STUDY ABROAD COURSEWildlife Management

& Conservation in India

Course CoordinatorShweta Trivedi BVSc, MVSc, PhD

Teaching Assistant Professor/ VetPAC DirectorDepartment of Animal Science, 342-D Riddick Hall North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695Tel; 919-515-0266Fax; 919-515-6884, shweta_trivedi@ncsu.edu

PK Malik BVSc, MVSc, MS Professor & Department Head, Wildlife Health ManagementWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Uttaranchal, Indiamalikpk@wii.gov.in

INTRODUCTION

• ANS 495; 2 credit hours• 16 students (12 Undergrads + 4 DVM students)• Lectures, Hands-on experience, Exam• December 2010 onwards (~ 15-17 days)• Wild animals (Tigers, Bears, Bison, Deers) &

Migratory Birds• WII, 2 Tiger reserves, National Parks, Bear Rescue

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APPLICATION PROCEDURE

• Apply via Study Abroad Office website (letter of intent, GPA, refundable $100 application fee)

• Application deadline- 30th April, 2010 (~2011)• Acceptance- 15th May, 2010 (~2011)• Tickets- July- August• First Meeting- August

APPLICATION PROCEDURE (DVM STUDENTS)

• Link to the extramural website: http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/dvm/extramural.html 1.

1. Permission to apply for Elective Credit for this experience2. Register for Dr. Levy's course- International Vet Studies

(2 credits; pass/fail). 3. Dr. Levy will require a registration form a month prior to

the trip. 4. After completion, a student report, at least 2 jpg photos

and the supervisor evaluation are due within a month .

Course Objectives

1. Educate and familiarize students about the exotic wildlife and effective wildlife management practices.

2. Expose students to the current conservation challenges faced by wildlife management and human conflict issues.

3. Acquaint students with the fascinating aspects of Indian culture, traditions and history and its integration with the wildlife education.

Course Requirements

1. Reading Material• Man-eaters of Kumaon- Jim Corbett• Reading material (WII) & BOOKS• Module-specific material on Moodle

2. Participation in Modules

Module 1- Kanha National Park Wildlife Research and Management in a National Park

Module 1Wildlife Research & Management in a National Park

•Familiarization with diversity of habitats, floral and faunal diversity, endangered species management, current issues and management interventions.

•Understanding concepts of core and buffer zone management.

•Habitat management, management of grasslands, endangered species- tiger, swamp deer, bison etc.

•Visitor and tourism management, interpretation facilities and environmental education.

•People park interface, communities, human dimension, man-wildlife conflict and current initiatives.

•Wildlife corridors and landscape level approach to conservationInterface livestock issues and health management.

Module 2- Sariska Tiger ReserveWildlife Management Practices

Module 2

Wildlife Management Practices • Orientation to a Tiger Reserve, introduction to

vegetation, terrain and animal tracks & signs• Wildlife techniques, radio-telemetry and tracking of tigers• Wildlife immobilization, monitoring and post capture care

, demonstration and hands-on practice • Camera traps for small and large carnivores, mist netting

of birds• Herbivore dung/pellet quantification, visit to vegetation

enclosure site • Visual health monitoring of wild ungulates

Module 3- Rajaji National ParkWildlife forensics & Human-Wildlife Conflict Issues

Module 3

Wildlife Forensics & Human-Wildlife Conflict Issues

• Visit to forensic lab, isolation of DNA from biological samples like tiger or leopard skin piece, sex and individual identification to link crime scene investigation.

• Overview of the process and package of community relocation, and rehabilitation program implemented in a National Park, understand the intricacies and difficulties of implementing a relocation project.

WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIAAttained autonomous status in 1986 Training, Research, Education & Advisory mandate in the field of Wildlife ConservationMainly field based programs

Wildlife Health Management

Teaching & Training

• Modules on Wildlife Health Management and Wildlife Immobilization

• Captive management of wildlife • Disease investigation and biological sampling • Emerging and zoonotic diseases

Applied Research

Training of frontline staff

• Sero-epidemiological study on wild and domestic ungulates in Sariska Tiger Reserve

• Infectious diseases of lions & tigers • Investigation of feline-panleucopaenia in tigers • Mortality investigation of Himalayan musk deer • Emerging zoonotic diseases

Genetic studies on rhino

Biological sampling for disease investigation

Radio-collaring of bison

Radio collaring a wild tiger

Immobilization and radio collaring of male tiger in Ranthambore National Park for reintroduction in Sariska

Tiger Reserve

Transport crate being loaded to helicopter in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

Transportation of tiger to Sariska Tiger Reserve

Dancing Bear Rescue & Rehab- AGRA

Assessment

Pre-Departure Quiz = 100 pointsField Journal & participation = 150 pointsModules = 150 pointsFinal Exam/Paper = 100 pointsTotal = 500 points

CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

Scholarships

• Study Abroad office• SCAVMA• IVSA• Talk to Dr. Mike Levy!!

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