1.

Pressure and dependency by local people on the resources of Rajaji National Park.

            (Mr. Klaus Berkmuller, FAo Expert)

01.10.86

to

30.09.87

2.

The investigation of biogeographic patterns of relevance to planning of long term wildlife conservation strategies in India.

            (Sh.V.B.Sawarkar)

25.09.85

to

24.09.88

3.

Ecology of the endangered grizzled giant squirrel (Ratufa macroura) in, Tamil Nadu, south India.   

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

15.01.86

to

30.06.89

4.

The vegetation of western Rajaji National Park: Floristic and Community Analysis.

            (Dr. W.A. Rodgers, Dr. G.S. Rawat &

J.L. Srivsatava)

01.10.86

to

30.09.90

5.

The ecology of the endangered Nilgiri Langur (Presbytis johnii) on Mundanthurai Plateau, Kalakad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu, India.

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

17.01.86

to

30.04.89

6.

Ecology of Indian flying fox (Pteropus giganteus) around Dehra Dun.

            (Dr.S.P.Goyal & Dr. J.B. Sale)

01.11.85

to

30.06.91

7.

Ecological factors pertinent to improved manage-ment of the Asiatic lion (Panthera leo persica) in India.           

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

01.10.85

to

31.11.91

8.

Status, breeding, biology and ecological relationship of fresh water frogs in Andhra Pradesh.          

            (Sh.B.C.Choudhury)

9.

Evaluation of Mugger Crocodiles restocking by monitoring and long-term management implications in Andhra Pradesh.

            (Sh.B.C.Choudhury)

01.09.86

to

31.12.90

10.

The study of the ungulate-habitat ecology in Gir.  

            (Dr.P.K.Mathur, Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh & Dr. W.A. Rodgers)

25.01.87

to

01.01.89

11.

Ecology of three large sympatric ungulates in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan with special reference to reserve management.

            (Dr. W.A. Rodgers, Sh. V.B. Sawarkar, Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh & Dr.K.Sankar)

01.07.88

to

31.06.91

12.

A survey of snow leopard and associated species in the Himalayas of North-Western India.           

            (Sh.S.P. Sinha, R.S. Chundawat &

J.L. Fox )

05.11.85

to

31.12.86

13.

The seasonal movements of elephants (Elephas maximus) in the Rajaji National Park (North-West U.P.).

            (Dr. Sushant Chowdhary)

01.10.85

to

30.06.93

14.

Ecology of aquatic mammals in National Chambal Sanctuary.

            (Sh.B.C.Choudhury & Dr. S.A. Hussain)

01.10.88

to

31.05.93

15.

The ecological studies of snow leopard and its associated prey species in Hemis High Altitude NP, Ladakh.

            (Dr.R.S. Chundawat & G.S.Rawat)

02.11.87

to

30.06.91

16.

Habitat ecology of major ungulates in Kedarnath Musk Deer Sanctuary, Western Himalayas.       

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh, Dr. G.S. Rawat & Dr. S.N. Prasad)

08.03.89

to

30.09.92

17.

Inter-relationship between village ecosystem and elephant corridor-habitat in the forests linking Rajaji and Corbett National Parks with a view to devising compatible management strategies.        

(Dr.B.K.Mishra)

09.01.89

to

31.12.92

18.

Release of captive Himalayan Musk Deer in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Western Himalaya.

 (Dr.S.Sathyakumar & Dr. P.K. Malik)

June 1994

to

October, 1996

19.

Study of rural ecosystem of Masinagudi village in the Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary with a view to evolving a model eco-development plan to ensure compatibility between the village community and the sanctuary.

            (Dr.B.K.Mishra)

01.09.89

to

31.12.93

20.

Ecology of Indian Wild ass (Equus lemionus khur) in little Rann of Kutch.  

            (Dr.S.P.Goyal)

01.02.89

to

31.01.93

21.

Ecology and population genetics of Asian Wild Bufaalo (Bubalus bubalis Linn.)  in India.

            (Dr.P.K.Mathur & Dr. P.K. Malik)

02.02.89

to

31.01.95

22.

Ecology of Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) with special reference to evaluate agricultural crop damage problem and its mitigation in Haryana..

            (Dr.N.P.S.Chauhan)

01.02.89

to

31.10.92

23.

Ecology and management of swamp deer (Cervus duvauceli duvauceli) in Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, U.P., India.

            (Sh.V.B.Sawarkar & Dr. P.K. Mathur)

01.02.89

to

31.05.92

24.

Monitoring of rhinoceros reintroduced in Dudhwa National Park.

