STUDY ABROAD COURSE Wildlife Management & Conservation in India

1. STUDY ABROAD COURSEWildlife Management & Conservation in India

2. Course Coordinator ShwetaTrivediBVSc, MVSc, PhDTeaching Assistant Professor/ VetPAC DirectorDepartment of Animal Science, 342-D Riddick Hall North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695Tel; 919-515-0266Fax; 919-515-6884, shweta_trivedi@ncsu.edu PK MalikBVSc, MVSc, MS Professor & Department Head, Wildlife Health Management Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun Uttaranchal, India malikpk@wii.gov.in

3. INTRODUCTION • ANS 495; 2 credit hours • 16 students (12 Undergrads + 4 DVM students) • Lectures, Hands-on experience, Exam • December 2010 onwards (~ 15-17 days) • Wild animals (Tigers, Bears, Bison, Deers) & Migratory Birds • WII, 2 Tiger reserves, National Parks, Bear Rescue center

4. APPLICATION PROCEDURE • Apply via Study Abroad Office website (letter of intent, GPA, refundable $100 application fee) • Application deadline- 30th April, 2010 (~2011) • Acceptance- 15th May, 2010 (~2011) • Tickets- July- August • First Meeting- August

5. APPLICATION PROCEDURE (DVM STUDENTS) • Link to the extramural website: http://www.cvm.ncsu.edu/dvm/extramural.html 1. 1. Permission to apply for Elective Credit for this experience 2. Register for Dr. Levy's course- International Vet Studies (2 credits; pass/fail). 3. Dr. Levy will require a registration form a  month prior to the trip. 4. After completion, a student report, at least 2 jpg photos and the supervisor evaluation are due within a month .

6. Course Objectives • Educate and familiarize students about the exotic wildlife and effective wildlife management practices. 2. Expose students to the current conservation challenges faced by wildlife management and human conflict issues. 3. Acquaint students with the fascinating aspects of Indian culture, traditions and history and its integration with the wildlife education.

7. Course Requirements 1. Reading Material • Man-eaters of Kumaon- Jim Corbett • Reading material (WII) & BOOKS • Module-specific material on Moodle 2. Participation in Modules

10. Module 1- Kanha National Park Wildlife Research and Management in a National Park

11. Module 1 Wildlife Research & Management in a National Park • Familiarization with diversity of habitats, floral and faunal diversity, endangered species management, current issues and management interventions. • Understanding concepts of core and buffer zone management. • Habitat management, management of grasslands, endangered species- tiger, swamp deer, bison etc. • Visitor and tourism management, interpretation facilities and environmental education. • People park interface, communities, human dimension, man-wildlife conflict and current initiatives. • Wildlife corridors and landscape level approach to conservation Interface livestock issues and health management.

12. Module 2- Sariska Tiger ReserveWildlife Management Practices

13. Module 2 Wildlife Management Practices • Orientation to a Tiger Reserve, introduction to vegetation, terrain and animal tracks & signs • Wildlife techniques, radio-telemetry and tracking of tigers • Wildlife immobilization, monitoring and post capture care , demonstration and hands-on practice • Camera traps for small and large carnivores, mist netting of birds • Herbivore dung/pellet quantification, visit to vegetation enclosure site • Visual health monitoring of wild ungulates

14. Module 3- Rajaji National ParkWildlife forensics & Human-Wildlife Conflict Issues

15. Module 3 Wildlife Forensics & Human-Wildlife Conflict Issues • Visit to forensic lab, isolation of DNA from biological samples like tiger or leopard skin piece, sex and individual identification to link crime scene investigation. • Overview of the process and package of community relocation, and rehabilitation program implemented in a National Park, understand the intricacies and difficulties of implementing a relocation project.

19. WILDLIFE INSTITUTE OF INDIA Attained autonomous status in 1986 Training, Research, Education & Advisory mandate in the field of Wildlife Conservation Mainly field based programs

20. Wildlife Health Management Training of frontline staff Teaching & Training • Modules on Wildlife Health Management and Wildlife Immobilization • Captive management of wildlife • Disease investigation and biological sampling • Emerging and zoonotic diseases Biological sampling for disease investigation Applied Research • Sero-epidemiological study on wild and domestic ungulates in Sariska Tiger Reserve • Infectious diseases of lions & tigers • Investigation of feline-panleucopaenia in tigers • Mortality investigation of Himalayan musk deer • Emerging zoonotic diseases Genetic studies on rhino Radio-collaring of bison

21. Radio collaring a wild tiger

22. Immobilization and radio collaring of male tiger in Ranthambore National Park for reintroduction in Sariska Tiger Reserve

23. Transport crate being loaded to helicopter in Ranthambore Tiger Reserve

24. Transportation of tiger to Sariska Tiger Reserve

25. Dancing Bear Rescue & Rehab- AGRA

26. Assessment Pre-Departure Quiz = 100 points Field Journal & participation = 150 points Modules = 150 points Final Exam/Paper = 100 points Total = 500 points

27. CULTURAL EXPERIENCE

28. Scholarships • Study Abroad office • SCAVMA • IVSA • Talk to Dr. Mike Levy!! 

29. SIGN-UP sheet

30. QUESTIONS???