Title | Dr. | First Name | K. SIVAKUMAR | Last Name |
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Designation | Professor | ||||||
Department | Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | ||||||
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Phone.no | 04132654322 |
Employement Info | |||||||
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Employee Type | Nature Of Employment | ||||||
Teaching | Permanent |
Educational Qualifications | |||||||
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Degree/Certification Name | Institution | Year of Completion | |||||
Ph.D. - Zoology | Bharathiar Univesity | 2001 | |||||
M.Phil. | Pondicherry University | 1995 | |||||
PG | Pondicherry University | 1994 | |||||
UG | Pondicherry University | 1992 | |||||
HSC | Higher Secondary Examination Tamil Nadu | 1989 | |||||
SSC | Secondary Education Tamil Nadu | 1987 |
Qualifications | |||||||
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Examination Name | Conducting Body | Date of Passing | |||||
NET | SACON, MoEF, Government of India | 05-10-1995 |
Fellowship Details | |||||||
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Name Of Fellowship | Awarding Body | Fellowship Level | |||||
UNITAR Fellowship | UNITAR (United Nations Institute of Training and Research) | International | |||||
UNITAR Fellowship | UNITAR (United Nations Institute of Training and Research) | International | |||||
Netherland Fellowship | Netherland Fellowship Programme (NFP) | International | |||||
Junior Research Fellowship | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | National |
Teaching Experience (Within Institution) | |||
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Designation | Duration | ||
Research Fellow | 01-11-1995 To 05-12-1999 (4 years, 1 months, 4 days) | ||
Scientist B, Scientist C, Scientist D, Scientist E, Scientist F (Professor) and Scienstist G (Sr Professor) | 06-12-1999 To 14-01-2022 (22 years, 1 months, 8 days) | ||
Professor | Presently Working since 17-01-2022 (3 years, 3 months, 16 days) |
Teaching Experience (Outside Institution) | |||||
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Designation | Institute | Duration | |||
Guest Faculty | Indira Gandhi National Forest Academic, Dehradun | 05-01-2002 To 07-04-2025 (23 years, 3 months, 2 days) | |||
Guest Faculty | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur | 05-04-2005 To 07-04-2025 (20 years, 2 days) | |||
Guest Faculty | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | 01-04-2022 To 09-04-2025 (3 years, 8 days) |
Administrative Experience (Within Institution) | |||
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Designation | Duration | ||
Nodal Officer of ENVIS Centre | 15-03-2018 To 14-01-2022 (3 years, 9 months, 30 days) | ||
Scientist In-charge | 01-08-2003 To 01-05-2008 (4 years, 9 months) | ||
Head of the Department | 01-05-2015 To 31-05-2018 (3 years, 30 days) |
Administrative Experience (Outside Institution) | |||||
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Designation | Institute | Duration | |||
Member of the PG Board of Studies in Medical Sciences | JIPMER, Puducherry | 05-12-2024 To 06-01-2027 (2 years, 1 months, 1 days) | |||
Member of ICAR Peer Team | ICAR-Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru College of Agriculture and Research Institute, Karaikal | 07-01-2025 To 11-04-2025 (3 months, 4 days) |
Collaborative Activities | ||||||||
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Title of Collaboration | Name of Collaborative Agency | Year Of Collaboration | Duration (in months) | |||||
Research on crocodile and other insular fauna of Andaman and Nicobar islands | Zoological Survey of India | 2022 | 60 | |||||
Research and teaching to promote wildlife science and conservation in India | Wildlife Institute of India | 2023 | 36 |
Professional Body Associations | |||||||
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Professional Agency Name | Name of Activity | Year of Association | |||||
Bharathiyar University | Member of Board of Studies, Wildlife Sciences | 2023 | |||||
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Member of the High Level Technical Committee for Red Oil Palm Plantation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 2023 | |||||
National Council of Education and Research, Government of India | Member of the Curricula Area Group: Environment Education | 2024 | |||||
UNEP - CMS | Member of the Dugong MoU Technical Advisory Committee | 2023 | |||||
Wildlife Institute of India | Member of the Research Advisory Committee | 2022 | |||||
IUCN SSG | Member of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group | 2024 | |||||
SERB, DST | Member of the Programme Advisory Committee | 2023 | |||||
IUCN | Member of the Galliformes Specialist Group | 2024 | |||||
IUCN | Member of the Sirenian Specialist Group | 2024 | |||||
IUCN WPCA | Member | 2024 | |||||
Government of Puducherry | Member of the Puducherry State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Government of Puducherry | 2024 | |||||
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee for the Conservation of mangroves and coral reefs, MoEF&C | 2023 | |||||
Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board | Member of theTamil Nadu Biodiversity Board | 2024 | |||||
Government of Tamil Nadu | Member of the Scientific Research Technical Committee of the Tramil Nadru Forest Department | 2024 | |||||
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Member of Marine Dolphins Research Task Force of Government of India | 2023 | |||||
Advisory Committee for EBSA, CBD. United Nations | Member of the dvisory Committee for EBSA, CBD. United Nations | 2020 | |||||
SSC IUCN | Member of the Sirenian Specialist Group | 2024 | |||||
National Advisory Board of Andaman Science Association | Member of the National Advisory Board of Andaman Science Association | 2023 | |||||
Steering Committee of Marine Mammal Consortium of India | Member of the Steering Committee of Marine Mammal Consortium of India | 2023 | |||||
Wildlife Institute of India, Government of India, Dehradun | Member of the General Body/Society of Wildlife Institute of India | 2023 | |||||
Technical Advisory Committee - GCF_GoI_UNDP Enhancing Climate Resilience of India | Member of the Technical Advisory Committee - GCF_GoI_UNDP Enhancing Climate Resilience of India | 2024 | |||||
Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee for the Conservation of mangroves and coral reefs, MoEF&C | Member of the Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee for the Conservation of mangroves and coral reefs, MoEF&C, Government of India | 2024 | |||||
SSC IUCN | Member of the Freshwater Fish Specialist Group | 2024 |
Research Supervision Overview | |||||||
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PhD Scholars Supervised | PhD Degrees Awarded | Theses Submitted | |||||
11 | 6 | 3 | |||||
M.Phil Scholars Supervised | M.Phil Degrees Awarded | M.Phil Theses Submitted | |||||
0 | 24 | 0 |
Research Publications | |||||||
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Title of Article | Type of Publication | Name of Journal | ISSN | Journal Volume | Year | Link to Article | DOI (Digital Object Identifier) |
New record of Mysore Slender Loris Loris lydekkerianus near Puducherry, India. | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 0974-7907 | 17 | 2025 | https://www.threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/9831/10280 | https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.9831.17.4.26898-26902 |
Taxonomic and guild structure of fish assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Community Ecology | 34523 | 21 | 2021 | doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00026-3 | |
Updating India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan: the process and way forward | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 34534 | 115 | 2018 | ||
