Concepts In WildLife Management/
Hosetti,B.B.
- 3rd.ed.
- New Delhi: Daya publishing house, 2014.
- 322
1. Wildlife Conservation and Management General importance; Causes for endangering the species; Important zones in India; Protected species of India; Management packages. 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. 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. 4, Extinction of Organisms Introduction; Trends of extinction; Endangered species; Species characteristics and extinction.. 5. Special Conservation Schemes Introduction; Project tiger; Status of tiger in the world; Achievement of the Project tiger; Threat to the tiger; Global tiger forum (GIF); Gir lion sanctuary project; Crocodile breeding project; Project hangul; Flimalayan Musk Deer-ecology and conservation project; Shangi or Manipur brow-antlered deer project or Manipur deer Project; Project elephant; Project on great Indian Bustard; Summary. 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; Depiction of forests; Management of forests; Wildlife corridors. 7. Wildlife Reserves and National Parks Introduction; Protected area management categories; National parks; Wildlife sanctuaries; Biosphere reserves. 8. Protection of Orchids and Butterflies Orchids; Historical aspects; Present status; Protection measures; Butterflies; Insect culturing; Butterfly species of India; Protection measures. 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 recommendations of the global committee for conservation; Feeds and feeding of some wild mammals; Breeding of wild mammals; Mangement of wild mammals; Healthcare of wild mammals. 10. Managementof 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 character. 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. 12. Ramsar Wetlands Introduction; Distribution; Problems faced by lentic systems; Wetland conservation; Criteria for the ^•lection of unique wetlands; Indian wetlands; Case study I: Chilka lake system; Case study II: Kollerii lake; Case study III: Loktak lake, Manipur; Case study IV: Navile tank, Shimoga. 13. The Mysteries of Migration Migration basics? Types of migration; Velocity and altitude; Duration and distance; Accuracy and regulanty;Bird navigati^on; Threats to migratingbirds; Methods ofstudyingbirdmigration;Advantages of migration; Origin of migration. & ' ft 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. 15. General Theories of Biodiversity Explanation to species richness gradients; Co-existence of species or Santa rosalina concept; The diversity-stability hypothesis. 16. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Chapter III A-Protection of specified plants; Chapter IV-Sanctuaries, National parks and closed areas. 17. The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972-Schedules Schedule I-Part I-Mammals; Part H-Amphibians and reptiles; Part II A-Fishes; Part Ili-Birds; Part IV-Crustaceans and Insects; Part IV A-Coelenterates; Part IV B-Mollusca; Part IV C-Echinodermala; Schedule II; Schedule 111; Schedule IV; Schedule V; Schedule VI. 18. Wildlife Crimes Introduction; Wildlife crime; Prevention of wildlife crimes; How large is wildlife ci imes?, Agencies to stop wildlife crimes; Laws and regulations of wildlife crimes; What is CITES; Export consignment check; Methods of smuggling; Methods of paching; 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. 19. WWF-India and BNHS/IBCN Introduction to WWF-India; The Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS); Hornbill House; The society's logo; Short-term projects and field studies; Conser\'ation education centre; Indian bird conservation network (IBCN). 20. National and State Plants and Animals of India 21. Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) General aspects; Aim of EIA; Contents of EIA; EIA in India; Screening and lEE: EIA report; Assessment ofmethodologies; Industries and environmental guidelines; Ecologically sensitive areas; Environmental Master Plan; A case study of human impact on Himalayan ecosystem. 22. Environmental Waste Auditing Importance; Concept; Components; Objectives; Environmental auditing in India; Form V.