Principles of Wildlife Conservation

ISBN-13: 9781032023328 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 386 str.

Ankur Awadhiya

Opis

Principles of Wildlife Conservation presents a lucid — cogent yet simple narration about the why's and how's of conserving wildlife. It begins with the first principles — and thus requires no more prerequisite than an urge to seek knowledge.

Recenzje

"This comprehensive textbook on wildlife conservation covers the main principles of animal ecology while opening readers' eyes to Asian examples of conservation approaches and Asian views and priorities. Eleven chapters address the organization of life (biodiversity, energetics, interactions), emphasizing demography and extinction threats. Detailed methods for monitoring populations and trends, managing disease, and handling wildlife are provided, from capturing and sedating to sampling and tagging. Population genetics, viability analysis, and habitat management are covered as are new technologies and economics and controversies over management in zoos vs. wild management. Theory is well illustrated by figures, and mathematics is limited to simple algebra. Numerous black-and-white photographs—mostly clear—of wildlife and their habitats and conservationists at work are included. Particularly valuable are the sections on methodology for finding, observing, and counting wildlife. Many conservation studies require capturing animals, testing them for disease, and marking them for subsequent identification. One unique feature is the inclusion of details on anesthetizing and handling dangerous animals —think tigers."

--J. Burger, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, Choice May 2023

Spis treści

Introduction. Organisation of life. Population growth and community organisation. Threats to wildlife resources. Wildlife monitoring. Wildlife disease management. Animal restraint and immobilisation. Wildlife genetics. Habitat management. Ex-situ and in-situ conservation. Emerging aspects of wildlife management. References. Index.

O autorze

Dr. Ankur Awadhiya (b. 1987) is an IFS officer of 2014 batch borne on the Madhya Pradesh cadre. Trained as an engineer, he earned his B. Tech in Biological Sciences and Bioengineering in 2009 from IIT Kanpur, followed by a Ph.D from IIT Kanpur in 2015, AIGNFA (Honours Diploma) from IGNFA Dehradun in 2016 and Post Graduate Diploma in Advanced Wildlife Management (Honours Diploma) from WII Dehradun in 2018. He maintains a keen interest in academics and research and has been a recipient of several honours including the NTSE scholarship, KVPY fellowship, Shri P. Srinivas Memorial prize, K. P. Sagriya Shreshta Vaniki puraskar and the S. K. Seth Prize. Besides academics, he maintains a passion towards photography, painting, movie-making, and creative literary pursuits.