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• Angria Bank:An Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Area of the Northwest Indian Ocean

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Authors

K. Sivakumar ¹, Ritesh Joshi ²

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1 Wildlife Institute of India, P.O. Box 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248 001, IN
2 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110 003, IN

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Current Science, Vol 109, No 5 (2015), Pagination: 842-843

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• Rajaji Tiger Reserve:Conservation Opportunities and Challenges

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Ritesh Joshi ¹

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1 Conservation and Survey Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhavan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110 003, IN

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Current Science, Vol 110, No 6 (2016), Pagination: 959-960

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The world-famous Rajaji National Park (RNP; 29°15'-30°31'N, 77°52'-78°22'E) Uttarakhand, India has recently been notified as Rajaji Tiger Reserve (RTR). This Protected Area is now the 48th Tiger Reserve in the country and the second in Uttarakhand. Declaring RNP as a Tiger Reserve is noteworthy because it sustains a wide range of endangered animals in the upper Gangetic plains, especially the Asian elephants and tigers.

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• Wanderers of Rajaji:Are Elephants Learning New Lessons in the Changing Environment?

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Ritesh Joshi ¹

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1 Conservation & Survey Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110 003, IN

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Current Science, Vol 112, No 09 (2017), Pagination: 1808-1811

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Factors which influence learning of behaviour in wild animal populations are important for understanding the responses of species to changing environments and for their conservation. An important and often neglected aspect of behavioural ecology concerns the ability of animal populations and individuals to respond to changes in their immediate environment, both on long- and short-term basis.

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• Animal deterrent spray to prevent wildlife attacks

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Abhishek K. Singh ¹, Ritesh Joshi ², Kanchan Puri ³, Vaibhav K. Singh ⁴

Affiliations
1 Endangered Flora and Fauna on Earth Conservation Team, Wild Effect, Dehradun 248 006, India, IN
2 Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi 110 003, India, IN
3 Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, NITI Aayog, New Delhi 110 001 India, IN
4 Office of the Divisional Forest Officer, Rudraprayag Forest Division, Rudraprayag 246 171, India, IN

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Current Science, Vol 123, No 12 (2022), Pagination: 1425-1425

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• Return of the giants: are the traditional elephant corridors being revived?

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Authors

Kanchan Puri ¹, Ritesh Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Eco-Sensitive Zone Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Jor Bagh Road, New Delhi 110 003, India, IN

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Current Science, Vol 124, No 8 (2023), Pagination: 889-892

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• Designation of Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary as Tiger Reserve: Steps towards Landscape Level Biodiversity Conservation

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Authors

Kanchan Puri ¹, Ritesh Joshi ¹

Affiliations
1 Eco-Sensitive Zone Division, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi 110 003, IN

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Current Science, Vol 125, No 7 (2023), Pagination: 723-725

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