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- Survival of Dispersed Orphaned Cubs of Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in Fragmented Habitat of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve in India
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Randeep Singh
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Parag Nigam
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Surendra Prakash Goyal
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Bishamber Dutt Joshi
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Sudarshan Sharma
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Raghubir Singh Shekhawat
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Indian Forester, Vol 137, No 10 (2011), Pagination: 1171-1176Abstract
Two orphaned tigers cubs aged 8-10 months of either sex were monitored over a period of one and half years between October 2008-March 2010 in the fragmented landscape of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR), India. Both animals dispersed out into fragmented landscapes, however the male cub accidently ventured into human habitation and resulted in conflict. The cub was rescued and rehabilitated in an adjoining forest. The female cub dispersed naturally outside the national park area into Chambal ravines. Both the animals were monitored using camera trap and pugmark based tracking method during the study period. Both tiger cubs adapted well in the human dominated (fragmented) landscape, caused minimal conflict, and survived their first winter and summer till they attained the age of ≥ 24 months. This paper presents the survival of orphaned cubs in fragmented landscape and highlights the importance of translocation as a tool for alleviating conflict.Keywords
Royal Bengal Tiger, Camera Trap, Human-wildlife Conflict, Dispersal, Translocation
- Strategy of Female Tigers to Avoid Infanticide
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Randeep Singh
1,
Parag Nigam
1,
Qamar Qureshi
1,
Kalyanasundaram Sankar
1,
Paul R. Krausman
2,
Surendra Prakash Goyal
1
Affiliations
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001, IN
2 Boone and Crockett Program in Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, US
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001, IN
2 Boone and Crockett Program in Wildlife Conservation, University of Montana, Missoula, Montana 59812, US
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Current Science, Vol 107, No 9 (2014), Pagination: 1595-1597Abstract
In felids, mortality caused by dominant males can affect life history characteristics, demography and reproductive success. When a dominant male is removed, an incoming male may kill offspring sired by the previous male to induce the resident female into oestrus. We had the opportunity to observe the infanticide avoidance responses of female tigers (Panthera tigris) to incoming males in the core area of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR), Rajasthan, during 2008-2010. In one case, following the disappearance of a dominant male tiger (TM-12) from the established territory of a female tiger (TF-13), the female tiger, accompanied by two cubs, immediately moved approximately 20 km away into riverine areas outside the protected area of RTR. In another case, a female (TF-04) died from a battle with a male while defending her cubs. These observations reveal the attempts of female tigers to avoid infanticide. Observations and results from behavioural decisions made by tigers are important to understand the species and the factors that facilitate their conservation.Keywords
Camera Trap, Female Tigers, Infanticide Avoidance, Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.Full Text
- Baseline Parameters for IT Transformation Strategy in Telco’s
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International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, Vol 3, No 12 (2014), Pagination:Abstract
During IT Transformation, the base lining technique is used while managing solution scope and requirements, and is defined as part of this specific task in the Business Analyst Body of Knowledge. A baseline is a view of the reviewed and agreed-upon requirements at a specific point in time. A baseline is like a snapshot of the status and state of a project deliverable, after having a baseline state progress to those requirements can be recorded and tracked. According to Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITILv2), Baselining is a Process by which the quality and cost effectiveness of a service is assessed, usually in advance to the service. Baselining usually includes a comparison of the service before and after the Change or analysis of trend information. The term Benchmarking is normally used if the comparison is made against other functions. According to Project Management Professionals, Baseline is the value or condition against which all future measurements will be compared. A baseline is a fixed schedule, which represents the standard that is used to measure the performance of the project. A baseline provides a starting point from which a comparison can be made. It is conducted prior to the beginning of the intervention and is the point of comparison for monitoring and evaluation data. The bulk of baseline studies focus on the intended outcomes of a Program. They can also take into account secondary outcomes and assumptions, though these are not the primary emphasis.
