Centre for Wildlife Studies, India

Technical Reports and Dissertations

Karanth, K. U., Kumar, N. S., Gopalaswamy, A and Srinivas, V. 2008. Distribution and dynamics of tiger and prey populations in Karnataka. Final Technical Report. Wildlife Conservation Society - India Program, Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore, India.

Rangarajan, R. 2008. The Influence of Ecto-Parasites on the behavior of the Indian Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), in the Wild Ass Sanctuary, Kutch, Gujarat. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Pisharoti, P.M. 2008. Livelihood changes in response to restrictions on resource extraction from the Great Himalayan National Park. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Singh, P. 2008. Population density and feeding ecology of the striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) in relation to land use patterns in an arid region of Rajasthan. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Nag, K. 2008. Assessing animal abundance from photographic capture data using an occupancy approach. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Karanth, K. U., Karanth, K. K. 2007. Free to Move: Conservation and Voluntary Resettlement in The Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. Protected Areas and Human Displacement: A Conservation Perspective. (Editors K. H. Redford and E. Fearn) WCS Working Paper 29: 48-59.

Bawa, K.S., Das, A., Krishnaswamy, J., Karanth, K. U., Kumar, N. S. and Rao, M. 2007. Ecosystem profile: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka Biodiversity hotspot - Western Ghats region. Critical Ecosystems Partnership Fund.

Mukherjee, N. 2006. Investigating genetic variability of wild tigers (Panthera tigris tigris) in Bandipur Tiger Reserve and Nagarahole National Park using non-invasive techniques. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Pariwakam, M. P. 2006. Estimation of abundance and fawn survival in chital (Axis axis) populations using photographic capture-recapture sampling. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Krishna, C. 2006. Estimating occupancy and assessing the influence of covariates on the distribution of the four horned antelope (Tetracerus quadricornis) in a South Indian tropical forest. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Karthik, T. 2006. Patterns of seed rain and regeneration in abandoned paddy fields in Bhadra Tiger Reserve. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Goswami, V. R. 2006. Estimation of adult male Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) population size in Nagarahole-Bandipur National Parks using capture-recapture methods. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Andheria, A. P. 2006. Assessment of diet and abundance of large carnivores from field surveys of scats. Post-Graduate Programme in Wildlife Biology & Conservation, Centre for Wildlife Studies. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India (Master's thesis).

Gopalaswamy A. M. 2006. Estimating Sloth Bear Abundance from Repeated Presence-Absence Data in Nagarahole-Bandipur National Parks, India. Department of Wildlife Ecology and Conservation. University of Florida (Masters Thesis).

Karanth, K. U. and Kumar, N. S. 2005. Distribution and dynamics of tiger and prey populations in Maharashtra, India. Final Technical Report. Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore, India. The Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal University, India.

Karanth, K. U. 2004. Camera trap data and analysis. In Global Cheetah Monitoring Workshop (Final Report). S. Bashir, B. Daley, S. M. Durant, H. Forster, J. Grisham, L. Marker, K. Wilson and Y. Freidmann (Editors), IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group.

Karanth, K.U. and Hedges, S. 2003. Monitoring Asian elephant populations and assessing threats. A Preliminary Report on the International Technical Workshop submitted to International Elephant Foundation and Saving Wild Tigers.

Ranganathan, J. 2002. Beyond Pugmarks and Tiger Conservation Units: Where Can Tigers Survive in the Indian Subcontinent? Consequences of the Distribution of Forest and Protected Areas Across the Landscape. University of Minnesota, USA (Master's thesis).

Karanth K.U., Bhargav P and Kumar N.S. 2001. Karnataka Tiger Conservation Project. Final Report to Save The Tiger Fund - National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, ExxonMobil Corporation and other donors. Wildlife Conservation Society, International Programs, Bronx, NY-10460-1099.

Jathanna, D. 2001. Density, biomass and habitat occupancy of ungulate prey species of tiger in Bhadra Tiger Reserve, Karnataka. Sourashtra University, India (Master's thesis).

Srinivas V and Kumar N.S. 2000. Field survey techniques using GPS. A manual published by Foundation for Ecological Research, Advocacy and Learning, Pondicherry and Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore.

Kumar N.S. 2000. Ungulate Density and biomass in the tropical semi-arid forest of Ranthambore, India. Salim Ali School of Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, India (Master's thesis).

Karanth K. U. and Nichols J. D. 2000. Ecological Status and Conservation of Tigers in India. Final Technical Report to Division of International Conservation, US Fish and Wildlife Service and Wildlife Conservation Society. Centre for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore, India (124 pages).

Ahrestani, F. S. 1999. Population density estimates for mammalian herbivores in Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, South India. MSc dissertation, Syracuse University, New York

Karanth K. U. and Sunquist M. E. 1995. Ecology and management of large carnivores. Final Technical Report.

Karanth K. U. 1993. Predator-prey relationships among the large mammals of Nagarahole National Park (India). Mangalore University, Mangalore, India. (Ph. D. Thesis)

Karanth K. U. 1990. Ecological relationships and resource use in the carnivore-herbivore community of Nagarahole National Park, India. Final Technical Report.

Karanth K. U. 1988. Population structure, density and biomass of large herbivores in a South Indian tropical forest. University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA, (Master's thesis).