Conserving Freshwater Ecosystems in India: A call to action. | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, | 234324 | 34 | 2024 | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.4165 | |
Mapping Land Use And Land Cover Changes Between 2004-2015 In Select Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Of Puducherry, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | International Journal of Technical Research & Science | 2344324 | 1 | 2016 | ||
Assessing recreational fisheries in an emerging economy: Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of catch-and-release anglers in India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Fisheries Research | 34533 | 165 | 2015 | ||
Tracing climate change with riverine ecotones and macroinvertebrates: is there need for extended monitoring at low elevations in western Himalaya?. | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Sciences | 1015-1621 | 85 | 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-023-00963-x | |
Indigenous techniques of catching mudskipper in Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts, Gujarat | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge | 24324 | 16 | 2017 | ||
Terrestrial Protected Areas And Managed Reaches Conserve Threatened Freshwater Fish In Uttarakhand, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Parks | 23432 | 21 | 2015 | ||
New insights on the phylogeny and genetic status of a highly vagile seabird from east Antarctica | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Polar Science | 3454353 | 38 | 2023 | DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2023.100972 | |
New distribution records of Elegant Water Shrew Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from the western Himalaya, U | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 45234 | 9 | 2017 | ||
Observation of a subadult olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea from Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, Orissa, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetological Bulletin | 43532 | 116 | 2012 | ||
Taxonomic and guild structure of fsh assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Community Ecology | 34543534 | 21 | 2021 | doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00026-3 | |
New record of Carychium indicum Benson, 1849 from Himachal Pradesh, India (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobioidea). | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | SPIXIANA | 42543254 | 44 | 2021 | ||
Diversity of seagrasses and site-specific strategy for their restoration in Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park—Gujarat, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Coastal Conservation | 5735675 | 26 | 2022 | doi.org/10.11609/jott.7719.14.1.20406-20412 | |
An Assessment of Legally Protected Marine Fauna in Curio Trade – A Market Study from Tamil Nadu, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | International Journal of Conservation Science | 352365 | 3 | 2012 | ||
Freshwater fish safe zones: a prospective conservation strategy for river ecosystems in India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 3453 | 107 | 2014 | ||
Fisheries impact on breeding of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the Gahirmatha coast, Bay of Bengal, Odisha, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetological Journal | 9877887 | 26 | 2016 | ||
The ‘tiger of Indian rivers’: stakeholders’ perspectives on the golden mahseer as a flagship fish species | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Area | 32423 | 46 | 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1111/area.12124 | |
Herd Size Dynamics and Observations on the Natural History of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Mammals | 1235467 | 49 | 2023 | DOI: 10.1578/AM.49.1.2023.53 | |
Recent record of Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) from the coastal waters of Andhra Pradesh, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences | 24343232 | 46 | 2017 | ||
Sampling protocol for terrestrial molluscs in the high altitude landscape of the Indian Himalayas | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov | 66356 | 11 | 2017 | ||
Movements of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Bay of Bengal, India, Determined via Satellite Telemetry. Chelonian Conservation and | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Chelonian Conservation and Biology | 24353 | 17 | 2018 | doi:10.2744/CCB-1245.1 | |
Invasion of giant alien land snail Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) in Sagar Island of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Rec. zool. Surv. India | 43625 | 118 | 2018 | ||
A new species of the genus Macrochlamys Gray, 1847 (Stylommatophora: Ariophantidae) from Western Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Natural History | 646544 | 53 | 2019 | ||
Monitoring and predicting regional land use and land cover changes in an estuarine landscape of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Environ Monit Assess | 452345 | 193 | 2021 | doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-08915-4 | |
The first record of shark attack on the Indo-Pacific hump-back Dolphin, Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) in Mithapur coast, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences | 46456453 | 45 | 2016 | ||
Development of habitat suitability criteria for conservation of the black‐necked crane in Nyamjang Chu River in eastern Himalaya, India in connectio | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | River Research and Applications | 25555555 | 4 | 2020 | ||
Shifting shoreline of the estuarine landscape in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Environmental Earth Sciences | 25555555 | 80 (16), 1-20 | 2021 | ||
Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hi | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Biological Invasions | 46456453 | 20 | 2021 | ||
Notes on the fishing cats of the Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | IUCN CatNews | 42354325 | 70 | 2019 | ||
North-south gradient of incidence, distribution and variations of coral reef communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | J Coastal Conservation | 2432r42 | 21 | 2017 | ||
Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Applied Ecology | 1365-2664 | 58 | 2021 | doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13997 | |
Fish communities and associated habitat variables in the upper Subansiri River of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 9877887 | 13 | 2021 | doi.org/10.11609/jott.7719.14.1.20406-20412 | |
New distribution record of globally threatened Ocean Turf Grass Halophila beccarii Ascherson, 1871 from the North Andaman Islands highlights the impor | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 9877887 | 45 | 2022 | doi.org/10.11609/jott.7719.14.1.20406-20412 | |
Cross-species screening of microsatellite markers for individual identification of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea and Wilson’s storm petrel Oceanites o | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | PeerJ | 5465465465 | 7 | 2018 | ||
Is there always space at the top? Ensemble modeling reveals climate-driven high-altitude squeeze for the vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardson | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Ecological Indicators | 23452345 | 120 | 2020 | doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106900 | |
Understanding dietary differences in Indian dugongs through opportunistic gut sampling of stranded individuals | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 23432423 | 123 | 2022 | ||