(Dr. J.B. Sale & Sh.V.B.Sawarkar)

01.01.87

to

31.03.91

25.

Impact assessment studies of Narmada Sagar and Omkeshwar projects on flora and fauna with attendant human aspects.   

            (Dr.Asha Rajvanshi & Dr. V.B. Mathur)

01.04.90

to

30.06.94

26.

Strengthening of National Wildlife Database : Phase –I.    

            (Dr.V.B.Mathur & Dr. G.S. Rawat)

01.01.89

to

31.03.92

27.

The ecology and conservation of the Phayre's leaf monkey (Presbytis phayeri) in Tripura.           

            (Dr.A.K. Gupta & Dr. Ajith Kumar)

01.03.89

to

31.03.92

28.

Effects of habitat fragmentation on the ecology and conservation of non-human primates in Tripura, India.

            (Dr.A.K.Gupta)

Aug. 1993

to

Dec., 1994

29.

Impacts of management practices on lion and ungulate habitats in Gir Protected Area.           

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

01.02.91

to

31.12.94

30.

Creation of a laboratory facility at WII to standardise methods to determine carnivore diet techniques.      

            (Dr.S.P.Goyal)

01.01.91

to

31.01.93

31.

A preliminary survey of the two endangered viverids of western ghats: malabar civet (viverra civettina) and brown palm civet (paradoxurus jerdoni).     

            (Dr. N.V.K. Ashraf & Dr.Ajith Kumar)

21.01.91

to

20.10.92

32.

An ecological survey of the wolf and its associated species in the selected states of Peninsular India.           

(Dr. R.S. Chundawat & Sh.V.B.Sawarkar)

01.10.91

to

30.09.93

33.

Integrated landuse approach for conservation of biological diversity of terai grasslands in U.P.

            (Sh.V.B.Sawarkar)

01.04.92

to

30.09.95

34.

Study of wild animal damage problems in and around protected areas and managed forests in India : Phase – I (Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa). 

            (Dr.N.P.S.Chauhan)

20.11.94

to

19.11.95

35.

Survey of potential sites for reintroduction of Asiatic lions.

            (Dr.Ravi Chellam, Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, Dr. Justus Joshua and Christy A. Williams)

15.11.93

to

31.01.95

36.

Effects of shifting cultivation on the ecology and conservation of mammals with special reference to Phayre's leaf monkey.

            (Dr. A.K. Gupta)

11.01.93

to

31.01.95

37.

A status survey of olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelus olivacea) & its nesting habitats along the Orissa coast, India.     

            (Sh.B.C.Choudhury)

25.11.93

to

24.05.94

38.

Censusing large felids: Validation of the pugmark techniques, individual identification & mark recapture methods.

            (Dr.Y.V.Jhala & Qamar Qureshi)

25.05.94

to

31.07.95

39.

A survey of the clouded leopard (Neofelis nebulosa) in North-East India.

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh & Vidya R. Athreya)

01.09.94

to

30.09.95

40.

Status survey of elephants (Elephas maximus), their habitats & an assessment of elephant-human conflict in Garo Hills, Meghalaya.

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

01.10.94

to

30.11.95

41.

Assessment of elephant damage to woody vegetation in Rajaji National Park.

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh/Dr. S.P. Goyal)

15.12.94

to

15.11.95

42.

Strengthening National Wildlife Database: Phase – II.

            (Dr.V.B.Mathur & Dr. G.S. Rawat)

01.04.92

to

31.03.96

43.

Conservation and management of freshwater turtles and land tortoise of India.

            (Sh.B.C.Choudhury)

01.05.91

to

30.04.94

44.

Sero-epidemiological and clinico-pathological stud-ies on some infectious & parasitic diseases in wild ungulates and their relationship with livestock.

            (Dr.P.K.Malik)

22.07.93

to

21.07.96

45.

Establishing Geographical Information System (GIS) database for management of Gir Protected Area (GPA).

            (Dr. V.B. Mathur/Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

01.01.95

to

30.06.96

46.

Developing a long term monitoring programme for mammals and birds in Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri regions of Antarctica using GIS/GPS technology - Phase – I.

            (Sh.S.Sathyakumar)

01.12.94

to

31.05.95

47.

Developing a long term monitoring programme for mammals and birds in Dakshin Gangotri and Maitri regions of Antarctica using GIS/GPS technology – Phase – II.

            (Sh.S.Sathyakumar)

01.12.95

to

30.04.96

48.

