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Spatio-temporal abundance and resource selection of Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur) and nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus) with special reference to crop-depredation and people’s attitude in Little Rann of Kachchh, Gujarat.
(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2022) Barman, Bidyut Bikas; Chowdhury, Sushant; Shah, Nita; Qureshi, Qamar
The harsh climatic condition and unpredictable resource availability like water is the nature of arid and semi-arid ecosystems which is epitomised by the Little Rann of Kachchh (LRK) landscape. Indian wild ass (Equus hemionus khur), a sub-species of Asiatic wild ass, idiosyncratically represent the LRK landscape which has been holding its last remaining population after it had become extinct from its previous home ranges. In my study, I emphasised on estimating population density of Khur and Nilgai, which is the other sympatric ungulate in the landscape using widely accepted and robust scientific method. Also, intensive monitoring was very challenging due to logistic limitations and large study area. I had designed my study focusing on the southern fringe of the sanctuary as the intensive study area (ISA) and conducted temporal replicates to see the density of Khur in both summer and winter. In this study, I have developed habitat suitability map of Khur and Nilgai. Apart from the resource rich areas, it is imperative to see how the habitat model suggesting potential sites based on selected environmental variables which actually shaping their distribution in the landscape. This study identified northern part of the sanctuary connected by a bottle neck with the Greater Rann of Kachchh as a potential site which demands management intervention at large scale involving other line departments ensuring a safe corridor between LRK and GRK for Khur and Nilgai. I have studied the perception and attitude of local farmers in the southern fringe towards crop-depredation. Although, with growing rural population and increase in intensive farming, the overall attitude of farmers were observed to be mixed with both positive and negative attitude reflected in their perspective towards crop-depredation by Khur
Factors Governing the Spatial Distribution and Density of Asiatic Lions (Panthera leo persica) in Gir Protected Area
(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2015) Gogoi, Keshab; Jhala, Y.V.; Qureshi, Qamar
This study is based on population estimation and spatial distribution of Asiatic lion.
Abundance, Habitat Relationships and Behavior of the Semi-Fossorial Indian Desert Jird, Meriones hurriancae, in Kachchh, Gujarat
(Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, 2011) Ramesh, Divya; Jhala, Y.V.; Qureshi, Qamar
Population sizes, habitat relationships and behaviour are among basic ecological aspects pivotal to demystifying a species and its place in the ecosystem. Numerous in species and number, desert rodents offer immense scope for such investigations. The Indian desert jird, Meriones hurrianae, though common, is remarkably little known. This study, conducted in Kachchh, Gujarat, estimates population sizes, examines factors in the habitat likely to influence their occurrence, and elucidates the activity pattern and time budget across 2 land use types, agricultural and natural areas, during winter (December February) and summer (March-May). Animals were caught in 9 colonies using Sherman traps and population estimated under closed population Capture-Mark-Recapture framework in Program MARK, using individual covariates (age class, gender, body weight, site). Colony parameters (length, width, number of holes) were regressed against known Mark-Recapture (MR) population estimates to develop predictive models for estimating population size from indices. Population sizes varied from 2 to 10 individuals. Number of holes in a colony provided robust estimates of the number of individuals in that colony (N=16, R2=0.96, t=18.19, p

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