K. SIVAKUMAR Professor
- Department of Ecology & Environmental Sciences
- School of Life Sciences
- ksivakumar@pondiuni.ac.in
Academic Activity
Educational Qualification (UG,PG & Higher Order)
| S.No | Degree | Subject/Title of thesis | University/Board | Year of Passing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ph.D | Zoology/ A study on breeding behaviour of the Nicobar Megapode | Bharathiyar University | 2001 |
| 2 | M.Phil | Zoology/ Histopathology of Vibrio damsela innoculated tiger prawn Penaus monodon and the impact of nutritional status on disease resistance | Pondicherry University | 1995 |
| 3 | M.Sc | Zoology | Pondicherry Univesity | 1994 |
| 4 | B.Sc | Zoology | Pondicherry Univesity | 1992 |
Area of Specializaion
Awards / Prizes Conferred
| S.No | Name / Title of the Award | Type | Name of the Agency conferred the Award | Year of the Award | Amount for Cash Award |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Member of Curricular Area Group: Environmental Education | NATIONAL | National Council of Education and Research, Government of India | 2023 | NA |
| 2 | Member of Programme Advisory Committee for Promoting Opportunities for Women in Exploratory Research (POWER-PAC), SERB-DST, Government of India | NATIONAL | DST, Govt of India | 2023 | NA |
| 3 | Member of the Tamil Nadu State Biodiversity Board | STATE | Government of Tamil Nadu | 2023 | NA |
| 4 | Memeber of UNEP - CMS Dugong MoU Technical Advisory Committee | INTERNATIONAL | UNEP-CMS Dugong MoU | 2023 | NA |
| 5 | Evaluator of European Union BIODIVERSA+ Proposals | INTERNATIONAL | European Biodiversity Partnership | 2022 | NA |
| 6 | Member of Programme Advisory Committee of CRG DST-SERB, Government of India | NATIONAL | DST, Govt of India | 2022 | NA |
| 7 | Member of Informal Advisory Committee of EBSA, Convention on Biological Diversity | INTERNATIONAL | UN - Convention on Biological Diversity | 2019 | NA |
| 8 | NETHERLANDS FELLOWSHIP (NFF) | INTERNATIONAL | Government of Netherlands | 2013 | NA |
| 9 | Member of Antarctica Expedition | NATIONAL | Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India | 2008 | NA |
| 10 | UNITAR FELLOWSHIP | INTERNATIONAL | UNITAR | 2008 | NA |
| 11 | UNITAR FELLOWSHIP | INTERNATIONAL | UNITAR | 2006 | NA |
| 12 | UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL FOR MPHIL | STATE | Pondicherry University | 1995 | NA |
| 13 | MERITORIOUS STUDENT OF INDIA | NATIONAL | Government of India | 1995 | NA |
| 14 | UNIVERSITY GOLD MEDAL FOR MSC | STATE | Pondicherry University | 1994 | NA |
Teaching Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scientist B | Faculty of Wildlife Biology | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 2 | Scientist C | Department of Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 3 | Scientist D | Department of Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 4 | Scientist E | Department of Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 5 | Scientist F (Professor) | Department of Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 6 | Scientist G (Sr Professor) | Department of Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 7 | Professor | Department of Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Pondicherry University |
Research Experience
| S.No | Designation | Department/Centre | Institution | Area of Research |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scientist B to G | Endangered Species Management | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Wildlife Science and Conservation Biology |
| 2 | Professor | Ecology and Environmental Sciences | Pondicherry University, Pondicherry | Wildlife Science and Conservation Biology |
| 3 | Research Scholar | Avian Ecology | Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore | Animal Behaviour |
| 4 | Research Scholar | Zoology | Centre for Post Graduate Studies, Pondicherry University | Histopathology |
Industry Experience
| S.No | Designation | Company/Corporate | Nature of Work |
|---|
Contribution towards Innovation
| S.No | Name of the Work/Contribution | Specialization | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minimum Environmental E-Flows for Indian Rivers | Ecohydrology | First time, E-flows was calculated using habitat preference method for Indian rivers |
| 2 | Species Recovery Plans for endangered marine species in India | Conservation Biology | First time, Guidelines for Marine Mammals Stranding Management, Action Plan for Dugong and Turtles p |
| 3 | Use of drone technology in monitoring marine megafauna in India | Ecology | First time, marine megafauna was assessed using drone technology in India |
| 4 | Developed new climate change modelling for Aquatic Ecosystem of Himalaya | Climate Change | New spatial modeling developed to better understand the impact of climate change on aquatic biodiver |
Patent Details
| S.No | Title | Status | Patent Number | Year of Award | Type | Commercialized Status |
|---|
Papers Published in UGC Approved Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Population status and distribution pattern of Indian Peafowl (Pavo cristatus Linnaeus, 1758) in Chilla Range, Rajaji National Park | Novonil Das and K. Sivakumar | The Indian Forester | 135(10):1391-1396 | 2009 | NA |
| 2 | Diversity, conservation and sustainable use of fish resources of Banganga wetland, Uttarakhand, India | Sivakumar, K | The Indian Forester | 133 (10): 1373-1380 | 2007 | NA |
Papers Published in Non UGC Approved Peer Reviewed Journals
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Journal Name | Volume, Issue & Page Nos. | Year | Impact Factor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fish on the platter! Dietary habits of fishing cats (Prionailurus viverrinus) in the Godavari Delta, India. | Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray, Yellapu Srinivas, Sudhakar Malla, T Byragi Reddy, Matt Hayward and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Mammal Research | https://doi.org/10.1007/s13364-023-00731-0 | 2024 | 1.8 |
| 2 | Influence of seasonality and edge effect on seagrass-associated macrobenthic communities: A case study from the Andaman Islands, India. | Swapnali Gole, Nehru Prabakaran, Himansu Das, Sivakumar Kuppusamy, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson | Regional Studies in Marine Science | doi.org/10.1016/j.rsma.2024.103812 | 2024 | 2.1 |
| 3 | Latitudinal variation in seagrass communities with special emphasis on post-tsunami status in the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago, India | Swapnali Gole,Nehru Prabakaran,Sumit Prajapati,Sohini Dudhat,Himansu Das,Sivakumar Kuppusamy,Jeyaraj Antony Johnson | PLoS One | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0300654 | 2024 | 3.7 |
| 4 | Movement and home range of golden mahseer (Tor putitora, Hamilton 1822) inhabiting the Himalayan waters in India | Bhawna Dhawan, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Gopala Areendran and Jeyaraj Antony Johnson | Current science | VOL. 126(8): 923-931 | 2024 | 1.10 |
| 5 | Conserving Freshwater Ecosystems in India: A call to action. | Arora, R., Balachander, T., Agrawal, I.,Panda, R., Gupta, D., Kasturirangan, A. K. Sivakumar, et al. | Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems, | 34(5),e4165.https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.416512 of 12ARORAET AL. | 2024 | 3.25 |
| 6 | Spatial prioritization of dugong habitats in India can contribute towards achieving the 30×30 global biodiversity target | Sohom Seal, Sharad Bayyana, Anant Pande, Chinmaya Ghanekar, Prachi Sachchidanand Hatkar, Sameeha Pathan, Shivani Patel, Sagar Rajpurkar, Sumit Prajapati, SwapnaliGole, Sweta Iyer, Aditi Nair, Nehru | Scientifc Reports: Nature | 14:13984 | 2024 | 4.6 |
| 7 | Spatial diversity and habitat characteristics of seagrass meadows with management recommendations in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | Gole, Prajapati, Prabakaran, Das, Sivakumar Kuppusamy and Johnson | Front. Mar. Sci. | Volume 10 - 2023 | doi: 10.3389/fmars.2023.1251887 | 2023 | 3.7 |
| 8 | Clarification on the onymotope of a planorbid snail Gyraulus saltensis Germain, 1922 (Gastropoda: Planorbidae) | Sheikh Sajan, Kuppusamy Sivakumar & Basudev Tripathy | J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc | 120(2). doi: 10.17087/jbnhs/2023/v120/166250 | 2023 | 0.23 |
| 9 | New insights on the phylogeny and genetic status of a highly vagile seabird from east Antarctica | Ankit Shankar Pacha; Anant Pande; Shashank Arya; Shailendra Saini; Kuppusamy Sivakumar; Samrat Mondol | Polar Science | DOI: 10.1016/j.polar.2023.100972 | 2023 | 1.8 |
| 10 | Habitat suitability of golden mahseer young ones (Tor putitora, Hamilton 1822) in Himalayan waters, India | Bhawna Dhawan; Kuppusammy Sivakumar; Jeyaraj Antony Johnson | River Research and Applications | DOI: 10.1002/rra.4192 | 2023 | 2.2 |
| 11 | Tracing climate change with riverine ecotones and macroinvertebrates: is there need for extended monitoring at low elevations in western Himalaya?. | Dubey, V.K., Sharma, A., Borah, H., Johnson, J.A., and Sivakumar Kuppusamy | Aquatic Sciences | 85, 63 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00027-023-00963-x | 2023 | 3.04 |
| 12 | Elasmobranch conservation, challenges and management strategy in India: recommendations from a national consultative meeting | K. V. Akhilesh, Shoba Joe Kizhakudan, M. Muktha, T. M. Najmudeen, Sujitha Thomas, Divya Karnad, Dipani Sutaria, Merwyn Fernandes, Trisha Gupta, Naveen Namboothri, Vardhan Patankar, Swatipriyanka Sen, | Current Science | VOL. 124(3):292-303 | 2023 | 1.10 |