Developing a long term monitoring programme for mammals and birds in the Indian ocean and Antarctica (Study Report XVI Indian Scientific Expedition to Antarctica, 1996-97).

            (Dr. S. Sathyakumar &

Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar)

1996

to

1997

(Four months)

49.

A report on scientific and ecological expedition to the Nanda Devi National Park, 1993.

(Dr. S. Sathyakumar, WII & Dr. Ravi Sankaran, SACON)

1993

50.

Estimating relative abundance of carnivore species using Camera Traps Techniques in Melghat Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra.

            (Dr.A.J.T.Johnsingh)

01.12.95

to

31.07.96

51.

Conservation status of migratory and resident cranes and their wintering range in India.

 (Sh.B.C.Choudhury, WII & Kishore Rao, MoEF)

15.10.95

to

14.04.96

52.

Ecological relationships among fresh water turtles in National Chambal Sanctuary.

            (Shri B.C. Choudury)

53.

Development of a user-friendly wildlife monitoring methodology for Protected Areas in India.

            (Sh.H.S.Pabla)

01.10.95

to

30.09.96

54.

Study of wild animal damage problems in and around PAs in India : Phase – II (U.P., H.P. and Rajasthan). 

            (Dr.N.P.S.Chauhan)

20.11.95

to

19.11.96

55.

Status of otter and associated wetland fauna in the terai and lower Himalayas.

            (Dr.S.A.Hussain)

10.05.95

to

09.06.96

56.

Responses of arboreal mammals to selective logging in Arunachal Pradesh.

            (Dr.S.P.Goyal)

01.10.95

to

31.10.96

57.

Ecological dependence of forest dwellers on the proposed lion reintroduction site, Kuno WLS, M.P.

            (K. Ravichandran)

01.10.95

to

31.07.96

Projects Cmpleted during the year 1997-98 (1^st April, 1997 to 31^st March, 199)

58.

An ecological study of the montane grasslands in the Valley of Flowers (Garhwal Himalayas) and Eravikulam (Western Ghats) NPs with a view to develop baseline information on grasslands for conservation planning.

Part-I: Ecology and conservation of the Valley of Flowers National Park, Garhwal Himalaya.

Part-II: Ecology and conservation of the grasslands of Eravikulam National Park, Western Ghats.

            (Dr. G.S. Rawat & Sh. V.K. Uniyal)

31.05.97

59.

A preliminary study on the ecology of leopard in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Maharashtra.

            (Dr. Ravi Chellam)

30.06.97

60.

Management of elephant populations in West Bengal for mitigating man-elephant conflicts - WORLD BANK  

(Dr. Sushant Chowdhary)

01.09.95

to

30.09.97

61.

Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve: A study on socio-economic aspects for the sustainable development of dependent population (MOEF).

            (Smt. Ruchi Badola)

04.04.94

to

03.10.97

62.

Ecology and conservation of Asiatic Ibex, Capra ibex sibirica in India.

(Dr. A.J.T.Johnsingh, Dr. G.S. Rawat &

Dr. M. Stuwe)

01.10.94

to

31.03.97

Tenure till 30.9.97

63.

Status, ecology and conservation of the Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica).

 (Dr. Renee Borges)

23.05.91

to

30.08.97

64.

Evaluation of elephant habitat in Singhbhum, Bihar in relation to fragmentation, degradation, mining and other disturbance factors.

            (Dr. Sushant Chowdhary)

14.06.93

to

31.12.97

Projects Cmpleted during the year 1998-99 (1^st April, 1998 to 31^st March, 1999)

65.

Developing area specific management guidelines for conservation of biodiversity in the Satpura Conservation Area taking into account the forestry objectives and local people needs.

            (Sh. V.B. Sawarkar & Dr. P.K. Mathur)

20.03.92

to

31.10.98

66.

Behavioural ecology of caracal (Caracal caracal schmitzi) in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal & Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh)

15.05.93

to

15.11.98

67.

Establishing computerised wildlife database for conserving, monitoring and evaluation in Tadoba –Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra.

            (Dr. V.B. Mathur)

03.01.94

to

31.12.98

68.

A study of pheasant distributions in Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India.

            (Sh. Pratap Singh)

01.12.97

to

31.10.98

69.

Bird Survey in selected localities of Arunachal Pradesh, India.

(Funded by Oriental Bird Club)

            (Sh. Pratap Singh)

Mar. '97

to

Feb.'98

Projects Completed during the year 1999-2000 (1^st April, 1999 to 31^st March, 2000)

70.

