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    ASIAN WILD BUFFALO (Bubalus bubalis Linnaeus, 1758)
    (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2004) Mathur, P.K.; Malik, P.K.; Muley, P.O.
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    Monitoring of Re-introduced tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) Sariska Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan - Phase II
    (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2018) Nigam, Parag; Habib, Bilal; Sankar, K.; Qureshi, Q.; Mandal, D.; Sengupta, D.; Malik, P.K.
    The reintroduction being an intensive process required timely scientific inputs. The Wildlife Institute of India was bestowed with a responsibility of monitoring the reintroduced population with support of the National Tiger Conservation Authority since reintroduction. The animals gradually settled in Sariska, however did not breed for the first four years probably due to high stress levels and lack of inviolate space (Sankar et aI., 2013). High stress levels among the reintroduced tigers was observed due to the prevailing disturbance in Sariska (Bhattacharjee et aI., 2013). The first record of animal breeding was of ST2 in 2012. Village relocation process to create inviolate space for tiger breeding was also initiated simultaneously. A total of 565 Gujjar pastoralist families were relocated from six villages. The reintroduced population was continuously monitored over the years as part of the collaborative initiative between Rajasthan Forest Department, Wildlife Institute of India and National Tiger Conservation Authority. The report of the Phase I (2008-13) and the extended period (2013-15) were duly submitted. The Phase II of the project was initiated in 2015 to primarily study the response of reintroduced tigers and their prey to village relocation efforts and to explore the future population management. The objective of the Phase II were as follows: i. To study the home range and dispersal patterns of the re-introduced tigers and cubs with respect to relocated villages ii. To assess the habitat use by the re-introduced tigers and cubs with respect to relocated villages iii. To study the food habits of the re-introduced tigers iv. To estimate the population of the prey species v. To suggest management recommendations for effective conservation of tigers in the Tiger Reserve The findings of the influence of village relocation on tiger and prey population, and future management scope have been provided in the Annual Progress Report (2015 -16). Findings on the ranging pattern of tigers, factors influencing breeding of tigers, diet, temporal activity, and an update on the age-sex pattern of the tiger population for active population management in Sariska were presented in the annual report (2016 - 17). Here, we summarize our project findings to formulate conservation strategies for long term survival of Sariska's tiger population.
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    Patterns of Mortality in Free Ranging Tigers
    (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2016) Nigam, Parag; Muliya, S.K.; Srivastav, A.; Malik, P.K.; Shrivastava, A.B.; Mathur, V.C.
    This study initiated an effort to maintain a centralized database of all tiger mortality events that are reported in India to address this shortcoming. We have initiated an attempt to study mortality patterns of tigers inhabiting landscapes in India based on available reports of mortality events in tigers from this database
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    Sero-epidemiological and clinicopathological studies on some infectious & parasitic diseases in wild ungulates and their relationship with livestock
    (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 1996) Malik, Praveen; Malik, P.K.
    Wildlife and domestic animals share many infections that may be transmitted in any direction. Considering the above factors, Sariska Tiger Reserve was thought to be an ideal place for a pilot study on wildlife diseases mainly through serological investigations with following objectives : 1. To define presence or absence of selected diseases in wild ungulates and livestock in and around Sariska Tiger Reserve. 2. To establish physiological reference values of wild ungulates.
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    The Development of Indian Wildlife Health Cooperative (IWHC) 1995-2002
    (Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2002) Malik, P.K.; Dein, F. Josh