| 13 | Flowering and fruitng of Tape Seagrass Enhalus acoroides (L.f.) Royle from the Andaman Islands: observatons from inforescence buds to dehiscent fruit | Gole, S., Sivakumar Kuppusamy, H. Das & J.A. Johnson | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 15(1): 22494–22500 | 2023 | NA |
| 14 | Herd Size Dynamics and Observations on the Natural History of Dugongs (Dugong dugon) in the Andaman Islands, India | Swapnali Gole; Sumit Prajapati; Nehru Prabakaran; Jeyaraj Antony Johnson; Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Aquatic Mammals | DOI: 10.1578/AM.49.1.2023.53 | 2023 | 1.30 |
| 15 | Revisiting the systematic position of the enigmatic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis) | Naman Goyal, Ashwin Warudkar, Vishnupriya Kolipakam, Bhawana Pant, Sivakumar Kuppusamy, Pratap Singh, Qamar Qureshi, Manoj V. Nair | IBIS | https://doi.org/10.1111/ibi.13297 | 2023 | 2.1 |
| 16 | Understanding dietary differences in Indian dugongs through opportunistic gut sampling of stranded individuals | Sumit Prajapati, Chinmaya Ghanekar, Sameeha Pathan, Rukmini Shekar, Madhu Magesh, Swapnali Gole, Srabani Bose, Sweta Iyer, Anant Pande, Kuppusamy Sivakumar and Jeyaraj Antony Johnson | Current Science | 123 (10): 1259-1264 | 2022 | 1.10 |
| 17 | Habitat suitability modeling of a conservation-significant fishspecies of the Kosi River, Uttarakhand, India | Eliza Khwairakpam; Bhawna Dhawan; Kuppusamy Sivakumar; Antony Johnson | River Research and Applications | November, 2022, 1-11 | 2022 | 2.78 |
| 18 | India must protect Himalayan headwaters | Aashna Sharma, Vineet K. Dubey, Yogesh K. Rawal, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Jeyaraj, Sambandam Sathyakumar | Science | 376(6594): 706-706 | 2022 | 43.73 |
| 19 | New distribution record of globally threatened Ocean Turf Grass Halophila beccarii Ascherson, 1871 from the North Andaman Islands highlights the impor | Gole, S., P. Gaidhani, S. Bose, A. Pande, J.A. Johnson & K. Sivakumar | Journal of Threatened Taxa | doi.org/10.11609/jott.7719.14.1.20406-20412 | 2022 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Conservation of Sea Turtles along the Puducherry Coast of India | Sivakumar Kuppusamy, Prachi Sachchidanand Hatkar, R. Senthil Kumaran & Ramani Suresh Kumar | IOTN | 36:5=12 | 2022 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Diversity of seagrasses and site-specific strategy for their restoration in Gulf of Kachchh Marine National Park—Gujarat, India | Adhavan, D., Chandran, R. & Sivakumar, K | Journal of Coastal Conservation | 26, 20 (2022) | 2022 | 1.84 |
| 22 | Role of protected area in reducing marine and plastic litter: A case study from India's first Marine Protected Area and comparison with Non-Protected | Anju Baroth,Sonalika Mamgain,Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Journal of Industrial Ecology | doi.org/10.1111/jiec.13248 | 2022 | 6.95 |
| 23 | Spatio-temporal analysis identifies marine mammal stranding hotspots along the Indian coastline | S Dudhat, A Pande, A Nair, Mondal, M Srinivasan, K Sivakumar | Scientific reports | 12 (1), 1-20 | 2022 | 4,99 |
| 24 | Scars of hope and forewarn of a bleak future: post-mortem findings of dugongs (Dugong dugon) belonging to a relict population in the Gulf of Kachchh, | Sameeha Pathan, Anant Pande, Kuppusamy Sivakumar and J. A. Johnson | Current Science | VOL. 123, NO. 7:919-924 | 2022 | 1.10 |
| 25 | Light-weight unmanned aerial vehicle surveys detect dugongs and other globally threatened marine species from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | Sagar Rajpurkar Anant Pande Sajal Sharma Swapnali Gole Sohini Dudhat J. A. Johnson K. Sivakumar | Current Science | VOL. 121 | 2021 | 1.10 |
| 26 | Fish communities and associated habitat variables in the upper Subansiri River of Arunachal Pradesh, eastern Himalaya, India | Satpathy, S., K. Sivakumar & J.A. Johnson | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 13(1): 17477–17486 | 2021 | 0.0 |
| 27 | Introduced, invaded and forgotten: allopatric and sympatric native snow trout life-histories indicate brown trout invasion effects in the Himalayan hi | Sharma, A., Dubey, V.K., Johnson, J.A. and K. Sivakumar | Biological Invasions | doi.org/10.1007/s10530-020-02454-8 | 2021 | 3.13 |
| 28 | A rare photographic record of Eurasian Otter Lutra lutra with a note on its habitat from the Bhagirathi Basin, western Himalaya, India | Sathyakumar, Pal., Sivakumar, K | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 10.11609/jott.6937.13.13.20072-20077 | 2021 | 0.0 |
| 29 | Taxonomic and guild structure of fsh assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India | Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Aashna Sharma,Vandana Rajput, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Community Ecology | doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00026-3 | 2021 | 1.66 |
| 30 | Monitoring and predicting regional land use and land cover changes in an estuarine landscape of India | Priyamvada Bagaria, Subrata Nandy, Debashis Mitra and K. Sivakumar | Environ Monit Assess | doi.org/10.1007/s10661-021-08915-4 | 2021 | 2.51 |
| 31 | Shifting shoreline of the estuarine landscape in the East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India | P Bagaria, D Mitra, S Nandy, K Sivakumar | Environmental Earth Sciences | 80 (16), 1-20 | 2021 | 2.18 |
| 32 | Spatial assemblage and interference competition of introduced Brown Trout (Salmo trutta) in a Himalayan river network: Implications for native fish co | Aashna Sharma , Vineet Kumar Dubey , Jeyaraj Antony Johnson , Yogesh Kumar Rawal and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Aquatic Ecosystem Health & Management | 24(2): 33–42 | 2021 | 1.2 |
| 33 | New record of Carychium indicum Benson, 1849 from Himachal Pradesh, India (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Ellobioidea). | S Sajan, B Tripathy, K Sivakumar, K Chandra | SPIXIANA | 44 (1), 38-38 | 2021 | 0.61 |
| 34 | Dendritic prioritization through spatial stream network modeling informs targeted management of Himalayan riverscapes under brown trout invasion | Sharma, A., Dubey, V. K., Johnson, J. A., Rawal, Y. K., & Sivakumar, K | Journal of Applied Ecology | doi.org/10.1111/1365-2664.13997 | 2021 | 6.53 |
| 35 | Invasive brown trout Salmo trutta induce differential growth strategies in the native snow trout Schizothorax richardsonii of Himalaya: Are natives in | Johal, M. S., Sharma, A., Dubey, V. K., Johnson, J. A., Rawal, Y. K., & Sivakumar, K | Journal of Applied Ichthyology | doi.org/10.1111/jai.1424 | 2021 | 0.89 |
| 36 | Taxonomic and guild structure of fish assemblages in the streams of Western Himalaya, India | Jeyaraj Antony Johnson · Aashna Sharma · Vandana Rajput · Vineet Kumar Dubey · Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Community Ecology | doi.org/10.1007/s42974-020-00026-3 | 2020 | 1.66 |
| 37 | Detection and mapping of seagrass meadows at Ritchie’s archipelago using Sentinel 2A satellite imagery | Sharad Bayyana, Satish Pawar, Swapnali Gole, Sohini Dudhat, Anant Pande, Debashis Mitra, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Current Science | 118(8):1275-1282 | 2020 | 1.10 |
| 38 | Avifaunal diversity along the riverine habitats of Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh,India | Ray, P., G. Malla, U. Manral, J.A. Johnson & K. Sivakumar | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 12(14): 16993–16999 | 2020 | 0.0 |
| 39 | Is there always space at the top? Ensemble modeling reveals climate-driven high-altitude squeeze for the vulnerable snow trout Schizothorax richardson | Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Yogesh Kumar Rawal, Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Ecological Indicators | doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2020.106900 | 2020 | 6.26 |
| 40 | Past records and current distribution of seabirds at Larsemann Hills and Schirmacher Oasis, east Antarctica | Pande, A., Mondol, S., Sathyakumar, S., Mathur, V., Ray, Y., & Sivakumar, K | Polar Record | doi:10.1017/S0032247420000364 | 2020 | 0.84 |
| 41 | Development of habitat suitability criteria for conservation of the black‐necked crane in Nyamjang Chu River in eastern Himalaya, India in connectio | Jeyaraj A. Johnson, Taibanganba Watham Govindan V. Gopi Kuppusamy Sivakumar | River Research and Applications | doi.org/10.1002/rra.3752 | 2020 | 2.78 |
| 42 | Mitochondrial phylogeography reveals high haplotype diversity and unique genetic lineage in Indian Dugongs (Dugong dugon) | Yellapu Srinivas, Anant Pande, Swapnali Gole, P.V.R. Prem Jothi, K. Madhu Magesh, Sameeha Pathan, Sohini Dudhat, Rukmini Shekar, Devanshi Kukadia, Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Samrat Mondol, Kuppusamy Siva | Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems | DOI: 10.1002/aqc.3490 | 2020 | 2.93 |
| 43 | Potential impacts of non-native fish on the threatened mahseer (Tor) species of the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hot spot | Gupta N, Everard M, Nautiyal P, Sivakumar, K | Aquatic Conserv: Mar Freshw Ecosyst | doi.org/10.1002/aqc.3275 | 2020 | 2.93 |
| 44 | REDESCRIPTION AND ECOLOGICAL NICHE OF A LANDSNAIL DICHARAX STRANGULATUS (L. PFEIFFER, 1846) IN THE HIMALAYA (GASTROPODA: CYCLOPHOROIDEA: ALYCAEIDAE) | Sheikh Sajan, Barna Páll-Gergely, Basudev Tripathy, Paromit Chatterjee, Kailash Chandra & Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Journal of Conchology | 43(5): 521-530 | 2020 | 0.78 |
