NEWSWildlife Conservation

Rejuvenation, preservation of ‘jhora’ in Kurseong Block of Darjeeling District in West Bengal for li...

NEWS has been implementing a minor irrigation initiative under WBADMIP in Kurseong block, focusing o...

Funded By: WBADMIP, Govt. of West Bengal

Project Duration: Jan 2021 to Ongoing

Asian Water Bird Census in East Kolkata Wetlands...

Asian Water Bird Census within the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) area as per the Integrated ...

Funded By: EKWMA

Project Duration: Nov 23 to Oct 28

Stepping up and disseminating low-cost approaches to mitigating human-elephant conflicts in the bord...

Improve the security and liveli-hoods of local people by promoting harmonious coexistence between ...

Funded By: Global Nature Fund (GNF) together with Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU)

Project Duration: 15th Oct 23 - 14th Oct 26

Securing a sustainable future for elephants in some protected areas of North Bengal...

To develop a management plan of the species with suggestions from the...

Funded By: Nature & Wildlife Foundation

Project Duration: Jun 23 to Dec 25

Population dynamics and Conservation strategies of Otters in Sundarban...

To Conduct status survey for determination of the dominant ...

Funded By: N/A

Project Duration: April 21 to March 24

1

Project title-

A Floristic and Associated Avian Faunal Survey of the Forest areas

Year-

February 2022 to January 2023

Funded by-

Silviculture Hill Forest Division, Directorate of Forests, Govt. of West Bengal

2

Project title-

Survey of Flora & Fauna of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

Year-

1994 to 1995

Funded by-

Wildlife Wing, Forest Department. W.B. and West Bengal Forest Dev. corporation Ltd.

Partners if Any -

With BSI and ZSI. S.S.Saha, ZSI and S. Chandra & K. Lal Maity, BSI

Project site-

Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary, North Bengal

Thematic area-

Study of flora and fauna of Mahananda Wildlife Sanctuary

3

Project title-

Current status, distribution and conservation threats of Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) in India

Year-

1st Jan’2021 – 31st Dec’ 2022

Funded by-

Conservation Force- A Force for Wildlife Conservation

4

Project title-

Development of cross-border approaches to mitigate conflicts between humans and elephants and to protect small farmers at the foot of the Himalayas

Year-

01.12.2020 – 30.11.2022

Funded by-

Global Nature Fund (GNF) together with Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU)

5

Project title-

Status survey of fishing cat with special references to their distributionand abundance in wetland habitats in West Bengal

Year-

2017-2019

Funded by-

West Bengal Biodiversity Board

6

Project title-

Rehabilitation of jackals Present in Operational area of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose Interntional Airport,Kolkata

Year-

2017-2019

Funded by-

Airport Authority of India (AAI)

7

Project title-

Collaborative study on problems of tiger straying in the village of Sundarban

Year-

1996

Funded by-

nternational Development Agency

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Forest Deptt., WB. Dr. R. K. Ghosh PI & Dr. Sukla Sen

PROJECT SITE-

Sundarban, West Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

To study the reasons of tiger straying in Sunderbans

8

Project title-

Identification of Waterfowl and monitoring of water quality in eight selected wetlands from North to South Bengal and transfer the technology to forest officers from DFOs to Beat officers

Year-

1996 to 1997

Funded by-

Dept. of Forest, WB Under World Bank Scheme

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Forest Deptt, WB

PROJECT SITE-

North and South Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

Water quality and aquatic fauna of wetlands

9

Project title-

A Short Survey on Sea Turtles in West Bengal

Year-

Jan 2000 to Dec 2000

Funded by-

GOI-UNDP

PARTNERS IF ANY-

With Forest Deptt, WB, Joydeep Sarkar & Dr. Prasanta Kr. Sarkar

PROJECT SITE-

West Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

Biodiversity and biology of turtles

PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE-

Published paper “Survey of Sea-turtlesin the coast of West Bengal” in Proceedings of the national Workshop, Bhubaneswar, Orissa, April, 2001. Identified differents pecies of turtles that come to specific areas, period and season of arrival & departure with the dynamics of each species

10

Project title-

Developing a Salamander Conserving Area through Breeding of Himalayan Salamander and involving the community around in Namthing Pokhri, Darjeeling Dist, WB

Year-

2001 to 2003

Funded by-

Home Affairs Section, Embassy of United States of America, New Delhi

PARTNERS IF ANY-

With ZSI

PROJECT SITE-

Darjeeling, West Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

Studied the amphibian species composition, population dynamics, Abundance, habitats and micro-habitats along with physico-chemical parameters of the land and water.

