Indian Mammals

Indian Mammals
Author: Vivek Menon
Publisher: Hachette India
Total Pages: 892
Release: 2023-05-16
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9393701903

A fully updated edition of the bestselling guide to the mammals of India Covering the rich diversity of mammal species in India, from tigers, elephants, rhinoceros and whales to primates, rodents and bats, Indian Mammals is field-ready, illustrated and comprehensive in approach. Rigorously researched, Indian Mammals reflects a lifetime's work by Vivek Menon, one of India's leading authorities on Indian wildlife. Planned for easy reference, this compact guide is the essential resource for wildlifers of any age, including animal watchers, eco-tourists and active conservationists. * More than 440 species of both terrestrial and aquatic mammals with introductory pages on each order * Describes key identification features, biometrics, behaviour, social strategies, habitat and distribution * Over 1,000 carefully curated photographs and supplementary illustrations * 140-plus updated distribution maps * Colour tabs for sections to facilitate ease of use * Live-action field notes from the author

Threatened Mammals of India

Threatened Mammals of India
Author: Goutam Kumar Saha
Publisher:
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2008
Genre: Animal ecology
ISBN:

Threatened Mammals of India: Ecology and Management is an attempt to compile various aspects of morphology, ecology and behaviour of several threatened mammals found in India and are considered to be important from conservation point of view. This book also depicts their distribution, threats and present conservation status along with colour photographs and illustrations for their better management in the wild as well as creating mass awareness regarding our rich wildlife heritage, the plight of these threatened species and most importantly indicating the role of common people for their successful conservation. This guide is ment to serve as an important resource for students, academicians, naturalists, wildlife activists as well as any person having interest in the field of wildlife conservation. A distinctly separate chapter on Wildlife Conservation: Indian intiative has been incorporated which summarizes the available information and Indian efforts towards wildlife conservation. Contents Critically Endangered; Chapter 1: Pygmy Hog Sus salvanius (Hodgson); Chapter 2: Asiatic Lion Panthera leo persica (Meyer); Chapter 3: Malabar Large-spotted Civet Viverra civettina (Blyth); Endangered; Chapter 4: Lion -Tailed Macaque Macaca silenus (Linnaeus); Chapter 5: Golden Langur Trachypithecus geei (Khajuria); Chapter 6: Capped Langur Trachypithecus pileatus (Blyth); Chapter 7: Hoolock Gibbon Bunopithecus hoolock (Harlan); Chapter 8: Tibetan Antelope or Chiru Pantholops hodgsomii (Abel); Chapter 9: Nilgiri Tahr Hemitragus hylocrius (Ogilby); Chapter 10: Markhor Capra falconeri (Wagner); Chapter 11: Asiatic Wild Buffalo Bubalus bubalis (Linnaeus); Chapter 12: Greater One-horned Rhinoceros Rhinoceros unicornis (Linnaeus); Chapter 13: Asian Elephant Elephas maximus Linnaeus; Chapter 14: Slender Loris Loris tardigradus (Linnaeus); Chapter 15: Red Panda Ailurus fulgens (Cuvier); Chapter 16: Asiatic Wild Dog or Dhole Cuon alpinus (Pallas); Chapter 17: Tiger Panthera tigris tigris (Linnaeus); Chapter 18: Snow Leopard Uncia uncia (Schreber); Chapter 19: Hispid Hare Caprolagus hispidus (Person); Chapter 20: Gangetic Dolphin Platunista gangetica (Roxburgh); Vulnerable; Chapter 21: Brow-antlered Deer or Sangai Cervus eldii eldii (M Clelland); Chapter 22: Swamp Deer or Barasingha Cervus duvaucelii (G Cuvier); Chapter 23: Urial or Shapu Ovis orientalis (Gmelin); Chapter 24: Indian Bison or Gaur Bos gaurus (H Smith); Chapter 25: Wild Yak Bos mutus (Przewalski); Chapter 26: Asiatic Wild Ass Equus onager khur (Lesson); Chapter 27: Sloth Bear Melursus ursinus (Shaw); Chapter 28: Clouded Leopard Neofelis nebulosa (Griffith); Chapter 29: Golden Cat Catopuma temminckii (Vigors and Horsfield); Chapter 30: Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus (Bennett); Chapter 31: Indian Giant Squirrel Ratufa indica (Erxleben); Near Threatened and Lower Rick; Chapter 32: Indian Antilope or Blackbuck Antelope Cervicapra (Linnaeus); Chapter 33: Blue Sheep or Bharal Pseudois nayaur (Hodgson); Chapter 34: Himalayan Musk Deer Moschus chrysogaster (Hodgson); Chapter 35: Himalayan Brown Bear Ursus arctos (Horsfield); Chapter 36: Leopard Panthera pardus (Linnaeus)

Indian Hotspots

Indian Hotspots
Author: Chandrakasan Sivaperuman
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 355
Release: 2018-08-27
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9811069832

This book offers a comprehensive account of India’s four biodiversity hotspots: the Himalaya, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. With a focus on tropical rainforests, it includes more than 30 chapters covering different vertebrate fauna e.g. fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, and mammals, as well as topics such as conservation and management aspects. Written by experts in the field of biodiversity conservation and management, it offers ample new insights into a number of subjects related to the faunal communities of tropical forest ecosystems, providing a valuable resource for conservationists and researchers in the field of flora and fauna diversity.

Tigerpaper

Tigerpaper
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 574
Release: 2012
Genre: National parks and reserves
ISBN:

Wildlife in a Changing World

Wildlife in a Changing World
Author: Jean-Christophe Vié
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 184
Release: 2009
Genre: Biodiversity conservation
ISBN: 2831710634

"Wildlife in a Changing World" presents an analysis of the 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Beginning with an explanation of the IUCN Red List as a key conservation tool, it goes on to discuss the state of the world s species and provides the latest information on the patterns of species facing extinction in some of the most important ecosystems in the world, highlighting the reasons behind their declining status. Areas of focus in the report include: freshwater biodiversity, the status of the world s marine species, species susceptibility to climate change impacts, the Mediterranean biodiversity hot spot, and broadening the coverage of biodiversity assessments."

Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India

Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India
Author: B.K. Sharma
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 542
Release: 2013-10-14
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 3319013459

This is the first ever monumental and scientific documentation of the faunal wealth of the Indian Desert state of Rajasthan. This volume, the second of two, provides a comprehensive picture of the conservation efforts undertaken to prevent further degradation of the condition of Rajasthan’s faunal wealth. A scholarly contribution to the field of knowledge, it provides novel and vital information on wildlife preservation initiatives in India’s largest state. Broadly falling under the Indo-Malaya Ecozone, the three major biomes of Rajasthan include deserts and xeric shrublands, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests. The corresponding ecoregions to the above biomes are, respectively, the Thar Desert and northwestern thorn scrub forests, the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests, and the Upper Gangetic Plains moist deciduous forests. Contrary to popular belief, the well-known Thar or Great Indian Desert occupies only a part of the state. Rajasthan is diagonally divided by the Aravalli mountain ranges into arid and semi-arid regions. The latter have a spectacular variety of highly diversified and unique yet fragile ecosystems comprising lush green fields, marshes, grasslands, rocky patches and hilly terrains, dense forests, the southern plateau, fresh water wetlands, and salt lakes. Apart from the floral richness, there is faunal abundance from fishes to mammals. In this volume, the various flagship and threatened species are described in the 20 chapters penned by top notch wildlife experts and academics. The world famous heronry, tiger reserves, wildlife sanctuaries and some threat-ridden biodiversity-rich areas shall certainly draw the attention of readers from around the world.