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Getting along with
Elephants HECx (Human Elephant
Coexistence), Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu
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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
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Evaluation of the
Amphibian Chytrid Fungus (Batrachochytrium
dendrobatidis) on the amphibians
of the Western Ghats.
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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
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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
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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
- 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.
- Conservation
Welfare Educational materials.
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Pollinator
Conservation Training Workshop.
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Western
Ghats Biodiversity Open
Collaborative Information
Systems.
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Human
Elephant Co-existence – Educator
Training workshops held in Tamil
Nadu funded by U.S. Fish and
Wildlife Service.
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Human
Elephant Co-existence –
Educators Training workshop
held in Kerala funded by
International Elephant
Foundation, USA.
- Task
Force for Conservation Welfare.
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Conserving
Himalayan Grey Langur through
a participatory stakeholder
conservation initiative.
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USFWS
– Amphibian Chytrid (WILD) –
Evaluation and impact of
Chytridiomycosis on the
endemic, highly threatened
amphibians of the Western
Ghats.
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Bat Project
(Education and Training).
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Butterfly
Assessement.
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Tarantula
Spider survey.
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