Threatened Birds Of Uttarakhand - Softcover

Asad R. Rahmani And Dhananjai Mohan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199451346 ISBN 13: 9780199451340

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Identification, protection, and monitoring of Important Bird Areas (IBAs) is a major global conservation programme initiated by BirdLife International, and recognized and appreciated by many governments, NGOs, and conservationists. This book is an extension of the BNHS's IBA programme to identify the threatened and near threatened bird species in Uttarakhand and to recommend measures for their long-term protection. Covering Critically Endangered (like Himalayan quail or mountain quail, White-backed or Oriental White-rumped Vulture, etc.), Endangered (Egyptian Vulture and Black-bellied Tern), malayan Quail or mountain Quail, pink-headed duck, white-bellied Heron, etc., Endangered Vulnerable (Western Tragopan, Marbled Duck, Sarus Crane, etc.), and Near Threatened (Ferruginous Duck, Painted Stork, Great Hornbill, etc.) species, this volume will help in expanding the scope of conservation in India beyond tiger conservation to make it more inclusive.

About this title

About the Author:

Asad R. Rahmani is currently Director of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). He has written more than 100 research papers for national and international journals, five books, and numerous popular articles and book reviews. He is Principal Investigator of many prestigious projects of the BNHS, including the Important Bird Area (IBA) Programme of BirdLife International and BNHS. He is the Executive Editor of the Journal of the BNHS and Editor of Hornbill and Mistnet. Dhananjai Mohan is a Chief Conservator of Forests, in the wildlife wing of the forest department of Uttarakhand. He has nearly three dozen publications on the biodiversity conservation of which half pertain to birds. He is a fellow of Leadership for Environment and Development (LEAD) programme initiated by the Rockefeller foundation and a recipient of Dr Sálim Ali national wildlife fellowship of MoEF in the year 2005.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0199451346
• ISBN 13: 9780199451340
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 204