Climate change and species distribution in the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | NeBIO | 23423 | 8 | 2017 | ||
Potential impacts of non-native fish on the threatened mahseer (Tor) species of the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hot spot | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst | 23423423 | 30 | 2020 | doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3275 | |
Flowering and fruitng of Tape Seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle from the Andaman Islands: observatons from inforescence buds to dehiscent fruit | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 24323 | 15 | 2023 | ||
Feeding behaviour of fishing cat in the Godavari mangroves, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | IUCN CatNews | 4354 | 67 | 2018 | ||
Records of Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus from the coastal areas of the Kutch district of Gujarat, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Forktai | 23222 | 33 | 2017 | ||
Avifaunal diversity along the riverine habitats of Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh,India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 12343 | 12 | 2020 | ||
Revisiting the systematic position of the enigmatic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis) | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | IBIS | 32432 | 166 | 2023 | https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13297 | |
Some observations on butterflies of Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 12323 | 132 | 2006 | ||
Natural history notes on chicks of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 12321312 | 101 | 2005 | ||
Ecomorphology of a snow trout schizothorax richardsonii (gray, 1832) from upper ganga river basin, india | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | TAPROBANICA | 12321312 | 4 | 2012 | ||
Incubation mound and hatching success of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 123234 | 100 | 2003 | ||
Report of new invasive fish,c Pygocentrus nattereri in Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | MIN | 123232 | 2 | 2014 | ||
Varanus salvator (Water monitor). Nesting behavior | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetological Review | 13213 | 31 | 2000 | ||
Bird records from Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 123234 | 133 | 2007 | ||
A Preliminary review on Conservation Status of Shivalik Landscape in Northwest, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 123234 | 136 | 2010 | ||
Patterns of diversity and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of Ramganga river, in the Shiwaliks of the Western Himalaya | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 12332 | 100 | 2011 | ||
The diet of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, Great Nicobar Island | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. | 12323 | 102 | 2005 | ||
Behaviour of Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) prior to arribada at Gahirmatha,Orissa, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetology Notes | 12323 | 3 | 2010 | ||
Inventorizing the modern benthic foraminiferal assemblage from marginal marine environments across the North West coast of Bay of Bengal | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Zootaxa | 12324 | 4441 | 2015 | dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.3 | |
Impact of tsunami on the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Oryx | 123232 | 44 | 2010 | ||
Egg laying duration in the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea and its relevance for the estimation of mass nesting population size | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetological Journal | 213222 | 23 | 2013 | ||
Does the Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis have a future in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh? | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | BirdingASIA | 123232 | 23 | 2015 | ||
Preliminary analysis of an ongoing study of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Zool. Verh. Leiden | 123243 | 327 | 1999 | ||
Status and Conservation Of The Wild Buffalo Bubalus Bubalis In Peninsular India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 123234 | 1 | 2004 | ||
Stomach Contents of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Occurring in Gahirmatha, Odisha Coast of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Proc Zool Soc India | 12321412 | 68 | 2014 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12595-014-0100-0 | |
Observation of Bryde’s Whale Balanoptera edeni/brydei (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenoptiidae) in the offshore waters of southern Odisha, eastern India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 12321312 | 4 | 2012 | ||
Mid-winter waterfowls census around river Ganges, Uttarakhand State, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 1232122 | 132 | 2006 | ||
Joint turtle conservation programme of Sri Lanka and India: Sea turtles of Sri Lanka, also breeds in India and Maldives | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Wildlife, (Journal of Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka) | 13421412 | 1 | 2010 | ||
Occurrence of Olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) solitary nests and their future conservation implications in Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 123234 | 138 | 2012 | ||
Some observations on the breeding biology of birds on Great Nicobar Island, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Forktail | 23432423 | 19 | 2003 | ||
Angria Bank; an ecologically or biologically significant marine area of north-west Indian Ocean | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 234231432 | 109 | 2015 | ||
A case study on olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) solitary nests in Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Testudo | 23432 | 7 | 2013 | ||
Observations of juvenile green and hawksbill turtles along the southern Orissa coast, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | IOTN | 345234 | 12 | 2011 | ||
Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of juvenile golden mahseer Tor putitora (Hamilton 1822), in the tributaries of Ramganga rive | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 123234 | 104 | 2007 | ||
Role of protected area in reducing marine and plastic litter: A case study from India's first Marine Protected Area and comparison with Non-Protected | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Industrial Ecology | 1530-9290 | 26 | 2022 | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/jiec.13248 | |
Need for targeted education programme for preparedness and formulating adaptive strategies in the Indian Himalayan region | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 123234 | 109 | 2015 | ||
Status, distribution and management of newly identified wild rose Rosa soulieana in Kaziranga National Park | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | The Indian Forester | 1232342 | 135 | 2009 | ||
The first record of shark attack on the Indo-Pacific hump-back Dolphin, Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) in Mithapur coast, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences | 345435 | 45 | 2016 | ||
Fish festivals’ in the Garhwal Himalaya: conservation options amidst age-old practices | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 43532 | 110 | 2016 | ||
Recent additions to the avifauna of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | BirdingASIA | 324235 | 29 | 2018 | ||
Conservation of Sea Turtles along the Puducherry Coast of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | IOTN | 56547 | 36 | 2022 | ||
Monitoring Wildlife and their Habitats in the Southern Ocean and Around Indian Research Stations in Antarctica | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad | 2423 | 83 | 2017 | ||
