Anual Research Seminar 2001

FIRST DAY Seminar Chairperson : Shri R. Rajamani, IAS (Retd.) & Chairman, TRAC
MONDAY, 20^th September, 2004
0900 - 0945 hrs		Registration
0945– 0950 hrs		Welcome Address – Dr.K.Sankar, Research Coordinator
0950 –1000 hrs		Introduction to ARS – Director, WII
SESSION - 1 STUDIES ON CARNIVORES
Session Chairperson - Shri S.C. Dey, Secretary General, Global Tiger Forum, New Delhi
Co-Chairperson - Dr. A.J.T. Johnsingh, Dean, FWS, WII Shri Nitin K. Kakodkar, CF & Field Director, Melghat Tiger
1000 – 1015 hrs	Correlates of tiger (Panthera tigris) distribution and its persistence in the Terai Arc Landscape. - K. Ramesh
1015 – 1035 hrs	Quantification of leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) prey in Satpura National Park and Bori Wildlife Sanctuary. - Advait Edgaonkar
1035 – 1055 hrs	Demographic Structure and Spatial Distribution of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo) in west and central Gir - V. Meena
1055 – 1115 hrs	Ecology of the dhole (Cuon alpinus Pallas) in Central India: An update - Bhaskar Acharya
1115 - 1145 hrs	Tea
1145 – 1205 hrs	Distribution and food habits of leopard (Panthera pardus) relation to prey availability within different human-leopard conflict zones. - Devendra Singh
1205 – 1220 hrs	Evaluation of livestock depredation by dholes (Cuon alpinus) in the Kingdom of Bhutan. - A.J.T. Johnsingh
1220 – 1240 hrs	Feeding habits of smooth coated otter (Lutra perspicillata) in Corbett Tiger Reserve. - Asghar Nawab
1240 – 1315 hrs	Discussion
1315 – 1415 hrs	Lunch
SESSION - 2 AVIFAUNAL STUDIES
Session Chairperson - Dr. V.C. Soni, Professor, Saurashtra University, Rajkot
Co-Chairperson - Dr. S.N. Prasad, Senior Scientist, SACON Dr. B.K. Mishra, Senior Reader, WII
1415 – 1435 hrs	Vocal repertoire in two species of Pycnonotus bulbuls: Acoustical features, behavioural correlates and variations - Anil Kumar
1435 – 1505 hrs	Bird communities in Western Himalaya: Patterns and mechanisms - Rashid Raza
1505 – 1525 hrs	Patterns of ecological distribution in forest birds of the Central Indian Highlands, M.P.- R. Jayapal
1525 – 1540 hrs	Colonial nesting of water-birds in Bhitarkanika mangroves, Orissa. - Bivash Pandav
1540 – 1600 hrs	Discussion.
1600 – 1620 hrs	Tea
SESSION - 3 WILDLIFE FORENSICS
Session Chairperson -Shri S.K. Mukherjee, Former Director, WII
Co-Chairperson - Shri A.K. Gulati, Addl. PCCf(WL) & CWLW, Himachal Pradesh Dr. Y.V. Jhala, Senior Reader, WII
1620 – 1640 hrs	Characterization of ivory using morphometry, physical, chemical and isotopic techniques. - Rina Rani Singh
1640 – 1655 hrs	Wildlife Forensic Cell: Activities and development of a novel approach for identifying species from hair using keratin protein profiles. - S.P. Goyal & Vivek Sahajpal
1655 – 1715 hrs	Discussion.
2000 hrs onwards	Dinner (All are invited)
SECOND DAY, TUESDAY 21^st September, 2004
SESSION - 4 Studies on ungulates
Session Chairperson - Shri P.C. Shukla, PCCF(WL) & CWLW, Madhya Pradesh
Co-Chairperson - Shri U.R. Biswas, CCF (WL) & CWLW, Jharkhand Dr. V.B. Mathur, Professor, WII
0930 – 0950 hrs	Density, activity patterns and foraging of chital (Axis axis) and livestock in Gir. - Chitaranjan Dave
0950 – 1020 hrs	Himalayan Tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus) – Livestock interactions at Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttaranchal. - Swati Kittur
1020 – 1035 hrs	Discussion
SESSION - 5 STUDIES ON HERPETOFAUANA
Session Chairperson - Shri Arin Ghosh, Managing Director, W.B. Forest Development Coorporation
Co-Chairperson - Shri S. Chandola, CCF(WL) & CWLW, Uttaranchal Shri B.C. Choudhury, Senior Reader, WII
1035 – 1050 hrs	Diversity of Uropeltid snakes in the Western Ghats - M.S. Chaitra
1050 – 1120 hrs	Genetic analysis of olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) populations from the East coast of India using micro-satellite markers and haplotyping of mitochondrial d-loop control region. - Ramesh K. Aggarwal
1120 – 1135 hrs	Discussion
1135 – 1150 hrs	Tea
SESSION 6 studies on primates, Animal-Habitat, GIS
Session Chairperson - Shri K.K. Singh, PCCF(WL), West Bengal
Co-Chairperson - Shri Pradeep Khanna, CCF(WL) & CWLW, Gujarat Dr. A.K. Gupta, Professor, WII
1150 – 1215 hrs	Habitat occupancy and co-occurrence of non-human primates in Trishna Wildlife Sanctuary, Tripura. - Sabyasachi Dasgupta
1215 – 1235 hrs	The response of wildlife to translocation of gujar deras in Rajaji National Park. - Karthikeyan Vasudevan & Bivash Pandav
1235 – 1250 hrs	Developing a spatial database and assessment of land cover changes in Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh. - Panna Lal
1250 – 1310 hrs	Discussion
1310 – 1415 hrs	Lunch
Session – 7 New Initiative
Session Chairperson - Shri R.P.S. Katwal, DG, ICFRE, Dehra Dun
Co-Chairperson - Dr. Sukhdev, Addl. PCCF (WL) & CWLW, Tamil Nadu Dr. P.K. Mathur, Professor, WII
1415 – 1430 hrs	The research and development agenda of the National Institute for Coastal and Marine Biodiversity. - B.C. Choudhury, K. Sivakumar & Bivash Pandav
1430 – 1445 hrs	Discussion
1445 – 1515 hrs	Comments on ARS
1515 – 1530 hrs	Presentation of Awards
1530 – 1545 hrs	Concluding Remarks – Shri R. Rajamani, Chairman, ARS & TRAC
1545 – 1600 hrs	Vote of Thanks – Dr. K. Sankar, Research Coordinator
THIRD DAY, WEDNESDAY 22^nd September, 2004
1000 hrs onwards	MEETING OF THE TRAINING, RESEARCH AND ACADEMIC COUNCIL *(For TRAC members only)*