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Operational Support System (OSS), Business Support System (BSS), Lead to Cash (L2C), Trouble to Repair (T2R), Data Integrity, Customer Satisfaction (CSAT),Project Management Professionals (PMP) Service Level Agreements (SLA’s), ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library), Process Methods Framework (PMF), Commercial of the Shelf (COTs), Out Of The Box (OOTB)Full Text
- Use of Molecular-Based Approach in Resolving Subspecies Ambiguity of the Rescued Tiger Cubs from Arunachal Pradesh, India and their Relationship with Other Population
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1 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248 001, IN
2 Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow 226 301, IN
3 Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife, Amity University, Noida 201 313, IN
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248 001, IN
2 Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University, Lucknow 226 301, IN
3 Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife, Amity University, Noida 201 313, IN
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Current Science, Vol 114, No 11 (2018), Pagination: 2368-2373Abstract
Genetic approach is often suggested for resolving taxonomic ambiguities in areas where there have been overlaps in distribution of a species or subspecies. The Northeast part of India is one of the identified biodiversity hotspots, having the junction of Palearctic and Indomalyan realms with dense canopy forests and rugged terrains. The distribution range of two tiger subspecies, i.e. Bengal tiger and northern Indo- Chinese tiger, overlaps with each other in this region. The government authorities rescued three tiger cubs from Angrim Valley Village, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India in November 2012. We carried out a comprehensive genetic study on the rescued cubs to elucidate their subspecies status and determine their relationship with the remnant tiger populations. Our findings based on 3661 base pair of mitochondrial DNA sequence spanning across six mitochondrial genes (ND1, ND2, ND5, ND6, 12S rRNA and CytB) and non-coding control region (CR) suggest the Bengal tiger ancestry of the rescued tiger cubs. Further, comparison of mitochondrial haplotype with other Bengal tiger populations reveals that the haplotype reported for the rescued cub is novel and has close affinity to the northeast tiger populations of India. However, detailed population assignment to infer the source of origin was not possible due to lack of genetic data for all Bengal tiger populations. The present study attempts an assessment of tiger status that has resulted in identification of another tiger occupied landscape in India (Dibang Tiger Reserve).Keywords
Bengal Tiger, DNA Sequencing, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Subspecies.Full Text
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- Acquisition of Vacated Home Ranges by Tigers
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Authors
Randeep Singh
1,
Puneet Pandey
1,
Qamar Qureshi
2,
Kalyanasundaram Sankar
3,
Paul R. Krausman
4,
Surendra Prakash Goyal
2
Affiliations
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001 and Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida 201 303, IN
2 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001 and Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore 641 108, IN
4 School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, US
1 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001 and Amity Institute of Forestry and Wildlife, Amity University, Sector-125, Noida 201 303, IN
2 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001, IN
3 Wildlife Institute of India, Post Box # 18, Dehradun 248 001 and Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore 641 108, IN
4 School of Natural Resources and the Environment, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona 85721, US
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Current Science, Vol 119, No 9 (2020), Pagination: 1549-1554Abstract
Understanding the social organization and acquisition of potential home ranges in solitary polygamous mammals is important for their management and conservation. However, such information requires a continuous long-term study. Therefore, limited information is available for mammals from South Asia. We studied the western most distributed Bengal tiger (Panthera tigris) population of Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve (RTR), Rajasthan, India, intensively during 2005–2011 using direct observation and intensive camera trapping-based methods. We examined how the home ranges of deceased tigers would be filled. Nine home ranges of tigers were vacated (two males and seven females) because of death, translocation, emigration and dispersal. Vacated female home ranges were filled by neighbouring tigers; 57% of neighbouring females were related to each other and after females vacated their ranges, their daughters acquired these home ranges. Mother tigers shared their home ranges with their daughters to increase the reproductive success of the latter. The home range of adult male tiger (TM-02) was estimated to be 73 sq. km using camera traps. Vacated male home ranges were filled by four transient individuals that were not related to each other. These data help understand the social organization and land tenure system of tigers in semi-arid habitats of India.Full Text
- Effect Of Fenvalerate, λ-cyhalothrin, Quinalphos And Thiamethoxam On Larval Survival In Honey Bee Apis mellifera L.
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1 Plant Protection Division, PG Department of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143002, IN
2 Department of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, Hoshiarpur 144207, Punjab, IN
1 Plant Protection Division, PG Department of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab 143002, IN
2 Department of Agriculture, Khalsa College, Garhdiwala, Hoshiarpur 144207, Punjab, IN
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Indian Journal of Entomology, Vol 84, No 1 (2022), Pagination: 49-53Abstract
This study evaluates the effects of some insecticides on the survival of larvae of Apis mellifera L. The pyrethroids (fenvalerate and λ-cyhalothrin) caused maximum mortality at highest concentration (12.5 ppm), when compared to quinalphos and thiamethoxam. Fenvalerate was observed to be extremely toxic in its maximum concentration, as none among 1-2 days old treated larvae (after multiple exposures) survived after 24 hours (i.e., after 4<sup>th</sup> exposure. Lavae were observed to be tolerant to thiamethoxam as 66.67% survival was observed till emergence under similar conditions.Keywords
Apis mellifera, larvae, insecticides, pyrethroids, fenvalerate, λ-cyhalothrin, thiamethoxam, survival, pollen, honey, toxicity, survival, emergence, brood, multiple exposerFull Text
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