Elasmobranch conservation, challenges and management strategy in India: recommendations from a national consultative meeting | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 3453252 | 124 | 2023 | ||
Impact of invasive spotted deer (Axis axis) on tropical island lizard communities in the Andaman archipelago | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Biological Invasions | 235435 | 18 | 2015 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-015-1006-0 | |
Cross-species screening of microsatellite markers for individual identification of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea and Wilson’s storm petrel Oceanites oceanicus in Antarctica | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | PeerJ | 2167-8359 | 5243 | 2018 | DOI 10.7717/peerj.5243 | https://peerj.com/articles/5243/ |
Freshwater fish biodiversity in the River Ganga (India): changing pattern, threats and conservation perspectives | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Rev Fish Biol Fisheries | 0960-3166 | 22 | 2012 | ||
Species richness, distribution pattern and habitat use of fishes in the Trans-Himalayas, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Elc. J. Ichthyology | 234324234 | 1 | 2008 | ||
Chambal River, Rajasthan: Importance of water flow and minimum water level in conservation of all tropic levels in different habitats and biodiversity | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | J. Landscape Architecture | 435325 | 19 | 2008 | ||
Impact of the tsunami (December, 2004) on the long-tailed macaque of Nicobar islands, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Hystrix It. J. Mamm | 423543534 | 21 | 2010 | ||
Movements of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Bay of Bengal, India, Determined via Satellite Telemetry. Chelonian Conservation and | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Chelonian Conservation and Biology | 3452345 | 17 | 2018 | https://doi.org/10.2744/CCB-1245.1 | |
Patterns in spatial segregation between the endemic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis) and the introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) o | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | 35435 | 131 | 2025 | doi.org/10.1676/18-149 | |
Understanding dietary differences in Indian dugongs through opportunistic gut sampling of stranded individuals | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 123234 | 123 | 2022 | ||
When nature decides who stays and who goes: Priority effects extirpating the non-native brown trout Salmo trutta fario L. population from a Himalayan | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 234532423 | 117 | 2019 | ||
Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Applied Ecology | 0021-8901 | 58 | 2021 | doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13997 | |
Development of habitat suitability criteria for conservation of the black‐necked crane in Nyamjang Chu River in eastern Himalaya, India in connection with a proposed hydropower dam | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | River Research and Applications | 1535-1467 | 37 | 2020 | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/rra.3752 | |
Habitat suitability modeling of a conservation-significant fishspecies of the Kosi River, Uttarakhand, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | River Research and Applications | 1535-1459 | 39 | 2022 | https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.4079 | |
New record of Carychium indicum Benson, 1849 from Himachal Pradesh, India (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobioidea). | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | SPIXIANA | 234324 | 44 | |||
Turtle nesting on the south bay of Great Nicobar Island | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | MTN | 23245 | 96 | 2000 | ||
Plant species of Okhla Bird Sanctuary: A wetland of Upper Gangetic Plains, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | CheckList | 234324 | 9 | |||
Latitudinal variation in seagrass communities with special emphasis on post-tsunami status in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | PLoS One | 1932-6203 | 19 | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300654 | ||
India must protect Himalayan headwaters | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Science | 23434 | 376 | https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.abp8882 | ||
Nesting Space Dynamics and Its Relationship with the Arribada of Olive Ridley Turtles at Gahirmatha Rookery, East Coast of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Herpetology | 24324 | 52 | 2018 | ||
Clarification on the onymotope of a planorbid snail Gyraulus saltensis Germain, 1922 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc | 2454-1095 | 120 | 2023 | https://doi.org/10.17087/jbnhs/2023/v120/166250 | |
Natural history notes on chicks of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 24342 | 101 | 2005 | ||
Ecomorphology of a snow trout schizothorax richardsonii (gray, 1832) from upper ganga river basin, india | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | TAPROBANICA | 2343423 | 4 | |||
Fish communities and associated habitat variables in the upper Subansiri River of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 24323 | 13 | 2021 | ||
Spatio-temporal analysis identifies marine mammal stranding hotspots along the Indian coastline | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Scientific reports | 2045-2322 | 12 | 2022 | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-06156-0 | |
Scars of hope and forewarn of a bleak future: post-mortem findings of dugongs (Dugong dugon) belonging to a relict population in the Gulf of Kachchh, | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 2343423 | 123 | 2022 | ||
Ecological flow requirement for fishes of Godavari river: flow estimation using the PHABSIM method | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 234324 | 113 | 2017 | https://www.jstor.org/stable/26494935 | |
Taxonomic and guild structure of fish assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Community Ecology | 1585-8553 | 21 | 2020 | doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00026-3 | |
Catch-and-release angling as a management tool for freshwater fish conservation in India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Oryx | 435325 | 50 | 2016 | ||
Mapping Land Use And Land Cover Changes Between 2004-2015 In Select Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Of Puducherry, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | International Journal of Technical Research & Science | 2454-2024 | 1 | 2016 | ||
Application of different satellite image classification techniques for mapping land use and land cover of East Godavari River Estuarine Landscape | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | International Journal of Advancement in Remote Sensing, GIS and Geography | 234324 | 5 | 2017 | ||
New records of birds from the Andaman and Nicobar islands | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Forktail | 57658 | 18 | |||
A new species of the genus Macrochlamys Gray, 1847 (Stylommatophora: Ariophantidae) from Western Himalaya, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Natural History | 342423 | 53 | |||
Megapode may follow Dodo | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Science | 234324 | 313 | |||
Fisheries impact on breeding of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the Gahirmatha coast, Bay of Bengal, Odisha, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Herpetological Journal | 45245 | 26 | 2016 | ||
REDESCRIPTION AND ECOLOGICAL NICHE OF A LANDSNAIL DICHARAX STRANGULATUS (L. PFEIFFER, 1846) IN THE HIMALAYA (GASTROPODA: CYCLOPHOROIDEA: ALYCAEIDAE) | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Conchology | 423423 | 43 | 2020 | ||
