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A biologist working on big cats to understand their movement in a human-dominated landscape of Maharashtra, India
Supervisors: Dr. Bilal Habib
Phone: 9639146031
Address: Wildlife Institute Of India
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On the move: spatial ecology and habitat use of red fox in the Trans-Himalayan cold desert
PeerJ, Sep 15, 2022
Journal of Genetics, 2018
U n e d i t e d v e r s i o n distribution, demography, large carnivore, fecal DNA The Asiatic wi... more U n e d i t e d v e r s i o n distribution, demography, large carnivore, fecal DNA The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) or dhole is an endangered canid with fragmented distribution in South, East and South East Asia. The remaining populations of this species face severe conservation challenges from anthropogenic interventions, but limited information is available at population and demography levels. We describe novel molecular approaches for unambiguous species and sex identification from non-invasively collected dhole samples. We successfully tested these assays on 130 field-collected dhole faecal samples from Vidarbha part of central Indian tiger landscape that resulted in 97% and 77% success rates in species and sex identification, respectively. These accurate, fast and cheap molecular approaches prove the efficacy of such methods in gathering ecological data from this elusive, endangered canid and show their application in generating population level information from non-invasive samples.
Population characteristics of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) in an around the Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
The present work is the first detailed ecological study of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise ... more The present work is the first detailed ecological study of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise which is one of the least studied tortoise species and the study area Rajaji National Park is possibly the western most limit of the species distribution range. To study the population characteristics, distribution and habitat use of the Yellow-headed tortoise, intensive search of forest floor in possible habitats areas were carried out based on prior information and knowledge over four months (June-September, 2012) and seven months (March-September, 2013). Upon capture, morphometric measurements, weighed and sex of tortoise were recorded. Tortoises were classified as hatchlings, juveniles and adults based on their size. Adult tortoises were sexed as male if plastron was concave. Age estimation was done by counting the annuli rings on the pleural scutes and marked by filling notches in the marginal scutes of the carapace. Overall, 75 tortoises (38 male, 27 female and 10 juvenile) were ca...
Not a cakewalk: Insights into movement of large carnivores in human dominated landscapes in India
On the move: spatial ecology and habitat use of red fox in the Trans-Himalayan cold desert
PeerJ, Sep 15, 2022
Journal of Genetics, 2018
U n e d i t e d v e r s i o n distribution, demography, large carnivore, fecal DNA The Asiatic wi... more U n e d i t e d v e r s i o n distribution, demography, large carnivore, fecal DNA The Asiatic wild dog (Cuon alpinus) or dhole is an endangered canid with fragmented distribution in South, East and South East Asia. The remaining populations of this species face severe conservation challenges from anthropogenic interventions, but limited information is available at population and demography levels. We describe novel molecular approaches for unambiguous species and sex identification from non-invasively collected dhole samples. We successfully tested these assays on 130 field-collected dhole faecal samples from Vidarbha part of central Indian tiger landscape that resulted in 97% and 77% success rates in species and sex identification, respectively. These accurate, fast and cheap molecular approaches prove the efficacy of such methods in gathering ecological data from this elusive, endangered canid and show their application in generating population level information from non-invasive samples.
Population characteristics of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise (Indotestudo elongata) in an around the Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand
The present work is the first detailed ecological study of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise ... more The present work is the first detailed ecological study of the endangered Yellow-headed tortoise which is one of the least studied tortoise species and the study area Rajaji National Park is possibly the western most limit of the species distribution range. To study the population characteristics, distribution and habitat use of the Yellow-headed tortoise, intensive search of forest floor in possible habitats areas were carried out based on prior information and knowledge over four months (June-September, 2012) and seven months (March-September, 2013). Upon capture, morphometric measurements, weighed and sex of tortoise were recorded. Tortoises were classified as hatchlings, juveniles and adults based on their size. Adult tortoises were sexed as male if plastron was concave. Age estimation was done by counting the annuli rings on the pleural scutes and marked by filling notches in the marginal scutes of the carapace. Overall, 75 tortoises (38 male, 27 female and 10 juvenile) were ca...
Not a cakewalk: Insights into movement of large carnivores in human dominated landscapes in India