FIRST DAY
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 23rd, 2002
Seminar Chairperson - Shri R. Rajamani, Chairman, TRAC

First Day Wednesday, 23rd, October, 2002

0830 - 0930 hrs

Registration

0930 – 0935 hrs

Welcome Address.
- Dr. Ravi Chellam, Research Coordinator

0935 - 0945 hrs

Introduction to the ARS & WII’s research activities.
- Shri V.B. Sawarkar, Director, WII

SESSION - I
STUDIES IN THE HIMALAYAN REGION

Session Chairperson -Dr. Pankaj Khullar, PCCF(WL), Himachal

Co-Chairperson - Shri Qamar Qureshi, WII

0945 - 1000 hrs

A review of ecological studies by WII in the himalayan region.
- G.S. Rawat

1000 -1100 hrs

An introduction to the collaborative Trans-Himalayan research and conservation project.- V.B. Mathur

1010 - 1025 hrs

Herpetofaunal surveys in Ladakh - Karthikeyan Vasudevan

1025 - 1035 hrs

Survey of the Ladakh urial in the Indus Valley, Ladakh - Bindu Raghavan

1035 - 1050 hrs

Modeling distribution pattern for brown bear in Zanskar and Suru Valleys, Ladakh. - S. Sathyakumar

1050 - 1115 hrs

Tea

1115 - 1135 hrs

Wildlife conservation in the Tran-Himalaya: An insight into ecology and economics of the pastoral way of life.- Sumanta Bagchi

1135 - 1145 hrs

Institutional cooperation programme between Wildlife Institute of India and University of Tromso, Norway – A new initiative. - S. Sathyakumar

1145 - 1200 hrs

Livestock grazing in the alpine regions of Indian Himalaya: ecological review and results of preliminary investigations.- Sanjay Kr. Uniyal

1200 - 1215 hrs

Assessment of anthropogenic pressures on sub-alpine and alpine habitats of Baidani-Ali: Preliminary results.- S. Sathyakumar

1215 - 1240 hrs

Discussion

SESSION - II 
STUDIES ON TURTLES

Session Chairperson - Sh. Khazan Singh, CWLW, A&N

Co-Chairperson - Shri B.C. Choudhury, WII

1240 - 1255 hrs

Tricarinate Hill-Turtle in the WII campus.- Bivash Pandav

1255 - 1310 hrs

Marine turtles in Lakshadweep Archipelago – An assessment of conservation status.- Basudev Tripathy

1310 - 1415 hrs

Lunch

1415 - 1435 hrs

Sea turtle and marine fisheries interface - case study of a solution approach using Turtle Excluder Device (TED) in trawl nets in Orissa.- G.V. Gopi

1435 - 1450 hrs

Discussion

SESSION - III
STUDIES on large carnivores 

Session Chairperson - Sh. H.S. Pawar

Co-Chairperson - Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, WII

1450 - 1500 hrs

Status and ecology of leopard in Pauri Garhwal. Phase-II: Ranging patterns and reproductive biology of leopard (Panthera pardus) in Pauri Garhwal Himalayas – About Research Project. - Devendra Singh

1500 -1515 hrs

Leopard ecology project: An introduction.- Advait Edgaonkar

1515 - 1530 hrs

Lion project: A preliminary report.- V. Meena

1530 - 1545 hrs

Tea

1545 - 1600 hrs

Ecology of the dhole (Cuon alpinus Pallas) in Central India: An update.- B. Bhaskar Acharya

1600 - 1620 hrs

Discussion

SESSION - IV
ECOLOGICAL assessment at landscape level 

Session Chairperson- Sh. M.G. Gogate, PCCF(WL), Maharashtra

Co-Chairperson - Dr. P.K. Mathur, WII

1620 - 1645 hrs

The Garo hills conservation area - An ecological assessment.- Ashish Kumar

1645 - 1710 hrs

Forest spatial heterogeneity, vegetation diversity, and grassland burning practices in the Terai conservation area. - Harish Kumar