11

Project title-

Estimation of PopulationTrend of Seven Endangered species of animals in West Bengal

Year-

2002 to 2004

Funded by-

Ministry of Environment& Forest, GoI

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Zoological Survey of India

PROJECT SITE-

North Bengal, Sundarban Biosphere Reserve, and Digha

THEMATIC AREA-

Survey was conducted for 7 species :Himalayan Newt, Bengal Florican, Indian Pangolin, Gangetic Dolphin, Estuarine Crocodile, Olive Ridley Turtle & Indian Wolf

12

Project title-

Alternative Sustainable Livelihood in the village of Dulki in Sunderban Tiger Reserve in order to reduce anthropogenic pressure on the Forest

Year-

2005

Funded by-

UNDP

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Project Tiger

PROJECT SITE-

Dulki, a forest fringe village in STR

THEMATIC AREA-

Alternative livelihood generation for the villagers living below poverty level in the Sunderban Tiger Reserve in order to reduce biotic pressure on the forest.

13

Project title-

Status of Clouded Leopard & Hodgson’s Flying Squirrel in Neora Valley National Park, Darjeeling, West Bengal.

Year-

2006 to 2007

Funded by-

Department of Forest, Governmentof West Bengal

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Forest Deptt,WB

PROJECT SITE-

Neora Valley National Park, West Benga

THEMATIC AREA-

Ascertained the occurrence of the Clouded Leopard-Neofelis nebulosa & Hodgson’s Flying Squirrel- Petaurista magnificus

14

Project title-

Status of Marsh Mongoose and their habitat preference in East Kolkata Wetlands

Year-

2007 to 2008

Funded by-

Department of Environment, Govt. of West Bengal & Corporate sector

PROJECT SITE-

East Kolkata Wetlands, Kolkata, West Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

Survey of Marsh Mongoose in EKW and surrounding areas. The species was reported from other areas of South 24 Parganas also

15

Project title-

Survey of lesser cats through camera trapping and biodiversity in Buxa Tiger Reserve

Year-

2013 to 2015

Funded by-

Corporate Funding

PARTNERS IF ANY-

Department of Forest, Govt. of West Bengal

PROJECT SITE-

Buxa Tiger Reserve, North Bengal

THEMATIC AREA-

A survey of lesser cats is being done using camera traps in Buxa Tiger Reserve

PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE-

Completion certificate issued

16

Project title-

Preparation of a manual on life-size footprint with necessary Parameters of Indian mammals

Year-

2014 to 2015

Funded by-

Corporate Funding

PARTNERS IF ANY-

State Zoo Authority, West Bengal

PROJECT SITE-

Calcutta Zoo and Darjeeling Zoo

THEMATIC AREA-

Preparation of a life-size foot print manual of Indian mammals so that it can be used by forest department staff, NGOs and naturalist for identification

PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE-

Published Book entitled “Pug mark Manual”

17

Project title-

Rehabilitation of Jackals present in Operational Area of NSCBI Airport, Kolkata

Year-

July 2017 to June 2019

Funded by-

Airport Authority of India

PROJECT SITE-

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata

THEMATIC AREA-

Relocate of Jackals present in the operational area of the airport to mitigate the conflict

PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE-

Final Report Submitted

18

Project title-

Status survey of Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus Bennett 1833 (Carnivora: Felidae) with special reference to their distribution and abundance in wetland habitats of West Bengal, India

Year-

November 2017 to October 2019

Funded by-

West Bengal Biodiversity Board

PARTNERS IF ANY-

University of Calcutta, Zoological Survey of India

PROJECT SITE-

Wetland areas of total West Bengal excluding protected areas

THEMATIC AREA-

Status survey of Fishing Cat in wetland habitat of Entire West Bengal outside of the protected area

PROJECT COMPLETION CERTIFICATE-

Final Report has been Submitted to West Bengal Biodiversity Board

19

Project title-

Development of cross-border approaches to mitigate conflicts between humans and elephants and to protect small farmers at the foot of the Himalayas

Year-

Dec 2020 – Nov 2022

Funded by-

Global Nature Fund (GNF) together with Naturschutzbund Deutschland e.V. (NABU)

PROJECT SITE-

Valmiki TR & Katarniaghat WLS(India), Nepal

PROJECT CATEGORY-

Wildlife conservation

THEMATIC AREA-

Improvement of the safety and protection of the local population's harvests through harmonious coexistence between people and wild Asian elephants

20

Project title-

Current status, distribution and conservation threats of Swamp deer (Rucervus duvaucelii) in India

Year-

1st January 2021- 31st December 2022,

Funded by-

Conservation Force- A Force for Wildlife Conservation

PROJECT SITE-

Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Assam and Madhya Pradesh

PROJECT CATEGORY-

Wildlife conservation

THEMATIC AREA-

To assess the conservation status, distribution and population dynamics of Swamp deer in India.

21

Project title-

A Floristic and Associated Avian Survey of the Forest areas of Hills of North Bengal to monitor the changes in their population to initiate suitable conservation measures

Year-

February 2022 to August 2022

Funded by-

Silviculture Hill Forest Division, Directorate of Forests, Govt. of West Bengal

PROJECT SITE-

Darjeeling Wildlife Forest Division, Kalimpong Forest Division, Kurseong Forest Division

PROJECT CATEGORY-

Wildlife conservation

THEMATIC AREA-

Floristic cum avian study of 12 sites all over West Bengal