Text Book of Wildlife Management

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Wildlife management in Indian Universities is being tauth as a coresubject of forestry science and even independently. Teaching and attention on the subject matter are progressing day-by-day. It is very essential to understand the role palyed by the wild animals, which have come at alarming stage, because they are part and parcel of the ecosystem as a natural renewable resource maintinaing food-chains, keeping eco-balance and providing hygienic condition for the existence of the all orgaisms including human-beings. Hence, to aware the general mass of the country is an essential time demand so that wild animals may be conserved and progagated scientifcally and judicously throughout the country upto the optimum-level as well as getting revenue by them. For the purpose, teaching and research of the subject should be given top priority. It has been tried to cover almost all parts of course-curricula for the both under-graduate and post-graduate students of the Indian Universities in the field of wildlife management arranged chapterwise systematically. The book has been written in simple language as far as possible to grasp the matter nicely and easily.

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Dr. S K Singh is a Ph.D. in zoology from patna University, Patna and presently working as head, Department of wildlife management, faculty of forestry, Birsa Agricultural University, Kanke, Ranchi. He has been associated with forestry teaching since 1983. Dr. Singh obtained a Diploma-in-foresty from F.R.I. & Colleges, Dehradun. He made an academic visit for one year to the U.S.a. as visiting professor in forestry and was also trained in teh field of Agroforestry at Costa rica. Table Of Contents Importance of wildlife and forest Natural resource and their conservation Wildlife values Wildlife and its management Population management/Improvement/Manipulation Habitat management/improvement/manipulation People's management Wildlife ecology Census Conservation, preservation, protection and categores of wild animals sanctuary and national park Projects Classification Zoo-eographical regions (animal distribution) Distinguishing characters of certian wild mamals ideal Habitat & management of certain wild animals International & National Organizations concerniing wildlife conservation Wildlife Plans Wildlife act Appendices Some important facts, events etc. Full forms of some abreviations Zollogical Names of some wild mammal Some important endangered & extinct animals of India National Parks & sancturaries of India Tigar reserves of India Biosphere reserves of India Elephant reserves of India Crocodile breeding centres of India