An ecological analysis of critical sea turtle habitats along the Orissa coast for the development of a scientific sea turtle management strategy.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

15.11.94

to

30.09.99

71.

Impact assessment of tourism in Corbett National Park.

            (Smt. Bitapi C.Sinha)

06.03.96

to

31.03.2000 

72.

Conservation genetics of olive ridley sea turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) on the east coast of India.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury & Dr. Karthik Shanker)

05/02/99

to

 04/10/99

73.

An ecological study of Kalakkad-Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve - An eco-development approach – FREEP. (Report: Study on revision and upgradation of the Management Plan of KMTR)

(Sh. Sanjay Srivastava, Sh. Sugato Dutt, Sh. V.B. Sawarkar, Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, Dr. A.K. Gupta, Sh. S.B. Banubakode and  Shri S.K. Mukherjee)

31.07.95 to 30.12.99

74.

Survey of pheasants with reference to the distribution of the genus Lophophorus in Arunachal Pradesh, India.

(WORLD PHEASANT ASSOCIATION)

            (Sh. Pratap Singh)

20.09.99

to

20.03.2000

Projects Cmpleted during the year 2000-01 (1^st April, 2000 to 31^st March, 2001)

75.

An ecological study for the conservation of biodiversity in the Great Himalayan National Park (GHNP) - FREEP  

(Sh. Sanjeeva Pandey, Sh. B.M.S. Rathore,

Dr. P.K. Mtahur & Shri A.K. Bhardwaj)

01.07.95

to

31.05.2000

76.

An evaluation of exhibit design related behaviour patterns of primates and carnivores in selected Indian zoos: It’s implication in species compatible exhibit design.

CZA SPONSORED PROJECT –

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

Oct., 1999

To

Sept., 2000

77.

Ecology of the Asiatic Wild dog (Cuon alpinus) in Central India.

(Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh &

Dr. Leon Durbin)

June' 98

to

June, 2001

The project terminated on 31.07.2000

78.

Preparation of stud book of five endangered species – Indian tiger, Great One Horned Rhinoceros, Lion Tailed Macaque, Asiatic lion and Golden Langur.

(Dr. Ravi Chellam & Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

- Sponsored by : Central Zoo Authority

1.10.99

to

31.03.2001

79.

Ecology of Gaur (Bos gaurus) in Pench Tiger Reserve.

(Dr. K. Sankar & Shri Qamar Qureshi)

29/11/95

to

31.03.2001

Projects Cmpleted during the year 2001-02 (1^st April, 2001 to 31^st March, 2002)

80.

A study on conservation status of high altitude forests in Garhwal Himalaya with special reference to landuse practices and tourism.

(Dr. G.S. Rawat, Dr. Asha Rajvanshi,

Shri V.K. Uniyal and Dr. B.S. Adhikhari, Co-PI)

01.12.95

to

30.04.2001

81.

Ecology and management of problematic sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) in North Bilaspur Forest Division

(Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan)

Project Sanctioned on

10.02.96

 but Started only from

20.02.98

to

30.06.2001

82.

Developing a scientific model management plan for a marine protected area (M.G. Marine National Park, Wandoor, Andamans) & draft guidelines for coastal & marine protected area management.

            (Sh. B.C. Choudhury & Sh. Ajai Saxena)

02/03/98

to

30/06/2001

83.

An ecological study of sympatric hornbills and fruiting patterns in a tropical forest in Arunachal Pradesh.

            (Sh. G.S. Rawat & Sh. Pratap Singh)

Feb.'97

To

30.11.2001

84.

Ecology of tiger: To enable a realistic projection of the requirements needed to maintain a viable population in India.

(Dr. R.S. Chundawat & Dr. P.K. Malik)

01.04.96

To

31.03.2002

Sub Project: Conservation of fragmented populations around Bandhavgarh National Park.

(Sh. Qamar Qureshi, Dr. R.S. Chundawat&

Sh. S.K. Mukherjee)

04.03.98

to

31.12.98

85.

Ecology and resource utilization of Hog deer (Axis porcinus) in relation to other sympatric species under various stochastic processes at a landscape level.

PHASE-I: Current distribution range of Hog deer (Axis porcinus) and its status in India.

(Dr. V.B. Mathur)

Apr.'2000

To

Oct.'2001

86.

A study on distribution, relative abundance and food habits of leopard (Panthera pardus) in Garhwal Himalayas.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal)

18.12.99

to

31.12.2001

87.

Evaluating Panna National Park with special reference to the ecology of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus).

(Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh & Dr. Cliff Rice)

(WII-USFWS Collaborative Project)

01.10.95

to

30.09.2001

88.

