Identifying suitable reintroduction sites for the White-rumped Vulture (Gyps bengalensis) in India's Western Ghats using niche models and habitat requirements

2020 ◽  
Vol 158 ◽  
pp. 106034
Author(s):  
N.R. Anoop ◽  
Santhanakrishnan Babu ◽  
Rajarathinavelu Nagarajan ◽  
Sandeep Sen
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Habitat Requirements ◽  
Gyps Bengalensis ◽  
Niche Models

scholarly journals Molecular Identification and Ecology of a Newly Discovered Population of Sun Catfish Horabagrus brachysoma from Northern Western Ghats of India

ISRN Zoology ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 2012 ◽  
pp. 1-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Unmesh Katwate ◽  
Rupesh Raut ◽  
Mayura Khot ◽  
Mandar Paingankar ◽  
Neelesh Dahanukar
Keyword(s):  
Detailed Analysis ◽  
Molecular Identification ◽  
Species Distribution ◽  
Endemic Species ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Habitat Requirements ◽  
Potential Habitat ◽  
Western Ghats Of India ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The Western Ghats

Horabagrus brachysoma, thought to be endemic to the southern parts of the Western Ghats of India, is recorded for the northern parts of the Western Ghats, extending the species distribution range by 180 km. We have confirmed the identity of the species and the fact that the species is indigenous to this area and not an artifact of recent introductions using molecular methods. Apart from the range extension we have also provided detailed analysis regarding the nature of morphometric variations between the sexes, length-weight relationship, and a brief discussion about the potential habitat requirements and threats to this species. By documenting the possible threats to this threatened and endemic species, we have commented on the possible measures to conserve the species in the wild.

scholarly journals Status of raptors in the Moyar River Valley, Western Ghats, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 12317-12327 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Anoop ◽  
S. Babu ◽  
S. Bharathidasan ◽  
R. Nagarajan
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forests ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Critically Endangered ◽  
Milvus Migrans ◽  
Gyps Bengalensis ◽  
The Western Ghats ◽  
Conservation And Management ◽  
Near Threatened ◽  
Tree Characteristics

This study examined the species composition and nest-tree characteristics of diurnal raptors in the tropical forests of Moyar Valley, Western Ghats between December 2012 and March 2013.  We recorded 28 species of raptors including three species of vultures.  Accipitridae was the dominant family comprising of 25 species followed by two from Falconidae and the monotypic Pandionidae.  Among them, eight species fall under various threatened category: three Critically Endangered, one Endangered, two Vulnerable and two Near Threatened.  The Critically Endangered Gyps bengalensis was frequently recorded during the survey (175 sightings) followed by Milvus migrans (39 sightings) and Haliastur indus (27 sightings).  We located 53 active nests of four species of raptors, viz., Gyps bengalensis (42 nests), Nisaetus cirrhatus (4 nests), Haliastur indus (4 nests), and Milvus migrans (3 nests).  A notable difference in the nest-tree characteristics among the sympatric raptors was observed.  These results would be important to identify priority areas for developing future conservation and management programs for the long-term conservation of raptorial birds in the Western Ghats.

scholarly journals European badger habitat requirements in the Netherlands – combining ecological niche models with neighbourhood analysis

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Carme Piza-Roca ◽  
Maarten van 't Zelfde ◽  
Maurice J. J. La Haye ◽  
Eelke Jongejans ◽  
Niels Raes
Keyword(s):  
The Netherlands ◽  
Ecological Niche ◽  
Habitat Requirements ◽  
Ecological Niche Models ◽  
European Badger ◽  
Neighbourhood Analysis ◽  
Niche Models

Current distribution of Nilgiri grass yellow Eurema nilgiriensis Yata (Lepidoptera: Pieridae), with an updated taxonomic key to Eurema of Western Ghats, India

ENTOMON ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. C. Sujitha ◽  
G. Prasad ◽  
R. Nitin ◽  
Dipendra Nath Basu ◽  
Krushnamegh Kunte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Current Distribution ◽  
Western Ghats ◽  
Original Description ◽  
High Elevation ◽  
Type Locality ◽  
Ecological Data ◽  
Field Identification ◽  
Wing Patterns ◽  
Southern Western Ghats ◽  
The Nilgiris

Eurema nilgiriensis Yata, 1990, the Nilgiri grass yellow, was described from Nilgiris in southern India. There are not many published records of this species since its original description, and it was presumed to be a high-elevation endemic species restricted to its type locality. Based on the external morphology (wing patterns) as well as the male genitalia, the first confirmed records of the species from Agasthyamalais and Kodagu in the southern Western Ghats, is provided here. This report is a significant range extension for the species outside the Nilgiris, its type locality. Ecological data pertaining to this species as well as the field identification key to all known Eurema of Western Ghats are also presented.

Record Of Semi-Operculum Deformity In Sahyadria Denisonii (Teleostei: Cyprinidae)

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3
Author(s):  
Sajan S ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Western Ghats ◽  
Morphological Study

Semi-operculum deformity was recorded in a wild specimen of Sahyadria denisonii from Western Ghats, India. Morphological study of a normal and deformed fish revealed semi-operculum malformation. The possible etiologies of opercular deformity are discussed.

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