Trends in Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation and Management (2 Vols-Set)

Contents: Vol. I: Foreword. Preface. 1. Status of wildlife management in India: an overview/B.B. Hosetti and Gina Caplen. 2. Wildlife management in Karnataka: an appraisal/M. Venkateshwarlu. 3. Conservation and management of wildlife in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka/Gina Caplen and S. Frost. 4. Captive breeding of asian elephants (Elephas maximus ): the importance of producing socially competent animals/Paul A. Rees. 5. Scent marking by big cats: chemical communication and eco-ethological implications/R.L. Brahmachari. 6. Child-lifting wolves in India: a strategy for their Management and control/Kishan Singh Rajpurohit. 7. Prospects and perspectives of project tiger in India/B.B. Hosetti and B.C. Somanath. 8. Acoustic communication in Indian Anurans/Ravishankar D. Kanamadi. 9. Conflicts between man and elephants/B.B. Hosetti. 10. Conservation and management strategy for the water fowls of minor irrigation tank habitats and their importance as Stopover sites in Dharwad district/J.C. Uttangi. 11. The re-introduction of the wolf (Canis lupus) and the beaver (Castor fiber) into Scotland/Arjuna Korale and Stan Frost. 12. Ecology of Marsh crocodile Crocodylus palustris in the Kali River of Western Ghat, Dandeli, Karnataka/S. Basavarajappa. 13. Eco-biology of weaver bird Ploceus Philippinus in the Western Ghat Area of B.R. Project/K.L. Naik and B.B. Hosetti. 14. Eco-ornithological studies on Gudavi bird Sanctuary Shimoga, Karnataka/B.B. Hosetti, B.C. Somanath and K.L. Naik. 15. Eco-biology of a pentatomid bug Cyclopelta cissifolia W./B.B. Hosetti and A. Naveed . 16. Ecology and wildlife status of orchids/Sulabha Phatak. Index.

Vol. II: 17. Biodiversity : an introduction/N.A. Arvind and Dinesh Rao. 18. Biodiversity and conservation of ants: an overview/T.M. Musthak Ali and A.K. Chakravarthy. 19. Biodiversity of Drosophila of South India/S.N. Hegde, V. Vasudev and M.S. Krishna. 20. Biodiversity in hillstream fishes of Garhwal Himalaya : their food and feeding behaviour/N. Singh and R. Subbaraj. 21. Biodiversity of threatened species of medicinal plants in India : an appraisal/P.E. Rajasekharan. 22. Ethological studies of Dolphin (Platinista gangaitica) with reference to conservation strategies/Arvind Kumar and A.K. Singh. 23. Impact of deforestation on wildlife resources and their conservation in Santal Pargana of Jharkhand Pradesh/P.K. Verma and Arvind Kumar. 24. Vertebrate pest management in Karnataka/A.K. Chakravarthy. 25. Shifting cultivation (Jhooming) and wildlife conservation: a case study from North-East India/A.K. Gupta. 26. Bird depredation and management in Karnataka/A.K. Chakravarthy. 27. Dooming Mandagadde bird Sanctuary (MBS) Karnataka/M. Venkaeshwarlu and D.C. Savita. 28. The conflicts between man and birds/B.B. Hosetti and M.B. Nadoni. 29. Siberian crane : whether it will survive in the next century?/B.H. Bhaghya. 30. Bird counting methods/D.S. Sunil. 31. Glimpses of earthworm bioresources of India/G. Tripathi and Poonam Bhardwaj. 32. Role of Indian zoos, national parks and sanctuaries for conservation of some wild mammals/A. Chakrabarthy, G.R. Saha and A.K. Panigrahi. Index.

"This book "Trends in Wildlife Biodiversity Conservation and Management" has been edited in two volume, on most important aspects of wildlife. It contain 32 chapters contributed by many eminent scientists, officers and teachers from India and United Kingdom. Volume 1 contains information on the topics namely: Status of wildlife management in India, Karnataka, Bhadra wild life sanctuary in the Western Ghats, parental care in Asiatic elephants, Territory protection and scent marking in big cats, Child lifting wolves, Medicinal smuggling for tiger bones, Acoustic communication in anurans, Conflicts between man and elephants, Protection strategies for migratory birds, Mugger crocodiles of Dandeli WLS, and Ornamental orchids of India.

"The Volume 2 comprises information on Basic concepts of biodiversity, Biodiversity of Drosophila, Ants in the Western Ghats, Biodiversity of hill stream fishes of Srinagar Garhwal-Himalaya, Medicinal plants of Western Ghats, Ecology of endangered Gangatic dolphin, Problems and perspective of avian and vertebrate pest management, Deforestation problems in santhal Pargana, Siberian cranes, Bird census methods and Role of Zoo’s National Parks and Sanctuaries in the conservation and management of wildlife in India." (jacket)