| 45 | A new species of the genus Macrochlamys Gray, 1847 (Stylommatophora: Ariophantidae) from Western Himalaya, India | Sheikh Sajan, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra & Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Journal of Natural History | 53:13-14, 797-813 | 2019 | 1.02 |
| 46 | When nature decides who stays and who goes: Priority effects extirpating the non-native brown trout Salmo trutta fario L. population from a Himalayan | Aashna Sharma, Vineet Kumar Dubey, Prakash Nautiyal Jeyaraj Antony Johnson, Yogesh Kumar Rawal and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Current Science | 117 (2): 186-187 | 2019 | 1.10 |
| 47 | Rediscovery and re-description of Rhaphaulus assamicus Godwin-Austen, 1886, an endemic pupinid land snail from India (Gastropoda: Pupinidae) | Sheikh Sajan, Basudev Tripathy, Kailash Chandra & Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Journal of Natural History | 53:41-42, 2553-2562 | 2019 | 1.02 |
| 48 | Notes on the fishing cats of the Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh, India | Malla G., Ray P., Rajasekar P. S. & Sivakumar K | IUCN CatNews | 70 | 2019 | 0.0 |
| 49 | Patterns in spatial segregation between the endemic Nicobar Bulbul (Ixos nicobariensis) and the introduced Red-whiskered Bulbul (Pycnonotus jocosus) o | Naman Goyal, Pratap Singh, Sivakumar K, Manoj V Nair | The Wilson Journal of Ornithology | doi.org/10.1676/18-149 | 2019 | 0.57 |
| 50 | Recent additions to the avifauna of Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh, India | Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray, K. Sivakumar, J. A. Johnson & G. V. Gopi | BirdingASIA | 29 (2018): 68–69 | 2018 | 0.0 |
| 51 | Invasion of giant alien land snail Lissachatina fulica (Férussac, 1821) in Sagar Island of India | Sajan, S.K., Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar and Saheba Khatun | Rec. zool. Surv. India | Vol. 118(1):100-102 | 2018 | 0.0 |
| 52 | Updating India’s National Biodiversity Action Plan: the process and way forward | Malvika Onial, Biba Jasmine, Yashaswi Singh, Anant Pande, Chinnasamy Ramesh, Kuppusamy Sivakumar and Vinod. B. Mathur | Current Science | Vol. 115, No. 3, 10 August 2018: 422-427 | 2018 | 1.10 |
| 53 | Nesting Space Dynamics and Its Relationship with the Arribada of Olive Ridley Turtles at Gahirmatha Rookery, East Coast of India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, B. C. Choudhury, S. K. Dutta, and Bivash Pandav | Journal of Herpetology | 52(4):381-386 | 2018 | 1.41 |
| 54 | Cross-species screening of microsatellite markers for individual identification of snow petrel Pagodroma nivea and Wilson’s storm petrel Oceanites o | Anant Pande, Nidhi Rawat, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Sambandam Sathyakumar, Vinod B. Mathur and Samrat Mondol | PeerJ | DOI 10.7717/peerj.5243 | 2018 | 3.06 |
| 55 | Feeding behaviour of fishing cat in the Godavari mangroves, India | Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray and K. Sivakumar | IUCN CatNews | 67 Spring 2018: 30-31 | 2018 | 0.0 |
| 56 | Movements of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) in the Bay of Bengal, India, Determined via Satellite Telemetry. Chelonian Conservation and | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, Binod Chandra Choudhury and Kupuswamy Sivakumar | Chelonian Conservation and Biology | doi:10.2744/CCB-1245.1 | 2018 | 1.67 |
| 57 | Application of different satellite image classification techniques for mapping land use and land cover of East Godavari River Estuarine Landscape, And | Priyamvada Bagaria, Subrata Nandy, Debashish Mitra, Panna Lal and K. Sivakumar | International Journal of Advancement in Remote Sensing, GIS and Geography | Vol.5, No.1, 1-16 | 2017 | 1.3 |
| 58 | Climate change and species distribution in the Indian Himalayan biodiversity hotspot | Nishikant Gupta, Shailendra Raut, Prakash Nautiya, J.A. Johnson, K. Sivakumar and Vinod B. Mathur | NeBIO | Vol. 8, No. 1: 1 – 5 | 2017 | 0.0 |
| 59 | New distribution records of Elegant Water Shrew Nectogale elegans Milne-Edwards, 1870 (Mammalia: Eulipotyphla: Soricidae) from the western Himalaya, U | Aashna Sharma, Vandana Rajput, Vineet K. Dubey, Aavika Dhanda, Shagun Thakur, J.A. Johnson, S. Sathyakumar and K. Sivakumar | Journal of Threatened Taxa | Vol. 9| No. 12 | Pp. 11097–11099 | 2017 | 0.0 |
| 60 | Sampling protocol for terrestrial molluscs in the high altitude landscape of the Indian Himalayas | S.K. Sajan, Basudev Tripathy and K. Sivakumar | J. Sci. Trans. Environ. Technov | 11(1) : 54-57 | 2017 | 0.0 |
| 61 | Monitoring Wildlife and their Habitats in the Southern Ocean and Around Indian Research Stations in Antarctica | Anant Pande, K Sivakumar, S Sathyakumar, R Suresh Kumar, J A Johnson, Samrat Mondol And Vinod B Mathur | Proc Indian Natn Sci Acad | 83 No. 2 June Thematic Issue 2017 pp. 483-496 | 2017 | 0.0 |
| 62 | Ecological flow requirement for fishes of Godavari river: flow estimation using the PHABSIM method | J. A. Johnson, K. Sivakumar and Jordan Rosenfeld | Current Science | VOL. 113(11): 2187-2193 | 2017 | 1.10 |
| 63 | North-south gradient of incidence, distribution and variations of coral reef communities in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | N. Marimuthu, J. S. Yogesh Kumar, C. Raghunathan, N. V. Vinithkumar, R. Kirubagaran, K. Sivakumar, K. Venkataraman | J Coastal Conservation | 21:289–301 | 2017 | 1.84 |
| 64 | Records of Black-necked Stork Ephippiorhynchus asiaticus from the coastal areas of the Kutch district of Gujarat, India | Mayurdan Gadhavi, Devanshi Kukadia, N. Gokulakannan, Shahid Dar, Gautam Talukdar, K. Sivakumar & Gopi G. V | Forktai | 33: 135-137 | 2017 | 0.57 |
| 65 | Recent record of Indo-Pacific Hump-backed dolphins (Sousa chinensis, Osbeck, 1765) from the coastal waters of Andhra Pradesh, India | Priyamvada Bagaria, J A Johnson and K. Sivakumar | Indian Journal of Geo Marine Sciences | 46(10): 2152-2155 | 2017 | 0.55 |
| 66 | Indigenous techniques of catching mudskipper in Bhavnagar and Bharuch districts, Gujarat | Gadhavi MK, Kukadia D, Dar S, Gokulakannan N, Talukdar G, Sivakumar K and Gopi GV | Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge | Vol. 16(3): 533-538 | 2017 | 1.09 |
| 67 | A recent record of the Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphin Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765), (Mammalia: Cetartiodactyla: Delphinidae) from the western shores | Kukadia, D., M.K. Gadhavi, N. Gokulakannan, G.V. Gopi, G. Talukdar & K. Sivakumar | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 8(7): 9024–9026 | 2016 | 0.0 |
| 68 | Catch-and-release angling as a management tool for freshwater fish conservation in India | Nishikant Gupta, Prakash Nautiyal, Atul Borgohain, K. Sivakumar, Vinod B. Mathur and Michael A. Chadwick | Oryx | 50(2), 250–256 | 2016 | 2.69 |
| 69 | God's fishes: religion, culture and freshwater fish conservation in India | Nishikant Gupta, Arun Kanagavel, Parineeta Dandekar, Neelesh Dahanukar, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Vinod B. Mathur and Rajeev Raghavan | Oryx | 50(2), 244–249 | 2016 | 2.69 |
| 70 | Mapping Land Use And Land Cover Changes Between 2004-2015 In Select Sea Turtle Nesting Beaches Of Puducherry, India | Prachi Hatkar, Priyamvada Bagaria, Sivakumar, K | International Journal of Technical Research & Science | 1(4): 35-37 | 2016 | 0.0 |
| 71 | Fisheries impact on breeding of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) along the Gahirmatha coast, Bay of Bengal, Odisha, India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, Binod C. Choudhury & Bivash Pandav | Herpetological Journal | 26 (April 2016), 93–98 | 2016 | 1.19 |
| 72 | The first record of shark attack on the Indo-Pacific hump-back Dolphin, Sousa chinensis (Osbeck, 1765) in Mithapur coast, India | Adhavan, D.; Subburaman, S.; Kamboj, R. D.; Sivakumar, K.;Choudhury, B. C | Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences | 45(10): 1317-1319. | 2016 | 0.49 |
| 73 | Fish festivals’ in the Garhwal Himalaya: conservation options amidst age-old practices | Kartikeya Sharma, Nishikant Gupta, J. A. Johnson and K. Sivakumar | Current Science | 110( 7):1155-1156 | 2016 | 1.10 |
| 74 | Beach dynamics and impact of armouring on olive ridley sea turtle (Lepidochelys olivacea) nesting at Gahirmatha rookery of Odisha coast, India | Behera, Satyaranjan, Tripathy, Basudev, Sivakumar, K. Choudhury, B.C | Indian Journal of Geo-Marine Sciences | Vol.45(02): 233-238 | 2016 | 0.49 |
| 75 | Does the Indian Skimmer Rynchops albicollis have a future in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh? | Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray, Priyamvada Bagaria, K. Sivakumar, J. A. Johnson, G.V .Gopi & P. Sathiyaselvam | BirdingASIA | 23 (2015): 58–59 | 2015 | 0.0 |
| 76 | Impact of invasive spotted deer (Axis axis) on tropical island lizard communities in the Andaman archipelago | Nitya Prakash Mohanty . S. Harikrishnan. K. Sivakumar, Karthikeyan Vasudevan | Biological Invasions | DOI 10.1007/s10530-015-1006-0 | 2015 | 3.13 |
| 77 | Impact of Algal Bloom on Mangrove and Coral Reef Ecosystem in the Marine National Park, Gulf of Kachchh, Gujarat, India | D. Adhavan, N. Marimuthu, S. Tikadar, K. Sivakumar | J Marine Biol Aquacult | 1(2): 1-2 | 2015 | 0.56 |
| 78 | Terrestrial Protected Areas And Managed Reaches Conserve Threatened Freshwater Fish In Uttarakhand, India | Nishikant Gupta1, K. Sivakumar, Vinod B. Mathur and Michael A. Chadwick | Parks | 21(1):89-101 | 2015 | 3.05 |