Establishment of a wildlife forensic capacity at WII.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal, Sh. S.K. Mukherjee &

Dr. Stephen Busack)

(WII-USFWS Collaborative Project)

01.10.95

to

30.09.2001

89.

Conserving biodiversity in the Indian Trans-Himalaya: Developing and implementing a field research facility and programme in Ladakh, under a tripartite collaborative effort between WII, US Fish and Wildlife Service and International Snow Leopard Trust.

(WII–USFWS-ISLT) -  Dr. V.B.Mathur, Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Shri Qamar Qureshi, Dr. R.S. Chundawat, Mr. Don Hunter & Dr. Rodney Jackson

Oct. 1999

To

March, 2002

90.

Forage relations between ibex Capra ibex and livestock in the Indian Trans-Himalaya.

(Dr. Y. V. Bhatnagar, Dr. Charudutt Mishra and Dr. Tom McCarthy)

Collaborators : Department for Forest Farming and Conservation, Himachal Pradesh

March, 2002

To

Sep., 2002

91.

Impact of rainforest fragmentation on small mammals and herpetofauna in the Western Ghats, south India.  

 (Dr. Ravi Chellam, Dr. Ajith Kumar, Shri B.C. Choudhury & Dr. Barry R. Noon)

01.10.95

to

31.01. 2002

Projects Completed during the year 2002-03 (1^st April 2002 to 31^st March, 2003)

92.

The relationships among large herbivores, habitat, and humans in Rajaji-Corbett National Parks.

 (Dr. A.J.T.Johnsingh, Dr. S.P. Goyal,

Dr. G.S. Rawat, Dr. Asha Rajvanshi &

Dr. Paul Krausman)

01.10.95

to

30.09.2002

Sub Project: Distribution and relative abundance of tiger (Panthera tigris) in Rajaji-Corbett National Parks and the adjoining areas.

1.03.2000

to

28.02.2001

93.

Identify potential areas for conserving biodiversity in the Indian Himalaya.

(Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dr. R.S. Chundawat,

Shri Qamar Qureshi, Shri S.K. Mukherjee) &

(Dr. Don O Hunter, Dr. Jackson)

01.10.95

to

30.09. 2002

94.

Development of an Indian Cooperative Wildlife Health Programme and Technical Assistance in WII's wildlife health programme.

 (Dr.P.K. Malik & Dr. F. Joshua Dein)

01.10.95

to

30.09. 2002

95.

Management of forests in India for biological diversity and forest productivity - A new perspective

(Sh. V.B. Sawarkar, Dr. P.K. Mathur, Shri Sugato Dutt, Shri Ajai Saxena) & (Mr. Tom. L. Darden,

Dr. Martin G. Raphael, Dr. Bruce G. Marcot, Dr. Richard Holthausen, Dr. Martin Prather, Dr. John F. Lehmkuhl)

18.01.96

to

31.12.2002

96.

Ecological, social and hydrological factors affecting the management of wetland systems in UP with special reference to Vijay Sagar and associated water bodies in Mohaba district, Okhla and associated water bodies in Ghaziabad district, Bakhira Bird Sanctuary and Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary.

 (Shri B.C. Choudhury, Dr. S.A. Hussain,

Dr. Ruchi Badola and Dr. K. Sivakumar

Collaborators : U.P. Forest Department and TERI, Lucknow and WORLD BANK aided TERI Consultancy Prj.

19.11.2001

to

30.11.2002

97.

Impact of land use pattern changes on habitat and ecology of Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) in the Indo-Gangetic flood plains.

            (Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

Feb.'98

To

 31.03.2003

98.

A quantitative analysis of incidental sea turtle captures and mortalities during commercial shrimp trawling in the coastal waters of Orissa.

(Shri B.C. Choudhury)

23/10/2001

to

22/12/2002

99.

Evaluation and refinement of the pugmark technique for individual tiger identification and for tiger census.

(Shri V.B. Sawarkar, Dr. Y.V. Jhala & Shri Qamar Qureshi)

Phase – I 

Nov. to Dec. ‘01

Phase – II

  Jan. -July ‘02

Extn. – Aug’02

PRojects Completed during the year 2003-04 (1^st April 2003 to 31^st March, 2004)

100.

Impact of forest fragmentation on the hoolock gibbon (Hylobates hoolock) in Assam, India.

 (Dr. Atul Gupta, Dr. Ravi Chellam* &

Shri Qamar Qureshi)

*-PI on deputation to UNDP

22.01.2001

to

21.01.2004

101.

