The survival of wildlife depends on multiple factors which influence and facilitate their persistence in a region. Under current conditions of a fast-paced changing environment that threaten wildlife, conservation efforts should be tailor-made based for long-term persistence and survival of these animals.
With rapidly declining populations, identifying the current distribution and extinction probabilities of large mammals is integral to future conservation efforts. a team of scientists led by Dr. Krithi Karanth from Centre for Wildlife Studies conducted research on 25 large mammals found in India.
Wildlife tourism is a powerful sector that can play an important role in boosting local economies and creating livelihood opportunities for local communities. Scientists from the Centre for Wildlife Studies and Wildlife Conservation Society - India published a commentary on the assessment of the Court's verdict on wildlife tourism.
Scientists at the Centre for Wildlife Studies, National Centre for Biological Sciences, and Columbia University conducted a study that examined the interest, awareness and support for conservation via wildlife tourism. In 2009, they conducted interviews with 436 tourists visiting three national parks across the country: Kanha in Madhya Pradesh, Nagarahole in Karnataka and Ranthambore in Rajasthan.
In a landmark publication, CWS Scientists have authored a review publication on tiger population monitoring in the Malenad region of India. The study exemplifies the trials and error of tiger conservation in India, over six mega-projects from 1986 to 2017 under the Malenad Tiger Program (MTP).
Dholes or the Asiatic wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) are adept predators and hunt in packs. Currently, they are mainly found in protected areas.
The striped hyena (Hyaena hyaena) is found in human-dominated landscapes in Rajasthan, a region with 4.3 per cent of the land area protected under nature reserves. This large carnivore predominantly scavenges on domestic and wild ungulate carcasses.
A team of scientists from the Centre for Wildlife Studies, Princeton University and the Nelson Institute, surveyed 30 Arabica and 31 Robusta farms to analyze the abundance of endemic, forest-dependent and IUCN red-list species of birds. This study was among the first to assess the avian diversity and abundance within the two types of coffee farms.
Agroforestry systems such as coffee farms have been shown to support incredible biodiversity including mammals, birds, butterflies and amphibians.
Hunting for bushmeat and poaching for illegal wildlife trade are significant threats to wildlife. Reduction or mitigation of their impact can be cumbersome.
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