| 79 | Assessing recreational fisheries in an emerging economy: Knowledge, perceptions and attitudes of catch-and-release anglers in India | Nishikant Gupta, Rajeev Raghavan, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Vinod Mathur, Adrian C. Pinder | Fisheries Research | 165:79–84 | 2015 | 1.90 |
| 80 | Need for targeted education programme for preparedness and formulating adaptive strategies in the Indian Himalayan region | Nishikant Gupta, Asha Rajvanshi, S. Sathyakumar, J. A. Johnson, K. Sivakumar, G. S. Rawat and Vinod B. Mathur | Current Science | 109 (7): 1233-1234 | 2015 | 1.10 |
| 81 | Angria Bank; an ecologically or biologically significant marine area of north-west Indian Ocean | Sivakumar, K and Ritesh Joshi | Current Science | 109(05):842-843 | 2015 | 1.10 |
| 82 | Inventorizing the modern benthic foraminiferal assemblage from marginal marine environments across the North West coast of Bay of Bengal | Areen Sen, Ratul Saha, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Punyasloke Bhadury | Zootaxa | dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.4441.2.3 | 2015 | 1.09 |
| 83 | Report of new invasive fish, Red-bellied Piranha Pygocentrus nattereri in Godavari River, Andhra Pradesh | J.A. Johnson, R. Paromita & K. Sivakumar | MIN | 2:8-10 | 2014 | 0.0 |
| 84 | Three decades of wildlife radio. telemetry in India: a review | Bilal Habib, Shivam Shrotriya, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Priya R Sinha and Vinod B Mathur | Animal Biotelemetry | 2(40): 1-10 | 2014 | 2.36 |
| 85 | The ‘tiger of Indian rivers’: stakeholders’ perspectives on the golden mahseer as a flagship fish species | Nishikant Gupta, K Sivakumar, Vinod B Mathur and Michael A Chadwick | Area | doi: 10.1111/area.12124 | 2014 | 1.20 |
| 86 | Diet Preference and Prey of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidocheyls olivacea) along East Coast of India, Odisha | Subrata K. Behera, K. Sivakumar, B. C. Choudhury and Sajan John | Open Journal of Ocean and Coastal Sciences | 1(1): 72-83 | 2014 | 0.0 |
| 87 | Stomach Contents of Olive Ridley Turtles (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Occurring in Gahirmatha, Odisha Coast of India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar and B. C. Choudhury | Proc Zool Soc India | DOI 10.1007/s12595-014-0100-0 | 2014 | 0.0 |
| 88 | Freshwater fish safe zones: a prospective conservation strategy for river ecosystems in India | Nishikant Gupta, Rajeev Raghavan, K. Sivakumar and Vinod B. Mathur | Current Science | 107(6); 949-950 | 2014 | 1.10 |
| 89 | Plant species of Okhla Bird Sanctuary: A wetland of Upper Gangetic Plains, India | Upma Manral, Angshuman Raha, Ridhima Solanki, Syed Ainul Hussain, Mattozbiyil Mani Babu, Dhananjai Mohan, Gopi G. Veeraswami, K. Sivakumar and Gautam Talukdar | CheckList | 9(2): 263–274 | 2013 | 0.60 |
| 90 | Egg laying duration in the olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea and its relevance for the estimation of mass nesting population size | R. Suresh Kumar, Sajan John, K. Sivakumar, & Binod C. Choudhury | Herpetological Journal | 23 (1):23–28 | 2013 | 1.19 |
| 91 | Nesting habitat suitability for olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) at the Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha coast of India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, Kuppusamy Sivakumar, Binod Chandra Choudhury, Chandrasekhar Kar | International Journal of Conservation Science | 4(4): 477-484 | 2013 | 0.54 |
| 92 | Benthic foraminifera assemblages in turtle congregation sites along the Northeast coast of India | Dola Bhattacharjee, B.C. Choudhury, K. Sivakumar, Charu Sharma, Sajan John, Satyaranjan Behera, Subrata Behera and Punyasloke Bhadury | Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom | 93 (04): 877 - 887 | 2013 | 1.33 |
| 93 | A case study on olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) solitary nests in Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, India | Satyaranjan Behera, B. Tripathy, K. Sivakumar and B.C. Choudhury | Testudo | Vol. 7, No. 5:49-60 | 2013 | 0.0 |
| 94 | Observation of a subadult olive ridley turtle Lepidochelys olivacea from Gahirmatha marine sanctuary, Orissa, India | Sajan John Satyaranjan Behera, K. Sivakumar , B.C. Choudhury and Subrata Kumar Behera | Herpetological Bulletin | Number 116:1-3 | 2012 | 0.0 |
| 95 | An Assessment of Legally Protected Marine Fauna in Curio Trade – A Market Study from Tamil Nadu, India | Sajan John, Mutyam Praveen Kumar Batu, Sivakumar Kuppusamy, Binod Chandra Choudhury | International Journal of Conservation Science | 3(3): 217-230 | 2012 | 0.54 |
| 96 | Freshwater fish biodiversity in the River Ganga (India): changing pattern, threats and conservation perspectives | U. K. Sarkar, A. K. Pathak, R. K. Sinha, K. Sivakumar, A. K. Pandian, A. Pandey, V. K. Dubey, W. S. Lakra | Rev Fish Biol Fisheries | Volume 22, Issue 1, pp 251-272 | 2012 | 6.56 |
| 97 | Observation of Bryde’s Whale Balanoptera edeni/brydei (Cetartiodactyla: Balaenoptiidae) in the offshore waters of southern Odisha, eastern India | Sajan John, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury & Muntaz Khan | Journal of Threatened Taxa | 4(9): 2924–2927 | 2012 | 0.0 |
| 98 | Occurrence of Olive ridley (Lepidochelys olivacea) solitary nests and their future conservation implications in Gahirmatha rookery, Odisha, India | Satyaranjan Behera, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury, B. Tripathy and C.S. Kar | Indian Forester | 138(10):869-875 | 2012 | 0.0 |
| 99 | Occurrence of oil sardine (Sardinella longiceps) along Babubali island in Gahirmatha marine wildlife sanctuary, Odisha, India | Satyaranjan Behera, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury and Janmejay Sethy | Indian Forester | 138(10):970 | 2012 | 0.0 |
| 100 | Ecomorphology of a snow trout schizothorax richardsonii (gray, 1832) from upper ganga river basin, india | Vandana Rajput, J.A. Johnson, K. Sivakumar and P. Gangaiamaran | TAPROBANICA | Vol. 04, No. 01 | 2012 | NA |
| 101 | A survey of avifaunal diversity in wetlands around Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India | Bhumesh Singh Bhadouria, Vinod B. Mathur, and K. Sivakumar | Bird Populations | 11:1-6 | 2012 | NA |
| 102 | Observations of juvenile green and hawksbill turtles along the southern Orissa coast, India | Sajan John, R. Suresh Kumar, B.C. Choudhury & K. Sivakumar | IOTN | 12:9-12 | 2011 | 0.0 |
| 103 | Patterns of diversity and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of Ramganga river, in the Shiwaliks of the Western Himalaya | Atkore, V. M., K. Sivakumar and A. J. T. Johnsingh | Current Science | Vol. 100 (5): 731-736 | 2011 | 1.10 |
| 104 | Freshwater fish biodiversity in the River Ganga (India): changing pattern, threats and conservation perspectives. | U. K. Sarkar, A. K. Pathak, R. K. Sinha, K. Sivakumar, A. K. Pandian, A. Pandey, V. K. Dubey, W. S. Lakra | Rev Fish Biol Fisheries | Volume 22, Issue 1, pp 251-272 | 2011 | 6.56 |
| 105 | Impact of the tsunami (December, 2004) on the long-tailed macaque of Nicobar islands, India | Sivakumar, K | Hystrix It. J. Mamm | 21(1):35-42 | 2010 | 1.67 |
| 106 | Behavior of Indian Peafowl Pavo cristatus Linn. 1758 During the Mating Period in a Natural Population | S. Harikrishnan, Karthikeyan Vasudevan and K. Sivakumar | The Open Ornithology Journal | 3, 13-19 | 2010 | 0.20 |
| 107 | Impact of tsunami on the Nicobar megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Sivakumar, K | Oryx | 44(1):71-78 | 2010 | 2.69 |
| 108 | Lepidochelys olivacea (olive ridley). Egg scavenging by fish | Behera, S, K. Sivakumar & B.C.Choudhury | Herpetological Review | 41(2): 215 | 2010 | 0.28 |
| 109 | Behaviour of Olive Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) prior to arribada at Gahirmatha,Orissa, India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, B.C. Choudhury, K.Sivakumar | Herpetology Notes | (3):273-274 | 2010 | 0.61 |
| 110 | Joint turtle conservation programme of Sri Lanka and India: Sea turtles of Sri Lanka, also breeds in India and Maldives | Sivakumar, K., B.C. Choudhury and S.R.B. Dissanayake | Wildlife, (Journal of Department of Wildlife Conservation, Sri Lanka) | June (2010):18-24 | 2010 | 0.0 |
| 111 | A Preliminary review on Conservation Status of Shivalik Landscape in Northwest, India | K. Sivakumar, S. Sathyakumar and G.S. Rawat | Indian Forester | 136(10):1376-1382 | 2010 | 0.66 |
| 112 | Status, distribution and management of newly identified wild rose Rosa soulieana in Kaziranga National Park | S.K. Sagar and K. Sivakumar | The Indian Forester | 135 (7): 954-959 | 2009 | 0.66 |
| 113 | Distinctive patterns in habitat association and distribution of tiger beetles in the Shivalik landscape of North Western India | Vinay Bhargav, V. P. Uniyal and K. Sivakumar | Journal of Insect Conservation | 13:459–473 | 2009 | 2.36 |
| 114 | Species richness, distribution pattern and habitat use of fishes in the Trans-Himalayas, India | Sivakumar, K | Elc. J. Ichthyology | 1:31-42 | 2008 | 0.0 |
| 115 | Chambal River, Rajasthan: Importance of water flow and minimum water level in conservation of all tropic levels in different habitats and biodiversity | Sivakumar, K & B. C. Choudhury | J. Landscape Architecture | 19: 52-57 | 2008 | 0.0 |
| 116 | Bird records from Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh | Sivakumar, K | Indian Forester | 133 (10): 1411-1418 | 2007 | 0.66 |
| 117 | Length-weight relationship and relative condition factor of juvenile golden mahseer Tor putitora (Hamilton 1822), in the tributaries of Ramganga rive | Atkore, V. M., K. Sivakumar and A.J.T. Johnsingh | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 104(2): 161-164 | 2007 | 0.0 |