Conservation of the Indian Wolf.

(Dr. Y.V. Jhala, Dr. Olav T. Oftedal &

Dr. Robert. K. Wayne)

15.03.95

to

31.12.2003

102.

The maintenance and publication of studbooks of five endangered species.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

CZA Sponsored

18.09.2002

to

31.12.2003

103.

WII-Himachal Pradesh Forest Department (HPFD) Projects:

a). Conservation of flora and fauna in and around the Great Himalayan National Park (Great Himalayan Conservation Landscape)

b). Conservation of Endangered Wildlife Species in Himachal Pradesh.

WII’s Faculty – Director, Project Leader; Team –

Dr. P.K . Mathur, Dr. A.K. Gupta, Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dr. G.S. Rawat, Shri B.C. Choudhury, Dr. B.K. Mishra, Dr. Sushant Chowdhary, Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan, Dr. Ravi Chellam, Mrs. Bitapi C. Sinha, Shri Sunil Banubakode, Dr. S. Sathyakumar, Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Dr. V.P. Uniyal

Collaborators   : Wildlife Wing, HPFD

Shri Subimal Roy, IFS, Former CWLW, W.B.,

IIM & CEE, Ahmedabad; IRM, Anand,

Winrock International, New Delhi

Kerala Forest Department

20.03.2002

to

31.3.2004

PRojects Completed during the year 2004-05 (1^st April 2004 to 31^st March, 2005)

104.

Development of Spatial database in GIS domain and assessment of landuse landcover changes in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve.

(Dr. V.B.Mathur)

(M.P. Forest Department Sponsored Project)

Sep., 2001

to

Dec, 2004

105.

Monitoring of forest conditions and prey base for the tiger conservation in the Terai Arc.

(Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh &

Tracy Fish Walmer, NFWF)

(Collaboration between WII & National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, USA)

06.01.2002

To

31.03.2004

106.

Acoustic signals in two avian species: their characterisation and importance.

(Dean FWS, WII, Project Coordinator &

Dr. Anil Kumar, Project Investigator)

(DST Sponsored project)

28.01.2002

To

27.01.2005

PRojects Completed during the year 2005-06 (1^st April 2005 to 31^st March, 2006)

107.

Assessment of tiger (Panthera tigris) population in Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan, India. (Phase:I)

(Dr. K. Sankar, Dr. S.P. Goyal & Sh. Qamar Qureshi)

Project Tiger Funded Project

Project Duration

(Two Months)

108.

Ecology of otters in Corbett Tiger Reserve: Impact of Kalagarh reservoir on the habitat use pattern.

(Dr. S.A. Hussain)

21.11.2000

to

20.11.2005

109.

Diversity and rarity in floral and avifaunal assemblages in the Western Himalaya: A study of patterns and mechanisms to devise viable biodiversity conservation strategies.

            (Dr. V.B. Mathur, WII;

            Dr. Kevin J. Gaston, Univ. of Sheffiled, UK &Dr. P.S. Roy, IIRS, D.Dun)

02.07.2001

to

11.09.2005

110.

Conservation genetics of marine turtles on the mainland and island coasts of India.            

            (Shri B.C. Choudhury)

July, 2001

To

30^th June, 2005

111.

Conservation ecology of an isolated population of gaur (Bos gaurus) in Trishna WLS, Tripura.

(Dr. Atul Gupta & Dr. K. Sankar)

13.11.2001

to

12.07.2005

112.

Ecology of the Dhole (Cuon alpinus Pallas) in Central India.

 (Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh & Dr. K. Sankar)

10.01.2001

to

09.07.2005

113.

An evaluation of the endemism of the amphibian assemblages from the Western Ghats using molecular techniques.

(Dr. Karthikeyan Vadudevan)

17.01.2003

to

16.07.2005

114.

Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon in northeast India.

(Dr. A.K. Gupta)

April ‘02

To

August, ’05

115.

Status and distribution of Malayan Sun Bear in North-Eastern region (Manipur), India.

(Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan)

Funded by:  International

Association for Bear Research and Management

13.09.2004

to

12.09.2005

116.

Developing power fence manual for teaching and training purposes.

(Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan)

23.07.2004

To

22.07.2005

117.

Planning and development of interpretive facilities in selected Protected Areas in India. Protected Areas: Panna National Park and Corbett National Park - USFWS Funded

 (Shri B.C. Choudhury,  Shri Rajiv Bhartari, Smt. Bitapi Sinha),& (Mr. Gary M. Stolz & Ms. Gay Wood)

24.09.98

to

31.12.2005

118.