1710 - 1730 hrs

Discussion

2000 hrs onwards

Dinner (All are invited)

SECOND DAY, THURSDAY
OCTOBER 24th, 2002

SESSION - V 
avifaunal studies

Session Chairperson - Prof. V.C. Soni, Dept. of Bio-Sciences, Saurashtra Univeristy

Co-Chairperson -  Dr. K. Sankar, WII

0900 - 0910 hrs

Introduction and an overview of the Sarus crane project.- B.C. Choudhury

0910 - 0930 hrs

Dual Nesting of Sarus cranes Grus antigone in semi-arid landscapes: some preliminary insights.- Jatinder Kaur

0930 - 1000 hrs

An assessment of habitat use and territory quality of Sarus cranes Grus antigone in Etawah-Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh.- K. S. Gopi Sundar

1000 - 1020 hrs

Diversity and rarity in floral and avifaunal assemblages in the Western Himalaya:  A conceptual outline of processes and mechanisms. -Rashid H.Raza

1020 - 1040 hrs

Contextual analysis of songs, calls and visual displays in red-vented bulbul, Pycnonotus cafer.- Anil Kumar

1020 - 1040 hrs

Discussion

1040 - 1115 hrs

Tea

SESSION - VI
STUDIES ON ANIMAL HABITAT RELATIONSHIPS

Session Chairperson - Sh. P.J.Thosre,CCF, Maharashtra

Co-Chairperson - Dr. Y.V. Jhala, WII

1115 - 1130 hrs

Habitat use patterns of otters in Corbett Tiger Reserv– Preliminary findings. - Asghar Nawab

1130 - 1150 hrs

Litter beetle communities in forests and coffee plantations of Chickmagalur district.- Smitha Badrinarayanan

1150 - 1210 hrs

Bird-Habitat associations in Central Indian Highlands, Madhya Pradesh: A comparison of Teak and Sal biomes.- R. Jayapal

1210 - 1230 hrs

Forest fragmentation and Hoolock gibbons in Eastern Assam.- Ravi Chellam

1230 - 1245 hrs

Blackbuck calving seasonality and some influencing factors- K.V.R. Priyadarshini

1245 - 1300 hrs

Discussion

1300 - 1400 hrs

Lunch

SESSION VII 
STUDIES IN WILDLIFE FORENSICS AND CONSERVATION GENETICS

Session Chairperson - Sh. Valmik Thapar

Co-Chairperson - Dr. S.P. Goyal, WII

1400 - 1420 hrs

Standardizing DNA extraction protocols for wildlife forensic materials.
- S.P. Goyal and Reeta Sharma

Development of molecular markers in context of wildlife management and forensic identification of endangered wildlife species.
- Saurav Guha

1420 - 1440 hrs

X-Ray diffraction characterization of ivory, antler and rhino horn: implications in wildlife forensics.- Rina Rani Singh

1440 - 1500 hrs

Lineage and conservation genetics of wolves and other Indian carnivores. - D. K. Sharma

1500 - 1515 hrs

Discussion

1515 - 1530 hrs

Tea

Session – VIII 
A MIXED BAG

Session Chairperson - Ms. Mitali Dutt Kakkar

Co-Chairperson - Dr. A.K. Gupta, WII

1530 - 1545 hrs

Counting tigers in single stride- PUGMARK 1.0- Sandeep Sharma

1545 - 1605 hrs

Corbett-Binsar-Nainital visitor and market survey: Visitor survey at Corbett National Park and Kaladhungi. - Raman Kumar
 

1605 - 1620 hrs

National studbooks for five endangered species: Results, conclusions and lessons learnt. - Anupama Koliyal

1620 - 1635 hrs

Conservation ecology of endangered mammals in Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura – An overview.- Sabyasachi Dasgupta

1635 - 1650 hrs

Discussion

1650 - 1730 hrs

Concluding Session
Comments on ARS, Presentation of Awards and Vote of Thanks.