| 118 | Diversity, conservation and sustainable use of fish resources of Banganga wetland, Uttarakhand, India | Sivakumar, K | Indian Forester | 133 (10): 1373-1380 | 2007 | 0.66 |
| 119 | Mid-winter waterfowls census around river Ganges, Uttarakhand State, India | Sivakumar, K., A. J. T. Johnsingh, K. Sankar, B.S. Adhikari, Bivash Pandav, Praveen Singh, Karthikeyan Vasudevan and P. Krishnan | Indian Forester | 132 (12a): 173-176 | 2006 | 0.66 |
| 120 | Some observations on butterflies of Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh | Swati Kittur. R. R. Padmawathe, V.P. Uniyal and K Sivakumar | Indian Forester | 132 (12a): 116-122 | 2006 | 0.66 |
| 121 | Megapode may follow Dodo | Sivakumar, K | Science | Vol.313 (5791):1213 | 2006 | NA |
| 122 | Natural history notes on chicks of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Sivakumar, K and R. Sankaran | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 101(3):452-453 | 2005 | 0.0 |
| 123 | The diet of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis, Great Nicobar Island | Sivakumar, K and R. Sankaran | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. | 102(1):105-06 | 2005 | 0.0 |
| 124 | Status and Conservation Of The Wild Buffalo Bubalus Bubalis In Peninsular India | M.K. Ranjitsinh, S.C. Verma, S.A. Akhtar, Vinod Patil, K. Sivakumar and S. Bhanubhakude | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 1: 64-70 | 2004 | 0.0 |
| 125 | Introduced mammals in Andaman & Nicobar Islands (India): A conservation perspective | Sivakumar, K | Aliens | 17 : 11 | 2004 | 0.0 |
| 126 | Some observations on the breeding biology of birds on Great Nicobar Island, India | Sivakumar, K | Forktail | 19:130-31 | 2003 | 0.57 |
| 127 | Incubation mound and hatching success of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Sivakumar, K and R. Sankaran | Journal of Bombay Natural History Society | 100 (2&3): 375-387 | 2003 | 0.0 |
| 128 | New records of birds from the Andaman and Nicobar islands | Sivakumar, K and R. Sankaran | Forktail | 18: 149-150 | 2002 | 0.57 |
| 129 | Turtle nesting on the south bay of Great Nicobar Island | Sivakumar, K | MTN | 96:17-18 | 2000 | 0.0 |
| 130 | Varanus salvator (Water monitor). Nesting behavior | Sivakumar, K | Herpetological Review | 31(4):243-244 | 2000 | 0.28 |
| 131 | Preliminary analysis of an ongoing study of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis | Sankaran, R and K Sivakumar | Zool. Verh. Leiden | 327:75-89 | 1999 | 0.0 |
Papers Published in Conference Proceedings
| S.No | Title | Name of the Authors as per the order in Paper | Details of Conference Publication | Page Nos. | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REVIEW OF STRANDING RECORDS OF MEGAHERBIVORE THE DUGONG (DUGONG DUGON) IN THE GULF OF KUTCH, GUJARAT, INDIA- AN IMPLICATION TO THE CONSERVATION OF M | Prachi Hatkar, Shivani Patel, Sameeha Pathan, Sivakumar Kuppusamy, Nehru Prabakaran, Kauresh Vacharajani , Jeyaraj Johnson | National Conference on “Environment and Biodiversity, Friday & Saturday- January 27th & 28th 2023, University of Mumbai | Pg 36 ISBN 978- | 2023 |
| 2 | Recovery of dugongs and their habitats in Tamil Nadu: An integrated participatory approach | Johnson, J.A Nehru Prabhakar1 , Chinmaya Ghanekar1 , Sweta B. Iyer1 , Sagar Rajpurkar and K. Sivakumar | Annual Research Conference AIWC - 2023, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, 16-17 Febuary, 2023, Chennai | 4 | 2023 |
| 3 | Evaluation of Various Methods for Seagrass Classification in Indian Waters Using Remote Sensing | Sohom Seal, Mini Raman, K. Sivakumar, J. A. Johnson | 3rd International Workshop on BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE 16-19th February 2023, IIT Kharagpur | 111 | 2023 |
| 4 | Conservation of Marine Imporant Bird Areas and its linkages with SDG 14 in India: Policies, challeng | Sivakumar K | NORTH INDIAN OCEAN SEABIRD WORKSHOP, 7-9 June, 2023, Birdlife International and BNNHS | 1 | 2023 |
| 5 | Integrated management of marine biodiversity and blue economy in India | Sivakumar Kuppusamy | Animal Taxonomy Summit 2023, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Government of India | 12 | 2023 |
| 6 | Conservation of threatened dugongs and their habitats in India | Sivakumar Kuppusamy | Seminar on Mangroves of East Coast of India, Indian Institute of Science, Research and Education, Kolkata (IISER_K), 31 August - 1 September, 2023, Kolkata | 1 | 2023 |
| 7 | Dugong Conservation in India. International Webinar on Marine Mammal Conservation in India: status, challenges and opportunities | Sivakumar, K | International College of Engineering and Management, Omen | 1-12 | 2020 |
| 8 | Dugong Conservation in India | Sivakumar, K | International Webinar on Marine Mammal Conservation in India: status, challenges and opportunities | 20-24 | 2020 |
| 9 | Project Dolphin: Hope for Marine Mammals in India | Sivakumar, K | International Webinar on Marine Mammal Conservation in India: status, challenges and opportunities | 16-19 | 2020 |
| 10 | Importance of eFlow for the River Health | Sivakumar, K | 5th India Water Impact Summit organized by NMCG, Government of India | 00 | 2020 |
| 11 | Detection simplified: delineating climate sensitive zones along the north-western Himalayan rivers | Aashna Sharma, Dr Vineet Dubey, Dr Jeyaraj Johnson and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Species on the Move International Conference, 22-26 July 2019. Krugar National Park, South Africa | 1-12 | 2019 |
| 12 | Status and management of marine mammals bycatch in India | Sivakumar, K | Bycatch Mitigation Workshop organized by the Scientific Committee of the International Whaling Commission, 7-9 May, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya | 1-5 | 2019 |
| 13 | Mudflats of India with reference to coastal birds | Sivakumar, K | International Conference on Wetlands and Migratory Birds | 00 | 2019 |
| 14 | Marine Protected Areas: Is it enough for pelagic birds in India? | Sivakumar, K | International Conference on Wetlands and Migratory Birds, 18-21 November, 2019 at Lonavala | 00 | 2019 |
| 15 | Important Coastal and Marine Biodiversity Areas of India | Sivakumar, K | International Conference on Aquatic Biodiversity Conservatoin, 19-21 December, 2019, IISER, Pune | 00 | 2019 |
| 16 | Reconciling development with megapode conservation in Islands | Sivakumar, K | SCCB- Ravi Sankaran Research Seminar, 19 October, 2019, IIScBangalore | 00 | 2019 |
| 17 | Assessing seagrass habitat characteristics for Dugong conservation in India: An integrated participatory approach | 1. Swapnali Gole and Sivakumar, K | World seagrass conference and International Biology for Seagrass workshop (ISBW 13), 11-17 June, 2018, Singapore | 00 | 2018 |
| 18 | Phylogeography of Dugong: Molecular Insights from Indian Subcontinent | 2. Srinivas Yellapu, Sivakumar Kuppusamy, J.a Johnson and Samrat Mondal | 5th International Marine Conservation Congress, 24-29th June, 2018, Sarawak, Malaysia | 00 | 2018 |
| 19 | Identification of Important Marine Mammals Areas in India | Sivakumar, K | IUCN Marine Mammals Task Force at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 12-16 March | 00 | 2018 |
| 20 | Eavesdropping on an Elusive Cat: A Preliminary Study of Fishing Cat Vocalization in a Tropical Mangrove of South India | 1. Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray and K. Sivakumar | Fourth International Symposium on Acoustic Communication by Animals, held at Omaha’s Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium in Omaha, Nebraska, U.S.A. on 18-21 July 2017. | Pp 68-69 | 2017 |
| 21 | A review on coastal and marine protected areas as ecosystem based management tool: Goodwill for marine life. | 1. Tarachand Kumawata, K. K. Joshib, Latha Shenoyc, K. Sivakumar | 11th Indian Fisheries and Aquaculture Forum (IFAF)” organized by ICAR-CIFT during 21st to 24th November, 2017 at Kochi, Kerala, India | 00 | 2017 |
| 22 | Status and ecology of birds of EGREE with respect to climate change | 1. Giridhar Malla, Paromita Ray and K. Sivakumar | International Wader Study Group Meeting, Ireland | 00 | 2016 |
| 23 | Monitoring wildlife and their habitats in the Southern Ocean and around Indian Research | 2. Anant Pande, K Sivakumar, S Sathyakumar, R Suresh Kumar, JA Johnson, Samrat Mondol, Alexander Fell and Vinod B Mathur | SCAR Open Science Congress, 20-30 August, 2016, Malayasia | 00 | 2016 |
Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A manual on Marine mammal stranding response | Sivakumar, K et al | Wildlife Institute of India | 2022 | 81-85496-80-3 |
| 2 | A field guide to seagrasses of India and associated fauna | Pande, A., Seal, S., Tripura, V., Johnson, J.A., Sivakumar, K | Wildlife Institute of India | 2021 | 81-85496-55-2 |
| 3 | Framework for ecological monitoring of Ramsar sies and other wetlands in India | Hussain, SA, Badola, R., Gopi, GV., JA Johnson, Sivakumar, K., Dasgupta N, Barthwal, S., and Tuboi, C, | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | 2021 | 81-85496-54-4 |
| 4 | Fishes of Sahyadri Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra: Field Guide | Johnson, Jeyaraj & Rokade, Anurag & Atkore, Vidyadhar & Kuppusamy, Sivakumar & Ben, Clement | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | 2019 | 81-85496-44-7 |
| 5 | Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and Way Forward | Sivakumar, K | Wildlife Institute of India | 2013 | 0972-088X |