Invasive brown trout Salmo trutta induce differential growth strategies in the native snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii of Himalaya: Are natives in | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Applied Ichthyology | 0175-8659 | 37 | https://doi.org/10.1111/jai.14242 | ||
Status and Conservation Of The Wild Buffalo Bubalus Bubalis In Peninsular India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 234324 | 101 | |||
Behavior of Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Linn. 1758 During the Mating Period in a Natural Population | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | The Open Ornithology Journal | 54564 | 3 | |||
Benthic foraminifera assemblages in turtle congregation sites along the Northeast coast of India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | 234324 | 93 | |||
Rediscovery and re-description of Rhaphaulus assamicus Godwin-Austen, 1886, an endemic pupinid land snail from India (Gastropoda: Pupinidae) | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Natural History | 454325 | 53 | 2019 | ||
God's fishes: religion, culture and freshwater fish conservation in India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Oryx | 345435 | 50 | |||
Three decades of wildlife radio telemetry in India: a review | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Animal Biotelemetry | 2050-3385 | 2 | 2014 | https://doi.org/10.1186/2050-3385-2-4 | |
Distinctive patterns in habitat association and distribution of tiger beetles in the Shivalik landscape of North Western India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Insect Conservation | 234343 | 13 | |||
Diet Preference and Prey of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidocheyls olivacea) along East Coast of India, Odisha | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Open Journal of Ocean and Coastal Sciences | 245235 | 1 | |||
Introduced mammals in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India): A conservation perspective | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aliens | 32432 | 17 | |||
Impact of Algal Bloom on Mangrove and Coral Reef Ecosystem in the Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | J Marine Biol Aquacult | 45646 | 1 | |||
New insights on the phylogeny and genetic status of a highly vagile seabird from east Antarctica | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Polar Science | 24234234 | 38 | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polar.2023.100972 | ||
Impact of tsunami on the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Oryx | 2343243 | 44 | |||
Incubation mound and hatching success of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 234343 | 100 | 2003 | ||
Is there always space at the top? Ensemble modeling reveals climate-driven high-altitude squeeze for the vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardson | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Ecological Indicators | 242343 | 120 | doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106900 | ||
Impact of invasive spotted deer (Axis axis) on tropical island lizard communities in the Andaman archipelago | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Biological Invasions | 2432423 | 18 | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10530-015-1006-0 | ||
Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hinterlands | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Biological Invasions | 345435 | 23 | doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02454-8 | ||
Movement and home range of golden mahseer (Tor putitora, Hamilton 1822) inhabiting the Himalayan waters in India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current science | 2343243 | 126 | |||
Mitochondrial phylogeography reveals high haplotype diversity and unique genetic lineage in Indian Dugongs (Dugong dugon) | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems | 23223 | 31 | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/aqc.3490 | ||
Fish festivals’ in the Garhwal Himalaya: conservation options amidst age-old practices | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Current Science | 23432 | 110 | |||
Diversity, conservation and sustainable use of fish resources of Banganga wetland, Uttarakhand, India | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Indian Forester | 23432423 | 133 | |||
Spatial assemblage and interference competition of introduced Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in a Himalayan river network: Implications for native fish conservation | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management | 234324 | 24 | https://doi.org/10.14321/aehm.024.02.07 | ||
Monitoring Wildlife and their Habitats in the Southern Ocean and Around Indian Research Stations in Antarctica | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad | 23434 | 83 | |||
Fish on the platter! Dietary habits of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the Godavari Delta, India. | Research Papers in Peer Reviewed Journals | Mammal Research | 2343243 | 69 | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-023-00731-0 |
Non-Journal Publications | |||||||
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Title of Publication | Type of Publication | Publisher | Role | ISBN | Year | Link to Publication | Level |
Guidelines for mitigating human-crocodiles conflicts | Edited/Translated Books | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi | Editor | 234 | 2025 | National | |
Status and conservation of Dugong dugong in India: Strategies for species recovery | Chapters in Books | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Geospatial Tools for Monitoring Vertebrate Populations in Antarctica With a Note on the Ecological Component of the Indian Antarctic Program | Chapters in Books | John Wiley & Sons Ltd | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Present Status and Distribution of Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis in Nicobar Islands | Chapters in Books | Springer, Singapore | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Status and distribution of birds in Southern Indian Ocean and Antarctica with special reference to climate change | Chapters in Books | Ministry of Earth Sciences, NCPOR, Goa | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Impact of climate change on coastal and marine biodiversity | Chapters in Books | Earth Journalism Network, Internews | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Participatory Monitoring Of Aquatic Ecosystems | Chapters in Books | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Abundance of Olive ridleys at Odisha coast: sources of mortality and relative importance of fisheries impacts | Chapters in Books | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | Author | 1970 | National | ||
An assessment of marine fauna of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in curio trade in India - A market study | Chapters in Books | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and way forward | Chapters in Books | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Distribution and Abundance of Two Sympatric Species of Horseshoe Crabs Along the Odisha Coast, India | Chapters in Books | Springer International Publishing Switzerland | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Climate Change and Seabirds: Insights from Ecological Monitoring of Snow Petrels in the Indian Antarctic Program | Chapters in Books | Springer Cham | Author | 1970 | National | ||
