Overview

Identification, protection, and monitoring of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) is a major global conservation programme initiated by BirdLife International, and recognized and appreciated by many governments, NGOs, and conservationists. This book is an extension of the BNHS's IBA programme to identify the most threatened and near threatened bird species in India and to recommend measures for their long-term protection. It discusses trade in threatened birds in India, status of pesticide contamination in birds in India, dams and threatened birds in the Brahmaputra floodplains, India's tiger reserves and threatened bird species, threats and opportunities of Avian conservation in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, management and conservation perspectives for Avian species in the Terai region, and taxonomy, distribution, and conservation status of strophocincla laughingthrushes of Western Ghats. Covering Critically Endangered (like Himalayan quail or mountain quail, pink-headed duck, white-bellied heron, etc.), Endangered (green peafowl, red-breasted goose, white-headed duck, etc.), Vulnerable (Nicobar megapode, marbled duck, Kashmir flycatcher, etc.), and Near Threatened (Japanese quail, Nicobar pigeon, Andaman hawk-owl, etc.) species, this volume will help in expanding the scope of conservation in India beyond tiger conservation to make it more inclusive.

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Author:   Asad R. Rahmani (Director, BNHS)
Publisher:   OUP India
Imprint:   OUP India
Dimensions:   Width: 22.10cm , Height: 5.20cm , Length: 30.80cm
Weight:   3.318kg
ISBN:  

9780198085973

ISBN 10:   0198085974
Pages:   870
Publication Date:   December 2012
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

PREFACE ; FOREWORD ; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ; INTRODUCTION ; TRADE IN THREATENED BIRDS IN INDIA ; STATUS OF PESTICIDE CONTAMINATION IN BIRDS IN INDIA ; DAMS AND THREATENED BIRDS IN THE BRAHMAPUTRA FLOODPLAINS ; INDIA'S TIGER RESERVES AND THREATENED BIRD SPECIES ; THREATS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF AVIAN CONSERVATION IN THE ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS ; TERAI GRASSLANDS-MANAGEMENT AND CONSERVATION PERSPECTIVES FOR AVIAN SPECIES ; TAXONOMY, DISTRIBUTION AND CONSERVATION STATUS OF STROPHOCINCLA LAUGHINGTHRUSHES OF WESTERN GHATS ; CRITICALLY ENDANGERED / ENDANGERED / VULNERABLE / NEAR THREATENED / DATA DEFICIENT / ADDITIONAL SPECIES / STRAY RECORDS ; APPENDIX ; INDEX

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Asad R. Rahmani is Director of BNHS and hasworked as Principal Scientist in various projects. He has written more than 100 research papers for national and international journals and five books. He is the Executive Editor of the Journal of the BNHS and Editor of Hornbill and Mistnet.

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