| 6 | Diversity distribution and conservation status of freshwater fishes in the tributaries of river Ramganga, Shivalik Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India | Atkore, V., K. Sivakumar and AJT Johnsingh | LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing | 2012 | 978-3-8473-0190-5 |
| 7 | Telemetry in Wildlife Science | Sivakumar, K., and Bilal Habib | Wildlife Institute of India | 2010 | o972-088X |
| 8 | Galliformes of India | Sathyakynar, S and K. Sivakumar | Wildlife Institute of India | 2005 | 0972-088X |
Chapters in Books
| S.No | Title of the Chapters | Name of the Authors | Title of the Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Recovery of Dugongs and their habitats in Tamil Nadu: An integrated participatory approach | J.A. Johnson, Nehru Prabhakar, Chinmaya Ghanekar, Sweta B. Iyer, SagarRajpurkar and K. Sivakumar | Proceedings of 2 Annual Research Conference of AIWC, Government of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Chennai | 2023 | 978-81-963181-0-9 |
| 2 | Geospatial Tools for Monitoring Vertebrate Populations in Antarctica With a Note on the Ecological Component of the Indian Antarctic Program | Anant Pande, Ankita Anand, Shailendra Saini and Kuppusamy Sivakumar | Advances in Remote Sensing Technology and the Three Poles | John Wiley & Sons Ltd | 2023 | 9781119787723 |
| 3 | Present Status and Distribution of Nicobar Megapode Megapodius nicobariensis in Nicobar Islands | Sivaperuman, C., Gokulakrishnan, G., Sivakumar, K | Faunal Ecology and Conservation of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Springer, Singapore | 2023 | 978-981-19-5158-9 |
| 4 | Conservation Perspectives of Dugongs and Sea Turtles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. In Faunal Ecology and conservation perspectives of Great Nicobar | Sivakumar, K | Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve | Springer, Singapore | 2023 | 978-981-19-5158-9 |
| 5 | Climate Change and Seabirds: Insights from Ecological Monitoring of Snow Petrels in the Indian Antarctic Program | A Pande, K Sivakumar | Assessing the Antarctic Environment from a Climate Change Perspective | Springer Cham | 2022 | 978-3-030-87078-2 |
| 6 | Impact of climate change on coastal and marine biodiversity | Sivakumar, K | Climate Change; An International Guide to Media Persons | Earth Journalism Network, Internews | 2020 | 0000 |
| 7 | Participatory Monitoring Of Aquatic Ecosystems | 1. K. Sivakumar, J.A. Johnson And Deep Shah | Kailash Sacred Landscape With Special Reference To Fishes. In Manual For Comprehensive Environmental And Socioeconomic Monitoring In Kailash Sacred La | Wildlife Institute of India | 2020 | 0972-08888X |
| 8 | Status and distribution of birds in Southern Indian Ocean and Antarctica with special reference to climate change | 1. K. Sivakumar and S. Sathyakumar | 26th Indian Expedition to Antarctica | Ministry of Earth Sciences, NCPOR, Goa | 2018 | 0972-088X |
| 9 | Distribution and Abundance of Two Sympatric Species of Horseshoe Crabs Along the Odisha Coast, India | Satyaranjan Behera, Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, B.C. Choudhury, and Punyasloke Bhadury | Changing Global Perspectives on Horseshoe Crab Biology, Conservation and Management | Springer International Publishing Switzerland | 2015 | 978-3-319-19541-4 |
| 10 | Assessment of the population status and threats to the Horseshoes along the northern East Coast of India | Basudev Tripathy, K. Sivakumar, Sajan John, Satyaranjan Behera, B. C. Choudhury | Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | 2013 | 978-3-642-38199-7 |
| 11 | Coastal and Marine Protected Areas in India: Challenges and way forward | Sivakumar, K | Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | 2013 | 978-3-642-38199-7 |
| 12 | Abundance of Olive ridleys at Odisha coast: sources of mortality and relative importance of fisheries impacts | Subrata K. Behera, Satyaranjan Behera, Sajan John, C.S Kar, K.Sivakumar, and B.C.Choudhury | Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | 2013 | 978-3-642-38199-7 |
| 13 | An assessment of marine fauna of Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 in curio trade in India - A market study | Sajan John, B.B. Praveen Kumar, K. Sivakumar and B.C. Choudhury | Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | 2013 | 978-3-642-38199-7 |
| 14 | Status and conservation of Dugong dugong in India: Strategies for species recovery | Sivakumar, K | Ecology and conservation of tropical marine faunal communities | Springer Berlin, Heidelberg | 2013 | 978-3-642-38199-7 |
| 15 | A Study On Detrimental Effect Of Developmental Activities Along Coast And Off-Shore Waters Of Orissa - An Olive Ridley (Lepidochelys Olivacea) Sea Tur | Subrata K. Behera, Ved Prakash Ola, Satyaranjan Behera, Sajan John, Sivakumar, K., Choudhury, B.C. and Kar, C.S | Biodiversity Utilization and Threats | Narendra Publishing House | 2012 | 9789380428949 |
Edited Books
| S.No | Title of the Book | Name of the Authors as per the order in Book | Publisher | Year | ISBN No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guidelines for mitigating human-crocodiles conflicts | Sivakumar, K., B.C. Choudhury, C. Ramesh, Parag Nigam | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi | 2023 | 0000 |
Ongoing Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tracking the Nearshore and Migratory Movements of Sea Turtles occurring in the coastal waters of Maharashtra | Government of Maharashtra | 2 years | 10 | 2024 |
| 2 | Recovery of Dugongs and Their Habitats in India: An Integrated Participatory Approach | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 7 years | 2400 | 2023 |
| 3 | Long term monitoring of birds and mammals of Indian Southern Ocean and Antarctica | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 5 years | 10 | 2022 |
| 4 | Status of Salt water crocodiles in Andamans | Andaman Forest Department | 1 year | 17 | 2022 |
| 5 | Development of Management Plan of Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh | Government of Uttar Pradesh | 2 years | 20 | 2022 |
| 6 | Identification of Critical Habitat of Malvan Marine Sanctuary, Maharashtra | Government of Maharashtra | 2 years | 25 | 2022 |
Ongoing Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|
Completed Projects
| S.No | Title of the Project | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Assessment and Monitoring of Climate Change Effects on Wildlife Species and Ecosystems for Developing Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies in the Indian Himalayan Region | DST | 5 years | 900 | 2020 |
| 2 | Capacity Building for Integrated management of coastal and marine Protected Areas in India | GIZ | 5 years | 310 | 2019 |
| 3 | Management Plan for Human-Crocodile Conflict in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | NITI Aayog | 2 years | 19 | 2019 |
| 4 | Multiple seasonal replicate study for the preparation of Wildlife Conservation Plan for the impact zone of Etalin HEP, Dibang Valley District, Arunachal Pradesh | Government of Arunachal Pradesh | 2 year | 170 | 2019 |
| 5 | Study on ecology and migratory patterns of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) in river Ganga using radio telemetry techniques | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 3 Years | 38 | 2019 |
| 6 | Ecology and management of invasive species such as Prosopis juliflora and Lantena spp in Tamil Nadu | Government of Tamil Nadu | 3 Years | 30 | 2018 |
| 7 | Conservation of black necked crane and e-flow requirement for their habitat in the proximity of Nyamjan Chu – Hydro Electric Project | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 2 years | 75 | 2018 |
| 8 | Development of Management Plan for the Thane Creek Flamingo Bird Sanctuary | Government of Maharashtra | 1 year | 17 | 2017 |
| 9 | Evaluation of Conservation Values of Mangrove ecosystems in Gujarat | NCSCM | 1 year | 12 | 2017 |
| 10 | Mapping of Marine Protected Areas in India | NCSCM | 1 year | 12 | 2017 |
| 11 | Kailash Sacred Landscape Conservation Initiative implementation plan: Aquatic Ecosystem with special reference to fish diversity | ICIMOD | 3 Years | 150 | 2017 |
| 12 | Ecology, taxonomy and conservation of fish diversity in Subansiri River basin of Arunachal Pradesh, North East India with special reference to climate change | DST | 3 Years | 21 | 2016 |
| 13 | Establishment of Knowledge Management System for East Godavari River Estuarine Ecosystem, Andhra Pradesh | UNDP | 5 years | 80 | 2016 |
| 14 | Preparation of Seaturtle Recovery Plan for Puducherry | Government of Puducherry | 2 years | 5 | 2016 |
| 15 | Capacity Need Assessment for Integrated Management of Marine Protected Areas in India | GIZ | 2 year | 15 | 2015 |
| 16 | Preparation of India’s Fifth National Report on Biodiversity and Addendum to NBSAP of India to CBD | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 2 years | 80 | 2015 |
| 17 | Professionalizing Protected Area Management for the 21st Century: A World Heritage Biodiversity Programme for India | UNESCO | 5 years | 120 | 2015 |
| 18 | Status and distribution of dugong in India | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 2 years | 6 | 2013 |
| 19 | A study on the ecology and migration pattern of the Lesser Florican Sypheotides indica in Western India using satellite tracking techniques | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 3 Years | 79 | 2012 |
| 20 | Impact of Indra Sagar Multipurpose Project on Papikonda National Park, Andhra Pradesh | Government of Andhra Pradesh | 2 year | 12 | 2012 |
| 21 | Sea turtle tracking in off shore of Orissa coasts using satellite telemetery | Director General of Hydrocarbons, Govt of India | 5 years | 240 | 2012 |