A Study On Detrimental Effect Of Developmental Activities Along Coast And Off-Shore Waters Of Orissa - An Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Sea Tur | Chapters in Books | Narendra Publishing House | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Conservation Perspectives of Dugongs and Sea Turtles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Faunal Ecology and conservation perspectives of Great Nicobar | Chapters in Books | Springer, Singapore | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Assessment of the population status and threats to the Horseshoes along the northern East Coast of India | Chapters in Books | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Fishes of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra: Field Guide | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Framework for ecological monitoring of Ramsar sies and other wetlands in India | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Galliformes of India | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
A field guide to seagrasses of India and associated fauna | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Telemetry in Wildlife Science | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Galliformes of India | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and Way Forward | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
A manual on Marine mammal stranding response | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | Wildlife Institute of India | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Diversity distribution and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of river Ramganga, Shivalik Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Diversity distribution and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of river Ramganga, Shivalik Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India | Text/Reference/Subject Books/Other | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | Author | 1970 | National | ||
Recovery of Dugongs and their habitats in Tamil Nadu: An integrated participatory approach | Chapters in Books | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Chennai | Author | 1970 | National |
E-Learning Courses | |||||||
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Courses taught through E-Learning resource | Type | Source | Semester | ||||
Marine Biodiversity Management for IFS officers | LMS and E-Learning | https://wii.gov.in/giz_ifs_course_2016 | Marine Biodiversity Management for IFS officers | LMS and E-Learning | https://wii.gov.in/ifs_marine_biodiversity_management_curriculum | Marine Biodiversity Management for IFS officers | LMS and E-Learning | https://wii.gov.in/ifs_marine_biodiversity_management_curriculum | Marine Biodiversity Management for IFS officers | LMS and E-Learning | https://wii.gov.in/ifs_marine_biodiversity_management_curriculum |
Research Projects | ||||||
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Project Title | Project Type | Year Of Sanction | Outcome/Output | Duration | ||
Conservation of black necked crane and e-flow requirement for their habitat in the proximity of Nyamjan Chu – Hydro Electric Project | 2018 | 11-07-2018 To 11-07-2020 (2 years) | ||||
Professionalizing Protected Area Management for the 21st Century: A World Heritage Biodiversity Programme for India | 2015 | 09-07-2015 To 12-06-2020 (4 years, 11 months, 3 days) | ||||
Capacity Building for Integrated management of coastal and marine Protected Areas in India | 2019 | 01-01-2019 To 01-01-2023 (4 years) | ||||
Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative implementation plan: Aquatic Ecosystem with special reference to fish diversity | 2017 | 12-07-2017 To 26-06-2020 (2 years, 11 months, 14 days) | ||||
Multiple seasonal replicate study for the preparation of Wildlife Conservation Plan for the impact zone of Etalin HEP, Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh | 2019 | 03-01-2019 To 03-01-2022 (3 years) | ||||
Establishment of Knowledge Management System for East Godavari River Estuarine Ecosystem, Andhra Pradesh | 2016 | 09-01-2016 To 13-12-2020 (4 years, 11 months, 4 days) | ||||
Current status and conservation of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodious nicobarensis | 2006 | 28-06-2006 To 23-06-2007 (11 months, 26 days) | ||||
Status and Habitat assessment of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in the grasslands of Uttar Pradesh | 2010 | 03-07-2010 To 17-06-2013 (2 years, 11 months, 14 days) | ||||
Status and distribution of dugong in India | 2013 | 05-07-2013 To 25-06-2015 (1 years, 11 months, 20 days) | ||||
Diversity of spiders in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve | 2009 | 01-07-2009 To 15-06-2012 (2 years, 11 months, 14 days) | ||||
Preparation of India’s Fifth National Report on Biodiversity and Addendum to NBSAP of India to CBD | 2015 | 08-07-2015 To 27-06-2017 (1 years, 11 months, 19 days) | ||||
Assessment and Monitoring of Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Species and Ecosystems for Developing Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in the Indian Himalayan Region | 2020 | 01-01-2020 To 01-01-2024 (4 years) | ||||
Management Plan for Human-Crocodile Conflict in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 2019 | 02-01-2019 To 02-01-2021 (2 years) | ||||
Ecology, taxonomy and conservation of fish diversity in Subansiri River basin of Arunachal Pradesh, North East India with special reference to climate change | 2016 | 08-01-2016 To 23-12-2018 (2 years, 11 months, 15 days) | ||||
Study on ecology and migratory patterns of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) in river Ganga using radio telemetry techniques | 2019 | 04-01-2019 To 04-01-2022 (3 years) | ||||
Tracking the Nearshore and Migratory Movements of Sea Turtles occurring in the coastal waters of Maharashtra | 2024 | Ongoing since 09-09-2023 (1 years, 7 months, 24 days) | ||||
Status of Salt water crocodiles in Andamans | 2022 | Ongoing since 02-08-2022 (2 years, 9 months, 1 days) | ||||
Development of Management Plan of Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh | 2022 | Ongoing since 03-08-2022 (2 years, 9 months) | ||||
Preparation of Management Plan for Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu | 2010 | 02-07-2010 To 21-06-2012 (1 years, 11 months, 19 days) | ||||
Development of Management Plan for the Thane Creek Flamingo Bird Sanctuary | 2017 | 09-07-2017 To 04-07-2018 (11 months, 25 days) | ||||
Monitoring the changes in biological diversity after relocation of gujjars in Rajaji-Corbett Conservation Area | 2007 | 29-06-2007 To 02-06-2012 (4 years, 11 months, 4 days) | ||||
Preparation of Seaturtle Recovery Plan for Puducherry | 2016 | 10-01-2016 To 30-12-2017 (1 years, 11 months, 20 days) | ||||
Sea turtle tracking in off shore of Orissa coasts using satellite telemetery | 2012 | 06-07-2012 To 10-06-2017 (4 years, 11 months, 4 days) | ||||
Ecology and management of invasive species such as Prosopis juliflora and Lantena spp in Tamil Nadu | 2018 | 10-07-2018 To 10-07-2021 (3 years) | ||||
A study on the ecology and migration pattern of the Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica in Western India using satellite tracking techniques | 2012 | 04-07-2012 To 19-06-2015 (2 years, 11 months, 15 days) | ||||
Mapping of Marine Protected Areas in India | 2017 | 11-07-2017 To 06-07-2018 (11 months, 25 days) | ||||
Impact of Indra Sagar Multipurpose Project on Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh | 2012 | 05-07-2012 To 25-06-2014 (1 years, 11 months, 20 days) | ||||
Recovery of Dugongs and Their Habitats in India: An Integrated Participatory Approach | 2023 | Ongoing since 01-01-2016 (9 years, 4 months, 2 days) | ||||
Ecological, social and hydrological factors affecting the management of wetland systems in UP with special reference to Vijay Sagar and associated water bodies in Mohaba district, Okhla and associated | 2003 | 25-06-2003 To 14-06-2005 (1 years, 11 months, 20 days) | ||||
Assessment of Cumulative Impacts of Hydroelectric Projects on aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi Basins, Uttarakhand | 2012 | 07-07-2012 To 27-06-2014 (1 years, 11 months, 20 days) | ||||
