Zoo Outreach Organization &
Wildlife Information Liaison Development

 

 ZOO/WILD's 2012 Activities . . .

Enhancing Knowledge about the Conservation Status of Globally Threatened Species in the Western Ghats, with a particular Emphasis on Reptiles

Principal Investigator: Dr. Sanjay Molur
Grant Term: 10/09-04/13

Assess the global conservation status of all 265 reptile species found in the Western Ghats, compile detailed information on each species and make the results freely available through the IUCN Red List site and other online portals. Solicit and publish articles on Western Ghats biodiversity in an open-access, peer-reviewed journal, provide tutoring to authors and disseminate widely among key stakeholders.

i) Western Ghats Reptile CAMP workshop, 28 February - 04 March 2011 held at Karl Kubel Institute, Coimbatore

ii) Journal of Threatened Taxa is continuously encouraging all Western Ghats CEPF Grantees to publish at least 2 scientific papers from their small grants programme and 4 papers from the large grants programme. Till now JoTT published 7 number of articles with a special theme “Western Ghats”. WILD also encouraging all participants, collaborators and organizers to reach out to the important stakeholders in their areas to follow up on the actions needed and identified by the project.