| 22 | Assessment of Cumulative Impacts of Hydroelectric Projects on aquatic and terrestrial biodiversity in Alaknanda and Bhagirathi Basins, Uttarakhand | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 2 years | 26 | 2012 |
| 23 | Preparation of Management Plan for Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve, Tamil Nadu | Government of Tamil Nadu | 2 years | 15 | 2010 |
| 24 | Status and Habitat assessment of Bengal Florican Houbaropsis bengalensis in the grasslands of Uttar Pradesh | Government of Uttar Pradesh | 3 Years | 14 | 2010 |
| 25 | Diversity of spiders in Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve | DST | 3 Years | 14 | 2009 |
| 26 | Monitoring the changes in biological diversity after relocation of gujjars in Rajaji-Corbett Conservation Area | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 5 years | 7 | 2007 |
| 27 | Current status and conservation of the Nicobar Megapode Megapodious nicobarensis | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 1 year | 2 | 2006 |
| 28 | Ecological study on tiger beetles (Cicindelidae) as indicator for biodiversity monitoring in Shivalik landscape. | DST | 3 Years | 14 | 2006 |
| 29 | Evaluation of CSS Plan Schemes on the conservation of Wetlands in India | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 1 year | 25 | 2006 |
| 30 | Ecological, social and hydrological factors affecting the management of wetland systems in UP with special reference to Vijay Sagar and associated water bodies in Mohaba district, Okhla and associated | World Bank | 2 years | 18 | 2003 |
Completed Consultancy Works
| S.No | Title of the Consultancy Work | Sponsored By | Period | Sanctioned Amount(Rs. Lakh) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation of CSS Plan Schemes on the conservation of Wetlands in India | Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India | 1 year | 55 | 2004 |
Career Guidance Offered to students
| S.No | Name of the Scheme | No. of Students | Competitive Examinations/ Career Counseling | No. of Students Passed | No. of Students Placed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GSDP (Green Skill Development Program) | 60 | Career Counseling (three training programs) | 60 | 60 |
List of capability enhancement such as Soft skill development, Remedial coaching, Language lab,
Bridge courses, Yoga, Meditation, Personal Counselling and Mentoring etc.,
| S.No | Name of the Programme/Scheme | Date of Implementation | No. of Students Enrolled | Agencies Involved |
|---|
Research Guidance - PG
| S.No | Year | Degree | No. of Students Awarded | Department/Centre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2024 | M.SC | 11 | Ecology and Environmental Sciences |
| 2 | 2023 | M.SC | 12 | Ecology and Environmental Sciences, PU |
| 3 | 2020 | M.SC | 1 | Amity University |
| 4 | 2020 | M.SC | 1 | Alagappa University |
| 5 | 2019 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 6 | 2019 | M.SC | 2 | Forest Research Institute |
| 7 | 2017 | M.SC | 1 | Forest Research Institute |
| 8 | 2017 | M.SC | 3 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 9 | 2016 | M.SC | 1 | Forest Research Institute |
| 10 | 2015 | M.SC | 3 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 11 | 2013 | M.SC | 3 | Cochin University of Science and Technology |
| 12 | 2013 | M.SC | 2 | Forest Research Institute |
| 13 | 2012 | M.SC | 1 | Central University of Bihar |
| 14 | 2011 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 15 | 2010 | M.SC | 1 | North Orissa University |
| 16 | 2009 | M.SC | 2 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 17 | 2008 | M.SC | 1 | TERI University |
| 18 | 2008 | M.SC | 1 | Bharathidasan University |
| 19 | 2007 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 20 | 2007 | M.SC | 1 | Bharathidasan University |
| 21 | 2006 | M.SC | 2 | Forest Research Institute |
| 22 | 2006 | M.SC | 1 | Kanya Gurukul Mahavidyalaya, Gurukul Kangri Vishwa |
| 23 | 2005 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 24 | 2003 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 25 | 2001 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
| 26 | 1999 | M.SC | 1 | Wildlife Institute of India |
Research Guidance - Ph.D
| S.No | Student Name | Registration Date | Registration No. | Thesis Title | Thesis Submitted Status | Thesis Submitted Date | Vivavoce Completed Status | Date Awarded |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paromita Ray | 25-01-2015 | 15013 | Ecology of Ichthyofauna in the East Godavari River Estuarine Ecosystem (EGREE), Andhra Pradesh | YES | 12-10-2022 | YES | 30-11-2023 |
| 2 | Giridhar Malla | 13-08-2016 | 5099 | Ecology and Conservation status of Fishing Cat Prionailurus viverrinus in the Godavari delta, Andhra Pradesh | YES | 11-03-2022 | YES | 12-06-2023 |
| 3 | Sutanu Satpathy | 01-07-2016 | 16803 | Diversity and ecology of Cyprinid Fishes of the upper Subansiri River in Arunachal Pradesh | YES | 23-02-2022 | YES | 16-01-2023 |
| 4 | Vandana Rajput, | 01-01-2014 | 14276 | Ecology of hill stream fishes with emphasis on effects of flow regulation on stream community in Askot Landscape, Central Himalayas | YES | 15-04-2022 | YES | 12-09-2022 |
| 5 | S.K. Sajan | 18-06-2017 | 1740 | Systematics And Diversity Of Terrestrial Gastropods (Mollusca: Gastropoda) In Great Himalayan National Park And Valley Of Flowers National Park, India | YES | 20-08-2020 | YES | 22-12-2020 |
| 6 | Anant Pande | 25-01-2015 | 15020 | Nesting Ecology and Population Genetics of Snow Petrel Pagodroma nivea at Larsemann hills, East Antarctica | YES | 18-04-2019 | YES | 12-09-2019 |
| 7 | Priyamvada Bagaria | 25-01-2015 | 15012 | Land Use Change and its causes in the East Godavari River Estuarine Landscape using Remote Sensing and Geographical Information System Techniques | YES | 26-06-2018 | YES | 21-12-2018 |
| 8 | R Suresh Kumar | 31-07-2007 | 3737 | Offshore ecology and behaviour of the Olive Ridley Sea Turtle Lepidochelys olivacea along the Rushikulya rookery, Orissa coast, India | YES | 01-07-2015 | YES | 29-04-2016 |
| 9 | Vinay K Bhargava | 10-06-2005 | 2005 | Assessing the potential role of Coleoptera (Insecta) as Bioindicators in Simbalbara Wildlife Sanctuary, Himachal Pradesh | YES | 17-07-2009 | YES | 26-02-2010 |
| 10 | Bhawna Dhawan | 01-01-2018 | 18152 SU | Ecology and migratory patterns of Golden Mahseer, Tor putitora (Hamilton, 1822) in Western Himalaya using Radio Telemetry techniques | NO | NO | ||
| 11 | PVR Prem Jothi | 19-02-2019 | 17265 | Ecology and Ecosystem Services of Seagrass Habitat in Palk Bay | NO | NO | ||
| 12 | Sameeha Pathan | 06-02-2019 | 19202 | Ecology of seagrass habitat and behaviour of dugong in Gulf of Kutch, Gujarat | NO | NO | ||
| 13 | Sagar Vilas Rajpurkar | 01-01-2020 | 20156 | Distribution, Habitat use and Conservation Perspective of Dugongs in India using Aerial Surveys | NO | NO | ||
| 14 | Soham Seal | 01-03-2020 | 19PHD572 | Spatial modeling of critical dugong habitats in India | NO | NO | ||
| 15 | Swapnali Sahebrao Gole | 15-06-2017 | 17246 | Ecology of seagrass habitats and its associated macro benthic invertebrates in the Andaman Islands, India | NO | NO | ||
| 16 | Sumedha Korgaonkar | 15-06-2017 | 17253 | A study of behaviour and conservation perspectives of olive ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) from west coast of India | NO | NO | ||
| 17 | Rukmini Shekar | 06-02-2019 | 19178 | Ecology of seagrass habitat and food habits of dugongs in Palk Bay, Tamil Nadu | NO | NO |
Research Guidance - Post Doctoral
| S.No | Scholar Name | Designation | Funding Agency | Fellowship Title | Year of Joining | Year of Completion |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Basudev Tripathy | Research Associate | Director General of Hydrocarbons, Govt of India | Research Associate | 26-06-2006 | 14-01-2012 |
| 2 | Adhavan D | Project Scientist | GIZ | Project Scientist | 25-11-2017 | 25-11-2019 |
| 3 | Ramesh Chinnasamy | Project Scientist | GIZ & MoEFCC | Project Scientist | 25-11-2014 | 26-11-2015 |
| 4 | Nishikant Gupta | Project Scientist | DST | Project Scientist | 25-11-2014 | 23-11-2016 |
| 5 | Bhumesh Singh Bhadouria | Project Scientist | UESCO | Project Scientist | 25-11-2008 | 26-11-2014 |
| 6 | Madhu Magesh | Research Fellow | MoEF&CC | Research Fellow | 24-11-2019 | 14-01-2022 |
| 7 | Vineet Kumar Dubey | Project Scientist | DST | Project Scientist | 24-11-2017 | 14-01-2022 |
| 8 | Marimuthu N | Project Scientist | MoEF&CC | Project Scientist | 24-11-2016 | 23-11-2017 |
| 9 | Prakash S | Research Associate | GIZ & MoEFCC | Research Associate | 15-04-2022 | 31-03-2022 |
| 10 | Anant Pande | Project Scientist | MoEF&CC | Project Scientist | 12-9-2019 | 25-11-2021 |
Financial assistance availed to attend conferences / workshops and to pay membership fee
of professional bodies during the year
| S.No | Conference/ workshop attended for which financial support provided | Professional body for which membership fee is provided | Amount of Support | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|
E-Lecture Details
| S.No | E-Lecture Title | Development of e-content/e-learning/delivering | Member of Editorial Bodies | Reviewer/Referee of | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Content/Module Title | Institution/Platform | Year | Weblink | ||||
Details of Online Education Conducted
| S.No | Nature of Online Course | No. of Sessions | Target Group | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Animal Behaviour and its linkages with their management to Post Graduate Diploma in Wildlife Managem | 2 | IFS Officers | 21-10-2022 |