Long term monitoring of birds and mammals of Indian Southern Ocean and Antarctica | 2022 | Ongoing since 01-08-2022 (2 years, 9 months, 2 days) | ||||
Evaluation of CSS Plan Schemes on the conservation of Wetlands in India | 2006 | 30-06-2006 To 25-06-2007 (11 months, 26 days) | ||||
Identification of Critical Habitat of Malvan Marine Sanctuary, Maharashtra | 2022 | Ongoing since 04-08-2022 (2 years, 8 months, 29 days) | ||||
Ecological study on tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) as indicator for biodiversity monitoring in Shivalik landscape. | 2006 | 29-06-2006 To 13-06-2009 (2 years, 11 months, 15 days) | ||||
Evaluation of Conservation Values of Mangrove ecosystems in Gujarat | 2017 | 10-07-2017 To 05-07-2018 (11 months, 25 days) | ||||
Capacity Need Assessment for Integrated Management of Marine Protected Areas in India | 2015 | 07-07-2015 To 26-06-2017 (1 years, 11 months, 19 days) |
Professional Development Programmes | |||||||
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Programme Title | Sponsoring Institution | Organizing Institution | Role | Type of Programme | |||
One month Certificate Course for Range Forest Officers | Government of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute of Wildlife Management, Government of Tamil Nadu | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Recovery of Endangered Species in India, under Green Skill Development Programme of Government of India | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Wildlife Institute of India | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Refresher Training Course for senior IFS officers | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore (sponsored by MoEF&CC, Government of India) | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
National training Programe for Senior Auditors of India | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Auditing, Govt of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
Training of Trainers on Biodiversity and climate change | United Nations Institute for Training and Research | United Nations Institute for Training and Research at Kushiro, Japan | Attendee | Faculty Development Programmes | |||
National Training Programme for IA&AS Officers on 'Environment Audit' | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Auditing, Govt of India | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Capacity Building Programme/Webinar on Blue Economy and Climate Change issues | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
UGC HRDC Refresher Course, Wildlife Conservation in India | UGC HRDC | NHRC, Pondicherry University | Resource Person | Orientation Programme | |||
National Training Programme on on “Audit of Biodiversity Conservation Measures” from 30th October to 03rd November, 2023 | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Auditing, Govt of India | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Training Workshop on 'Wildlife Conservation and present challeges' | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Government of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Government of Tamil Nadu | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
One week compulsory training course for senior IFS officers at Port Blair | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
Training Workshop for Other Services on Coastal and Marine Ecosystem, Port Blair | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
One week compulsory course on 'Maine Biodiveristy Conservation' for IFS officers, Vijay Puram, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Training Programme on Human-Crocodile Conflict Management | Forest Department, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Forest Department, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
UGC STRIDE Training Programme, Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity in India' | Madurai Kamraj University | Madurai Kamraj University | Resource Person | Orientation Programme | |||
Ecosystem, water and biodiversity | United Nations Institute for Training and Research | United Nations Institute for Training and Research at Kushiro, Japan | Attendee | Faculty Development Programmes | |||
Compulsory Training Course for Senior IFS Officers | MoEFCC, Government of India | Zoological Survey of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
IFS Refresher Course Integrated management of coastal and marine biodiversity in India’ | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
UGC HRDC Refresher Course, Marine Biodiversity Conservation in India and tehniques used for their assessment and monitoring | UGC HRDC | Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai | Resource Person | Orientation Programme | |||
Training Programme for Senior Auditors ; Life on the land – Sustainable Development Goal’ | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of India | Resource Person | Orientation Programme | |||
IFS Course on 'Restoration of Mangroves, Seagrass and Coral Reefs' | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
One week compulsory refresher training for IFS officers on Marine Biodiversity Conservaton | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
International Training of Trainers on Integrated Water Resource Management: Facilitating water stewardship from a basin perspective | Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen University, Netherlands | Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen University, Netherlands | Attendee | Faculty Development Programmes | |||
Training Course for Range Forest Officers of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
Enhancing dugong conservation in South and Southeast Asia | Jointly by the Wildlife Institute of India and Pondicherry University | Jointly by the Wildlife Institute of India and Pondicherry University | Organizer | Other | |||
Molecular markers: Tools for fish population genetic analysis | NBFGR, Lucknow | Natioal Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources at Lucknow | Attendee | Faculty Development Programmes | |||
Strengthening CITES implementation capacity to ensure sustainable wildlife management and non-detrimental trade | UN CITES Secretariat | UN CITES Secretariat, at Makati City, Philippines | Attendee | Short Term Program | |||
UGC HRDC, Refresher course in ‘Recent Trends in Life Sciences’ | UGC HRDC | UGC HRDC, University of Mumbai organized and coordinated by The KET’s V. G Vaze College | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
One week refresher course for IFS officers on 'Natural Resource Management', Sundarbans, West Bengal | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
National Training Programme on on “Audit of Biodiversity Conservation Measures” from 30th October to 03rd November, 2023 | Government of India | nternational Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
Training Course for Senior IFS Officers | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
Wildlife Management and Geo-spatial tools under Green Skill Development Programme | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Resource Person | Short Term Program | |||
UGC HRDC Refresher Course, Recent trend in wildlife research and conservation in India | HRDC, Pondicherry University | HRDC, Pondicherry University | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
NMNH UNDP Summer Vacation Programme, Endangered Marine Mammals of India and their conservation | UNDP | National Museum for Natural Heritage, Delhi | Resource Person | Orientation Programme | |||
National Training Programme on "Audit of Forestry and Biodiversity Management Issues” (Online) from 29th April to 3rd May, 2024 | CAG, Government of India | International Centre for Environment Auditing, Govt of India | Resource Person | Refresher Program | |||
