Anual Research Seminar 2001

FIRST DAY THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th, 2001
0900 - 1030 hrs			Registration
1030 - 1035 hrs			Welcome Address Dr. Ravi Chellam, Research Co-ordinator, WII
1035 – 1045 hrs			Introduction to the ARS & WII’s Research Activities Shri S.K. Mukherjee, Director, WII
SESSION - I STUDIES ON CARNIVORES
1045 - 1120 hrs		Tiger Pugmarks - a quantitative approach. *- Sandeep Sharma, Post Graduate Intern*
1120 -1150 hrs		Tea
1150 - 1210 hrs		Habitat and foraging ecology of the golden jackals in the Bhal. *- Ambika Aiyadurai, Post Graduate Intern*
1210 - 1235 hrs		Habitat and predation ecology of wolves in the Bhal, Gujarat. *- Bharat Jethva, Senior Research Fellow*
1235 - 1300 hrs		Status of leopard-man conflict in Lansdowne, Pauri Garhwal. *- Devendra Singh Chauhan, Technical Assistant*
1300 - 1415 hrs		Lunch
SESSION - II STUDIES ON HABITAT FRAGMENTATION
1415 - 1515 hrs		Impact of rainforest fragmentation in herpetofauna and small mammals of the Western Ghats. *- Dr. Ajith Kumar, Principal Scientist, SACON*
1515 - 1535 hrs		Is forest fragmentation affecting hoolock gibbons – some preliminary findings. *- Dr. Ravi Chellam, Reader*
1535 - 1600 hrs		Tea
SESSION - III STUDIES IN WESTERN HIMALAYA
1600 - 1625 hrs		Altitudinal patterns and habitat associations in bird communities in Western Himalaya :Perspectives and conservation implications. *- Rashid H. Raza, Senior Research Fellow*
1625 - 1650 hrs		Characterization of socio-economic factors in Western Himalaya : Perspectives and conservation implications. - R. Jayapal, Senior Research Fellow
SECOND DAY, FRIDAY OCTOBER 19th, 2001
SESSION - IV STUDIES ON LARGE UNGULATES
1000 - 1020 hrs		Resource selection and resource partitioning among wild ungulates in the semi-arid forests of Ranthambore National Park, Rajasthan *- Sumanta Bagchi, Technical Assistant*
1020 - 1050 hrs		Attributes of prey species of dhole (Cuon alpinus) during monsoon 2001, in Pench National Park, M.P. *- b. Bhaskar Acharya, Junior Research FelloW*
1050 - 1115 hrs		Tea
SESSION - V A MIXED BAG
1115 - 1200 hrs		Super ovulation ! The 2000 breeding season of Sarus Cranes (Grus antigone) in Etawah and Mainpuri, India. - K.S. Gopi Sundar, Senior Research Fellow
1200 - 1230 hrs		Tracking wildlife use patterns of a NTFP : fruit removal and seed dispersal of Emblica officinalis. - Soumya Prasad
1230 - 1400 hrs		Lunch
SESSION - VI ECOLOGICAL SURVEYS IN THE INDIAN TRANS -HIMALAYA
1400 - 1420 hrs		Vegetation structure and pattern of livestock grazing in Tsokar basin, eastern Ladakh. - Dr. G.S. Rawat, Senior Reader & Dr. B.S. Adhikari, Senior Lecturer
1420 - 1435 hrs		Insect Survey in Ladakh. *- Dr. V.P. Uniyal, Senior Lecturer*
1435 - 1450 hrs		Inventory and distribution patterns of lotic fish of Ladakh. - Dr. K. Sivakumar, Lecturer
1450 - 1505 hrs		Declining amphibians in Ladakh : Hypotheses on causal factors. - Dr. Karthikeyan Vasudevan, Lecturer
1505 - 1520 hrs		Status of breeding water birds with special reference to black-necked crane in changthang region, Ladakh. - Dr. Bivash Pandav, Lecturer & Dr. S.A. Hussain, Reader
1520 - 1545 hrs		Tea
1545 - 1600 hrs		The Tibetan gazelle of Hanle : status and conservation. - Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Senior Lecturer & Richen Wangchuk, Snow Leopard Conservancy
1545 - 1600 hrs		Brown Bear – Human conflicts in Zanskar and Suru valleys, Ladakh. *- Dr. S. Sathyakumar, Reader*
1600 - 1615 hrs		Reconciling conservation with development through rationalization of boundaries and zonation in the Trans-Himalayan Protected Areas. - Dr. V.B. Mathur, Professor & Dr. Yash Veer Bhatnagar, Senior Lecturer
1615 - 1645 hrs		Discussion
2000 hrs onwards		Dinner (All are invited)
THIRD DAY SATURDAY OCTOBER 20th, 2001
SESSION VII NEW INITIATIVES
0930 - 0950 hrs		Establishment and achievements of conservation genetics facility at W.I.I. *- Dr. Dinesh Kumar Sharma, Research Associate*
0950 - 1010 hrs		Characterization of ivory and antler – Preliminary SEM examination. *- Rina Rani Singh, Senior Research Fellow*
SESSION VIII FINAL PRESENTATIONS
1010 - 1055 hrs	An ecological study of sympatric hornbills and fruiting patterns in a tropical forest in Arunachal Pradesh: an overview. *- Aparajita Datta, Senior Research Fellow*
1055 - 1140 hrs	Behaviour, ecology and conservation of sloth bear in Panna National Park : An overview. *- K. Yoganand, Senior Research Fellow*
1140 - 1215 hrs	Concluding session Comments on the ARS, Presentation of Awards and Vote of thanks.
1215 - 1315 hrs	Lunch
1330 hrs onwards	*VI-Meeting of Training, Research & Academic Council (TRAC) of WII.- for members only***