Threatened Mammals of India : Ecology and Management
Contents: Preamble. Conservation of wildlife--Indian perspective. Mammals--in a nutshell. IUCN categories. Threatened mammals of India. Critically endangered: 1. Pygmy Hog Sus salvanius (Hodgson). 2. Asiatic lion Panthera leo persica (Meyer). 3. Malabar large-spotted civet Viverra civettina (Blyth). Endangered: 4. Lion-tailed macaque Macaca silenus (Linnaeus). 5. Golden langur Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria). 6. Capped langur Trachypithecus pileatus (Blyth). 7. Hoolock gibbon Bunopithecus hoolock (Harlan). 8. Tibetan antelope or Chiru Pantholops hodgsonii (Abel). 9. Nilgiri Tahr Hemitragus hylocrius (Ogilby). 10. Markhor Capra falconeri (Wagner). 11. Asiatic wild buffalo Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus). 12. Greater one-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis (Linnaeus). 13. Asian elephant Elephas maximus Linnaeus. 14. Slender loris Loris tardigradus (Linnaeus). 15. Red Panda Ailurus fulgens (Cuvier). 16. Asiatic wild dog or Dhole Cuon alpinus (Pallas). 17. Tiger Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus). 18. Snow leopard Uncia uncia (Schreber). 19. Hispid Hare Caprolagus hispidus (Pearson). 20. Gangetic dolphin Platunista gangetica (Roxburgh). Vulnerable: 21. Brow-antlered deer or Sangai Cervus eldii eldii (M'Clelland). 22. Swamp deer or Barasingha Cervus duvaucelii (G. Cuvier). 23. Urial or Shapu Ovis orientalis (Gmelin). 24. Indian Bison or Gaur Bos gaurus (H. Smith). 25. Wild yak Bos mutus (Przewalski). 26. Asiatic wild ass Equus onager khur (Lesson). 27. Sloth bear Melursus ursinus (Shaw). 28. Clouded leopard Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith). 29. Golden cat Catopuma temminckii (Vigors and Horsfield). 30. Fishing cat Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett). 31. Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica (Erxleben). Near threatened and lower risk: 32. Indian antilope or blackbuck Antelope cervicapra (Linnaeus). 33. Blue sheep or Bharal Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson). 34. Himalayan musk deer Moschus chrysogaster (Hodgson). 35. Himalayan brown bear Ursus arctos (Horsfield). 36. Leopard Panthera pardus (Linnaeus). Conservation measures--Indian initiatives. Literatures consulted. Index.
"Threatened Mammals of India : Ecology and Management is an attempt to compile various aspects of morphology, ecology and behaviour of several threatened mammals found in India and are considered to be important from conservation point of view. This book also depicts their distribution, threats and present conservation status along with colour photographs and illustrations for their better management in the wild as well as creating mass awareness regarding our rich wildlife heritage, the plight of these threatened species and most importantly indicating the role of common people for their successful conservation. This guide is meant to serve as an important resource for students, academicians, naturalists, wildlife activists as well as any person having interest in the field of wildlife conservation. A distinctly separate chapter on "Wildlife Conservation: Indian initiative" has been incorporated which summarizes the available information and Indian efforts towards wildlife conservation."