Assessment of prey populations for lion reintroduction in Kuno Wildlife Sanctuary, central India.

 (Dr. A.J.T. johnsingh, Sh. Qamar Qureshi and Dr. S.P. Goyal)

May, 2005

119.

Monitoring of tiger and its prey in Chilla range, Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal, India.

(Dr. Bivash Pandav, Dr. S.P. Goyal, PIs and

Mr. Abishek Harihar, Research Fellow)

July 2006

(Date of completion)

PRojects Completed during the year 2006-07 (1^st April 2006 to 31^st March, 2007)

120.

Natural resource ecology and management in the Himalaya.

(Collaboration between WII & University of Tromso, Norway)  - Sponsored by NORAD

Nodal Officer: Dr. S. Sathyakumar

Principal Investigators: Dr. G.S. Rawat,

Dr. A.J.T.Johnsingh, Dr. K. Sankar, 

Dr. B.S. Adhikari, WII & Dr. J.L. Fox, (UiT)

01.02.2002

To

30.04.2006

121.

Developing a Spatial Conservation Protocol for Central Indian Highlands through a Biogeographical Analysis of Birds and Existing Protected Area Network: A Geographical Information Systems Approach.

(Shri Qamar Qureshi & Dr. Ravi Chellam)

09.02.2001

to

31.03.2007

122.

Studies on animal-habitat interactions in the Buffer Zone of Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve.

(Dr. S. Sathyakumar & Dr. G.S. Rawat)

– MoEF Sponsored

11.02.2002

for

30.09.2006

123.

Current status and conservation of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodious nicobarensis.

(Dr. K. Sivakumar)

01.04.2006

To

30.09.2006

124.

Determining the present status of the Indian Peafowl in Protected Areas of India.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury & Dr. S. Sathyakumar)

04.09.2006

To

03.03.2007

125.

Golden mahseer and other sport fish conservation in Uttaranchal.

(Dr. A.J.T.Johnsingh, Sh. A.S. Negi and

Sh. Dhananjai Mohan)

(WII and NCF Bangalore Collaborative Prog.)

2007

126.

Development of Desert National Park as Biosphere Reserve.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury, Sh. Qamar Qureshi; WII and Dr. A.R. Rahmani, BNHS)

(WII-BNHS  Collaborative Project)

January 2004

To

April 2006

127.

An evaluation of endemism of herpetofaunal assemblages from the Western Ghats using molecular techniques.

(Dr. Karthikeyan Vasudevan, WII &

Dr. Ramesh K. Aggarwal, CCMB, Hyd.)

(Min. of Sci. & Tech, Dept. of Biotechnology Sponsored Project)

19.04.2004

to

18.04.2007

128.

Strengthening field conservation through ecological studies, capacity building and conservation awareness in the Ladakh Trans – Himalayas: A collaborative initiative.

(Dr. V.B. Mathur, Dr. G.S. Rawat,

Sh. Qamar Qureshi, Dr. B.S. Adhikari)

Collaborators : ISLT, SLC, CEE & IIRS, D.Dun

16.08.2002

to

15.5.2007

PRojects Completed during the year 2007-08 (1^st April 2007 to 31^st March 2008)

129.

An assessment of eco-development initiatives in Periyar Tiger Reserve.

(Dr. Ruchi Badola & Sh. Anil Bhardwaj)

01.02.2005

to

30.07.2007

130.

Status and ecology of leopard in Pauri Garhwal. Phase-II: Ranging patterns and reproductive biology of leopard (Panthera pardus) in Pauri Garhwal Himalayas.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal)

01.07.2002

to

30.06.2007

131.

Comparison of tiger (Panthera tigris) population estimated using non-invasive techniques of Pugmark, Camera Trap and DNA based analysis of hair and scat in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve - Phase-I.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal, Dr. K. Sankar &

Sh. Qamar Qureshi)

28.12.2004

to

27.04.2007

132.

Preparation of Management Plan for Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu.

(Sh. B.C. Choudhury and Dr. K. Sivakumar)

17.11.2005

To

30.04.2007

133.

Characterization of species from bone, tusk, rhino horn and antler to deal with wildlife offence cases.

(Dr. S.P. Goyal)

02.07.2001

to

01.07.2007

134.

The ecology of the leopard in Satpura National Park and Bori WLS.

(Shri Qamar Qureshi & Dr. Ravi Chellam)

09.07.2001

to

08.07.2007

135.

Ecological studies in Sariska Tiger Reserve.

