter 11: Asian Waterfowl Census, Introduction; Asia-pacific migratory waterbird conservation strategy 1996-2000; AWC report on India; Criteria for identifying wetlands of international importance; Guidelines for application of the criteria; Chapter 12: Ramsar Wetlands, Introduction; Distribution; Problems faced by lentic system; Wetland conservation; Criteria for the selection of unique wetlans; Indian wetlands; Case study I: Chilka lake system; Case study II; Kolleru lake; Case study III: Loktak lake Manipur; Case study IV: Navile tank, Shimoga; Chapter 13: The Mysteries of Migration, Migration basics? Types of migration; Velocity and altitude; Duration and distance; Accuracy and regularity; Bird navigation; Threat to migrating birds; Methods of studying bird migration; Advantages of migration; Origin of migration; Chapter 14: Biodiversity Conservation and Management, Preamble; Loss of biodiversity; Conservation of biodiversity; Ancient methods of conservation; Current methods of conservation; Biotechnology and biodiversity; Legal aspects of biodiversity Conservation; Wildlife protection act, 1972; Biodiversity Conservation and agenda 21; International biodiversity convention; Chapter 15: General Theories of Biodiversity, Explanation to species richness gradients; Co-existence of species or Santa rosalina concept; The diversity-stability hypothesis; Chapter 16: Animal Distribution or Zoogeography,Introduction; Similarities and differences : Theory of evolutiion; Continental drift; Tectonic plates on move; Earliest animals; Age of dinosaurs last million year; Geological distribution; Barrier to dispersal; Natural rafts and drift wood, Oceanic divisions; Terrestrial fauna; Bathymetric distribution; References; Chapter 17: Wildlife Pathology, Introduction; General classification of diseases; Environmental factors; Detection and diagnosis; Major animal diseases; Salmonellosis and Shigellosis; Tuberculosis; Anthrax; Leptospirosis; References; Chapter 18: Remote Sensing in Wildlife Studies, Introduction; Applications; Limitations; Remote sensing process; Data analysis; Image classification; Synthetic aperture rader; Satellite orbits application of satellite image and GIS to wild lige habitat; Case studies; References; Chapter 19: The Biological Diversity Act 2002, Preamble; Chapter 1 Definitions; Chapter 2 Regulation to access to biological diversity; Chapter 3 National biodiversity authority (N B A); Chapter 4 Fuctions and powers; Chapter 5 Approval by NBA; Chapter 6 State biodiversity board; Chapter 7 and 8 Finance alleys; Chapter 9 Duties of central government; Chapter 10 Management committees; Chapter 11 Local biodiversity; Chapter 12 Miscellaneous; Chapter 20: The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, Chapter III A-Protection of specified plants; Chapter IV-Sanctuaries, National parks and closed areas; Chapter 21: The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Schedules, Schedule-Part-Mammals; PartII-Amphibians and reptiles; Part II A-Fishes; Part III-Birds; Part IV-Crustaceans and Insects; Part IV A-Coelenterates; Part IV B-Mollusca; Part IV C-Echinodermata; Schedul II; Schedules III; Schedule IV; Schedule V; Schedule VI; Chapter 22: Wildlife Crimes, Introduction; Wildlife crime; Prevention of wildlife crimes; How large is wildlife crimes?; Agencies to stop wildlife crimes; Laws and regulations of wildlife crimes; What is CITES; Export consignment check; Methods of smugglif; Methods of poaching; Collection of evidences; Conducting a criminal investigation; Investigating the time of death; Identification of teeth and claws; Identification of wounds; Post-mortem; How to go to Court; Chapter 23: WWF-India and BNHS/IBCN, Introduction to WWF-India; The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS); Hornbill House; The Society s logo; Short-term project and field studies; Conservation education centre; Indian bird Conservation network (IBCN); Chapter 24: National and State Plants and Animals of India; Chapter 25: Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Waste Auditing; General aspects; Aim of EIA; Contents of EIA in India; Screening and IEE; EIA report; Assessment of methodologies; Industries and environmental guidelines; Ecologically sensitive areas; Environmental Master Plan; A case study of human impact on Himalayan ecosystem; Importance; Concept; Components; Objectives; Environmental auditing in India; Form V.