Impacts of small hydropower projects on freshwater fish communities in the Western Ghats
Small hydropower projects (SHP) are presumed as an environmentally friendly alternative to large dams. However, research suggests that SHP might adversely impact freshwater ecosystems.
Connecting the dots: Understanding wildlife movement between fragmented habitats
Wildlife habitats are becoming fragmented due to climate change and increased human activity. Connectivity between fragmented habitats is key to maintaining healthy wildlife populations.
Wild Shaale: A successful experiment and labour of love
People’s perceptions of wildlife and wild spaces influence their behaviours towards wildlife and their support for conservation. Launched in 2018, Wild Shaale aims to increase rural children’s environmental literacy and reconnect them with nature.
Compensation for conflict: How are wildlife related losses valued in India?
People employ various means of coping with wildlife interactions, including building fences, night guarding, and insurance and payment schemes. This study looks at ex-gratia compensation payments and procedures for human wildlife conflict incidents across India.
Valuing the cost of human-wildlife conflict in India
In India, thousands of people live around India’s wildlife reserves and experience conflict in the form of crop and property damage, livestock predation, and human injury and death. It has been estimated that state governments spend ~Rs. 38 Crores ($5 Million) annually to compensate for wildlife-related damages to property and life.
Wide or restricted? Mapping the distribution of large Indian mammals
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.
Tracing the Disappearances of Mammals in India
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.
Protecting the Core from Wildlife Tourism : Commentary
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.
Dr. Krithi K. Karanth awarded 2020 Eisenhower Fellowship
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2020: Top media stories
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Emergence of the Modern Indian Wildlife Tourist
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.
30 Years of Tracking and Conserving Tigers in India
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).