'Basic Ornithology’ under the Green Skill Development Programme, | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | Resource Person | Short Term Program |
Honors and Awards | |||||||
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Name of the Award | Awarding Body | Award Category | Level | Award Date | |||
Member of Programme Advisory Committee for Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research (POWER-PAC), SERB-DST, Gove | SERB, Government of India | Research | National | 01-03-2023 | |||
Meritorius Student of India | HRD, Government of India | Academic | National | 01-12-1995 | |||
Member of Informal Advisory Committee of EBSA, Convention on Biological Diversity | UN - Convention on Biological Diversity | Research | International | 01-03-2019 | |||
Member of Programme Advisory Committee of CRG DST-SERB, Government of India | SERB, Government of India | Research | National | 01-03-2023 | |||
Scientific Member of India's Antarctica Expedition | Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India | Research | National | 01-09-2008 | |||
Pondicherry University Gold Medal for First Rank in MSc | Pondicherry University | Academic | University | 01-06-1994 | |||
Member of Curricular Area Group: Environmental Education | National Council of Education and Research, Government of India | Academic | National | 01-03-2024 | |||
UNITAR FELLOWSHIP | UNITAR | Academic | International | 01-07-2006 | |||
Member of the Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board | Government of Tamil Nadu | Academic | State | 01-03-2024 | |||
NETHERLANDS FELLOWSHIP (NFF) | Government of Netherlands | Academic | International | 02-09-2013 | |||
Pondicherry University Gold Medal for First Rank in MPhil | Pondicherry University | Academic | University | 01-09-1995 | |||
Evaluator of European Union BIODIVERSA+ Proposals | European Biodiversity Partnership | Research | International | 01-03-2022 | |||
Memeber of UNEP - CMS Dugong MoU Technical Advisory Committee | UNEP-CMS Dugong MoU | Research | International | 01-03-2024 | |||
UNITAR FELLOWSHIP | UNITAR | Academic | International | 01-09-2008 |
Talk Poster Presented | |||||||
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Name of the Activity | Role | Date of Activity | |||||
Delivered a talk on 'Traditonal Knowledge and Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation' | Speaker | 24-11-2022 | |||||
Spoken about the 'Mangroves Ecosystem Services on Wold Mangrove Day' | Speaker | 26-07-2022 | |||||
Integrated management of marine biodiversity and blue economy in India | Chair | 03-07-2023 | |||||
Delivered talk on 'Methodologies for study and analysis of marine ecosystem' | Speaker | 19-12-2022 | |||||
Aquatic Ecology and Conservation in India | Chair | 22-09-2023 | |||||
Talk on 'Importance of conservation of sea turtles and other endangered marine life in context with livelihoods' | Chair | 24-02-2023 | |||||
Delivered a talk on 'Marine biodiversity conservation in india' | Speaker | 04-08-2022 | |||||
Talked on 'Mainstreaming wildlife conservation into sustainable development in India' | Speaker | 05-02-2022 | |||||
Conducted session on 'Conservation of marine mammals in South Asia' | Chair | 28-05-2022 | |||||
Delivered talk on 'Conservation of threatened dugongs and their habitats in India | Speaker | 31-08-2023 | |||||
Talk on 'Recent advances in tool and technoligies for the conservation of sea turtles and marine mammals in India' | Speaker | 16-02-2023 | |||||
Talked about 'Conservation of Marine Imporant Bird Areas and its linkages with SDG 14 in India: Policies, challenges and Prospects' | Speaker | 07-06-2023 | |||||
Presented talk on 'Marine biodiversity conservation in India and Marine mammal stranding management' | Speaker | 17-09-2022 | |||||
Talked about 'Biodiversity and Climate' | Speaker | 14-09-2023 | |||||
Spoken about 'Global perspectives of dugong conservation' | Panelist | 17-08-2022 | |||||
Talk on 'Conservation of Marine Biodiversity of India with respect to Climate Change' | Speaker | 21-03-2023 | |||||
Talk on "Marine Protected Areas Network of India: Is it enough for conservation of pelagic and migratory bird" | Speaker | 07-02-2024 | |||||
Talk on "Conservation of sea turtles and Viksit Bharat @2047" | Speaker | 07-02-2024 | |||||
Talk on Roles of technologies in marine mammal conservation in India | Speaker | 28-05-2024 | |||||
Importance of forensics in the conservation of threatened marine fauna of India: Challenges and prospects | Speaker | 21-01-2025 | |||||
Talk on 'Environmental sustainablity of the Little Andaman" | Speaker | 06-03-2024 | |||||
Presented 'Future strategies for conservation of marine biodiversity in Tamil Nadu" | Panelist | 30-07-2024 | |||||
Talk on "SDG 14 and India's Actions with respect to Marine Biodiversity Conservation" | Speaker | 25-01-2024 | |||||
Presented 'Dugong Conservation in India: Experience sharing with stakeholders of Thailand" | Speaker | 15-12-2023 | |||||
Talk on 'Conservation of marine biodiversity in India' | Speaker | 20-05-2023 | |||||
Presented and Discussed about the Importance of inter-sectoral coordination for the participatory management of Dugong Conservation Reserve | Chair | 20-03-2025 | |||||
Talk on "Potential sites for Bird Sanctuary along the coastal and marine areas of Tamil Nadu" | Panelist | 12-06-2024 | |||||
Spoken about the Marine Life and their Ecosystem Management | Speaker | 22-05-2024 | |||||
Talked about the Marine megafauna conservation in India | Speaker | 15-03-2025 | |||||
Spoken about 'Biodiversity Management Committee and Biodiversity Conservation' | Speaker | 22-05-2023 | |||||
Presented 'Sea turtles hatcheries management and conservation" | Speaker | 02-12-2023 | |||||
Delivered talk on "Holistic development of Palk Bay: Seascape level planning" | Chair | 20-10-2023 | |||||
Talk on "Wildlife Conservation in India" | Speaker | 04-10-2023 | |||||
Presented 'Marine Megafauna of India with respect to Trade' | Speaker | 13-02-2025 | |||||
Talked about the Marine Managed Areas of India: Progress, challenges and prospects | Speaker | 23-03-2024 | |||||
Talked about the "Wildlife and wellbeing of human" | Speaker | 07-03-2024 | |||||
Talk on "Integrating Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Blue Economy in India" | Speaker | 19-06-2024 | |||||
Presented the Marine mammal research and consevation in India | Panelist | 06-11-2023 |
Seminar / Conference Details / Workshops | |||||||||||
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Type of Activity | Name of The Event | Role | Duration | ||||||||
Symposium | 2nd National Symposium on Wildlife Forensics: Conservation, Crime and Prevention, 2025 | Symposium | 21-01-2025 To 23-01-2025 (2 days) | ||||||||
Conference | Water Fest'25: Stewardship for water and biodiversity | Conference | 13-02-2025 To 15-02-2025 (2 days) | ||||||||
Workshops | WORKSHOP ON MARINE CONSERVATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES, Western Command, Indian Navy, Mumbai | Workshops | 13-02-2025 To 13-02-2025 () | ||||||||
Webinar | World Dugong Day Workshop 2024 | Webinar | 28-05-2024 To 28-05-2024 () | ||||||||
Workshops | Technical Workshop of Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for Climate Change Response | Workshops | 30-07-2024 To 31-07-2024 (1 days) | ||||||||
Workshops | National Consultative Workshop on BOBMLE in Bay of Bengal Region | Workshops | 21-03-2024 To 23-03-2024 (2 days) |
Contribution To MoU | |||||||
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Collaborating Institution | Title of MoU | Date of MoU | Duration (Months) | ||||
Wildlife Institute of India | Research and Academic Collaboration between the Pondicherry University and the Wildlife Institute of India to promote wildlife science and conservation in India | 28-06-2023 | 36 |