- Sponsored by Project Tiger Directorate

(Dr. K. Sankar & Sh. Qamar Qureshi)

17.08.2006

To

16.08.2007

136.

All India Co-ordinated research project on ORCHIDS.

(MoEF Sponsored & Tropical Botanical Garden and Research Institute, Kerala)

(Dr. G.S. Rawat)

03.06.2002

To

31.03.2008

137.

Ecological study on tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) as indicator for biodiversity monitoring in Shivalik landscape.

(Dr. V.P. Uniyal & Dr. K. Sivakumar)

 (DST Approved)

01.09.2004

to

31.08.2007

138.

An ecological reconnaissance of colonial nesting birds in Bhitarkanika mangroves, Orissa, India.

(Dr. Karthikeyaan Vasudevan, WII & Dr. S.K. Kar, Research Officer,          O/o CWLW, Orissa)

01.01.2004

to

31.12.2007

139.

Conservation of Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus) in India. (Phase-I)

(Dr. S. Sathyakumar, WII, Dr. Rahul Kaul, IUCN/SSC/PSG, Haryana & Dr. Rajiv S. Kalsi, M.L.N. College Yamuna Nagar)

29.08.2006

To

28.02.2008

140.

Monitoring tigers, co-predators, prey and their habitat.

(Dr. Y.V.Jhala, Sh. Qamar Qureshi and

Dr. K. Sankar)

WII-PROJECT TIGER Collaborative Project

Nov., 2005

To

25.01.2008

141.

Enhancing World Heritage: Managing and monitoring for success in World Natural Heritage Sites.

(Dr. V.B. Mathur & Sh. B.C. Choudhury)

WII-UNESCO Project

01.01.2001

To

31.12.2007

142.

Management of Forests in India for Biological Diversity and Forest Productivity – A New Perspective: Phase-II.

(Dr. P.K. Mathur)

(WII-USFS Collaborative Projects)

01.09.2004

To

31.12.2007

143.

Ecological monitoring of Gir.

(Dr. Y.V. Jhala)

6.01.2004

to

31.03.2008

PRojects Completed during the year 2008-09 (1^st April 2008 to 31^st December 2008)

144.

Ecology of marine turtles in the Lakshadweep Islands, India, with a focus on Hawksbill turtles (Eretomochelys embricata).

(Shri B.C. Choudhury)

04.09.2006

to

30.09.2008

145.

Monitoring the changes in biological diversity after relocation of gujjars in Rajaji-Corbett Conservation Area.

(Dr.Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Dr. B.S. Adhikari, Dr. V.P. Uniyal & Dr. K. Sivakumar)

17.12.2003

to

16.12.2008

146.

Effect of Management Practices on Spider Diversity in Terai Conservation Area (TCA).

(Dr. V.P. Uniyal)

09.12.2004

to

08.12.2008

147.

Comparative study of man-leopard conflict and socio-economic impacts on rural community in Mandi and Hamirpur districts, Himachal Pradesh.

(Dr. N.P. S. Chauhan)

23.12.2005

to

22.12.2008

148.

Ecology, behaviour and interaction of highly dense populations of sloth bear (Melursus ursinus) and human-sloth bear conflict in Jessore Wildlife Sanctuary, Gujarat and Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary, Rajasthan, India. (Phase-I)

(Dr. N.P.S. Chauhan, WII & Dr. V.C. Soni, Saurashtra University)

26.04.2007

to

25.10.2008

Ph-I:

18 months

149.

Key areas for long-term conservation of galliformes in northwest India.

(Sh. Qamar Qureshi, WII; Dr. Philip McGowan & Dr. K. Ramesh, WPA)

(WII-WPA Collaborative)

22.06.2005

to

31.12.2008

150.

Mapping of National Parks & Wildlife Sanctuaries.

(Dr. V.B. Mathur, Nodal Officer,

WII-MoEF-NNRMS Project)

(MoEF Sponsored Project)

01.04.2005

To

31.12.2008

151.

Response of tiger population to habitat, wild ungulate prey and human disturbance in Rajaji National Park, Uttaranchal.

(Dr. Bivash Pandav & Dr. S.P. Goyal)

29.08.2006

To

31.12.2008

152.

Evaluation of the functional status and quality of corridors connecting fragmented populations of tiger in the Indian part of Terai Arc Landscape (Phase:II).

(Dr. S.P. Goyal & Sh. Qamar Qureshi)

(Funded by ‘Save the Tiger Fund’, USA)

01.04.2004

to

31.12.2008