Getting along with Elephants HECx (Human Elephant Coexistence), Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu

The third workshop of the USFWS sponsored HECx - Educator Skills Training Workshop was conducted at Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu from 11-13 April 2013. This workshop covered Dharmapuri and Krishnagiri .....

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Evaluation of the Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis) on the amphibians of the Western Ghats.

The Western Ghats, is a stretch of forests parallel to the west Coast of India. It is among the 34 biodiversity hotspots of the world owing of its high diversity .....

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Miranda Stevenson - Friend of Zoo Outreach Organization retires and gets a surprise party

Many of our readers have also attended some of our SAZARC meetings and had the pleasure of meeting Dr. Miranda Stevenson, a long time zoo employee in Great Britain, from keeper to curator to director and .....

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CBSG Regional Networks Meeting

For the first time in several years the Chair and all Staff of IUCN SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, CBSG, as well as Convenors and representatives of the Regional Networks gathered on 1-3 March in .....

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On-going Projects

1. Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF) Project
   i) Enhancing Knowledge about the Conservation Status of Globally Threatened Species in the Western Ghats, with a Particular Emphasis on Reptiles.
   ii) Protected Area Analysis With Respect to Freshwater Biodiversity and Reptile Assessments, and Development of National Policy for Inclusion in Legislation.
   iii) Involving Community, Stakeholders and Journalists for the Conservation of Freshwater Biodiversity and Reptiles of Western Ghats through Education, Training and Follow up of the Assessment Projects.
   iv) Establishing Community Conservation Reserves in the Anamalai Corridor.
   v) Assessing the Status and Distribution of Large Mammals in Highwavy and Its Environs, Southern Western Ghats.
2. Conservation Welfare Educational materials.
3. Pollinator Conservation Training Workshop.
4. Western Ghats Biodiversity Open Collaborative Information Systems.
5. Human Elephant Co-existence – Educator Training workshops held in Tamil Nadu funded by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
6. Human Elephant Co-existence – Educators Training workshop held in Kerala funded by International Elephant Foundation, USA.
7. Task Force for Conservation Welfare.
8. Conserving Himalayan Grey Langur through a participatory stakeholder conservation initiative.
9. USFWS – Amphibian Chytrid (WILD) – Evaluation and impact of Chytridiomycosis on the endemic, highly threatened amphibians of the Western Ghats.
10. Bat Project (Education and Training).
11. Butterfly Assessement.
12. Tarantula Spider survey.