Environmental Science & Wildlife Management

Biogeochemical cycles(C,O,N,P,S)

Population ecology

• Natality and mortality,Population age, distribution,population growth curves, Density indices of abundance, Factors affecting population growth, population regulation

Environmental pollution –air, water, soil and green house effect

Concept of sustainable development

Principles of conservation

• Water conservation- rain water harvesting
• Soil conservation

Biological indicators and their role in environmental monitoring

Wildlife – definition, Zoogeography of India and world with reference to reptiles, birds and mammals, reasons for conservation and destruction of wildlife, value of wildlife in modern civilization

Indian species at risk- endangered , vulnerable, rare and intermediate (with examples)

Habitat diversity, habit analysis-quadrants, transects and grids

Indian wildlife sanctuaries, national parks and biosphere reserves(definition and differences)

Wildlife (protection) Act of1972. IUCN and Red data book. CITES(Convention on international trade in endangered species)Appendices I &II

Conservation

• Remote sensing in conservation of forest and wildlife

Radiotelemetry in wildlife management