| 2 | Understanding animal distribution for better green policies to PG Diploma in Wildlife Management | 2 | IFS and SFS Officers | 28-10-2022 |
| 3 | Ecosystem Functioning, MSc Wildlife Science of WII | 2 | MSc Students | 04-10-2022 |
Invited Talks in Conference/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme
| S.No | Title of the Paper | Conferences/Seminar/Workshop/Training Programme | Organized by | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Human Crocdile Conflict Management Plan of India | One week refresher course for IFS officers on 'Natural Resource Management', Sundarbans, West Bengal | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | National | 09-12-2024 | 13-12-2024 | 2024 |
| 2 | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Biodiversity Conservation: Progress, Challenges and Future | National Training Programme on "Audit of Forestry and Biodiversity Management Issues” (Online) from 29th April to 3rd May, 2024 | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of | National | 02-05-2024 | 02-05-2024 | 2024 |
| 3 | Marine Managed Areas of India: Progress, challenges and prospects | National Consultative Workshop on BOBMLE in Bay of Bengal Region | BoBP-IGO and IUCN | International | 21-03-2024 | 23-03-2024 | 2024 |
| 4 | Environmental sustainablity of the Little Andaman | Stakeholders Wrokshop on Red Oil Palm Plantation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | National Biodiversity Authority, India | State | 06-03-2024 | 12-03-2024 | 2024 |
| 5 | Wildlife and wellbeing of human | Sustainable practices for youths | Pondicherry University Community College | National | 05-03-2024 | 07-03-2024 | 2024 |
| 6 | Integrated management of marine biodiversity | One week refresher training for IFS officers | Wildlife Institute of India, MoEF&CC, Govt of India | National | 12-02-2024 | 16-02-2024 | 2024 |
| 7 | Conservation of sea turtles and Viksit Bharat @2047 | Awareness workshop on sea turtles for school children and teachers | Villupuram Foerst Division, Government of Tamil Nadu | Regional | 07-02-2024 | 07-02-2024 | 2024 |
| 8 | Marine Protected Areas Network of India: Is it enough for conservation of pelagic and migratory bird | Bird Conservation with a special focus on Illegal Hunting, Taking and Trade of Wild Birds - SOUTH A | Government of India, Government of Bihar and Bombay Natural History Society | International | 05-02-2024 | 07-02-2024 | 2024 |
| 9 | Importance of conservation of sea turtles in Puducherry | Stakeholders Capacity Building Programme | Wildlife Institute of India | State | 05-01-2024 | 05-01-2024 | 2024 |
| 10 | Ecotourism in Coastal and Marine Ecosystems | Diploma Course in Wildlife Management | Wildlife Institute of India | International | 15-01-2024 | 15-01-2024 | 2024 |
| 11 | SDG 14 and India's Actions with respect to Marine Biodiversity Conservation | Marine Biology Research Symposium | Ministry of Earth Sciences and Sathyabama University | National | 23-01-2024 | 25-01-2024 | 2024 |
| 12 | Marine life conservation in India | Workshop of 'To be part of plan' on International Biodiversity Day | Puducherry Forest Department and Puducherry Science Forum | State | 22-05-2024 | 22-05-2024 | 2024 |
| 13 | Roles of technologies in marine mammal conservation in India | World Dugong Day Workshop 2024 | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | International | 28-05-2024 | 28-05-2024 | 2024 |
| 14 | Integrating Marine Biodiversity Conservation and Blue Economy in India | National Workshop on 15th Foundation Day of iCED | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of | National | 19-06-2024 | 20-06-2024 | 2024 |
| 15 | Introduction to Endangered Species Programs of India | One week refresher course for IFS officers on Natural Resource Managemnt, Sundarbans, West Bengal | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | National | 09-12-2024 | 13-12-2024 | 2024 |
| 16 | Marine biodiversity management in India | Training Workshop for Other Stakeholders towards conservation of coastal and marine biodiversity | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | National | 23-11-2024 | 23-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 17 | Biodiversity of Tamil Nadu | 11th Meeting of Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board | Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board, Government of Tamil Nadu | State | 21-11-2024 | 21-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 18 | Management and conservation of endangered species | One month Certificate Course for Range Forest Officers | Advanced Institute of Wildlife Management, Government of Tamil Nadu | National | 18-11-2024 | 18-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 19 | Wetland Management with special reference to endangered aquatic species of Tamil Nadu | One month Certificate Course for Range Forest Officers | Advanced Institute of Wildlife Management, Government of Tamil Nadu | National | 18-11-2024 | 18-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 20 | Endangered Species Recovery Programs of India | One week refresher course for IFS officers | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | National | 11-11-2024 | 15-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 21 | Marine biodiversity management in India | One week refresher course for IFS officers | Zoological Survey of India, Government of India | National | 11-11-2024 | 15-11-2024 | 2024 |
| 22 | Future strategies for conservation of marine biodiversity in Tamil Nadu | Technical Workshop of Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Conservation and Greening Project for Climate Change Response | Tamil Nadu Government | National | 30-07-2024 | 31-07-2024 | 2024 |
| 23 | Overview of environmental managment and marine biodiversity | National Training Programme for IA&AS Officers on 'Environment Audit' | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of | National | 05-08-2024 | 09-08-2024 | 2024 |
| 24 | Potential sites for Bird Sanctuary along the coastal and marine areas of Tamil Nadu | Consultative Meeting organized by TN Forest Department | Government of Tamil Nadu, TNFD | State | 12-06-2024 | 12-06-2024 | 2024 |
| 25 | Integrated management of coastal and marine biodiversity in India’ | Training Course for Senior IFS Officers | Zoological Survey of India and MoEFCC, Government of India | National | 09-10-2023 | 13-10-2023 | 2023 |
| 26 | Wildlife Conservation in India | Wildlife Week Celebrations | Department of Forest and Wildlife, Puducherry Government | Regional | 04-10-2023 | 04-10-2023 | 2023 |
| 27 | Roles of Behavioural Research in Wildlife Management | Post Graduate Diploma Course | Wildlife Institute of India | National | 12-10-2023 | 12-10-2023 | 2023 |
| 28 | Game fishes and their sustainable managment in India | Post Graduate Course | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | National | 28-09-2023 | 28-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 29 | Conservation of wetlands in Tamil Nadu with special reference to flagship species | Training Workshop on 'Wildlife Conservation and present challeges | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation, Government of Tamil Nadu | State | 26-09-2023 | 27-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 30 | Aquatic Ecology and Conservation in India | Annual Research Seminar | Wildlife Institute of India, MoEF&CC, Govt of India | National | 21-09-2023 | 22-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 31 | Holistic development of Palk Bay: Seascape level planning | Stakeholders Consultation Workshop on Palk Bay Conservation | Wildlife Conservation Society and Tamil Nadu Government | International | 19-10-2023 | 20-10-2023 | 2023 |
| 32 | Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and Biodiversity Conservation: Progress, Challenges and Future | National Training Programme on on “Audit of Biodiversity Conservation Measures” from 30th October to 03rd November, 2023 | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of | National | 30-10-2023 | 03-11-2023 | 2023 |
| 33 | Marine mammal research and consevation in India | Workshop of Marine Mammal Consortium of India | Wildlife Conservation Society | International | 05-11-2023 | 06-11-2023 | 2023 |
| 34 | Wildlife Techniques for Biodiversity Monitoring | Training Course for Range Forest Officers of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | State | 20-11-2023 | 08-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 35 | Wetland Management with special reference to flagship species | Training Course for Range Forest Officers of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | State | 20-11-2023 | 08-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 36 | Endangered Species Recovery Planning | Training Course for Range Forest Officers of Tamil Nadu | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservation | State | 20-11-2023 | 08-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 37 | Sea turtles hatcheries management and conservation | Sea Turtles Conservation in Puducherry | Forest Department, Government of Puducherry | State | 02-12-2023 | 02-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 38 | Evaluation and assessment of management measures and its impacts on coastal and marine protected are | Refresher Training Course for IFS officers | Central Academy for State Forest Service, Coimbatore (sponsored by MoEF&CC, Government of India) | National | 06-12-2023 | 08-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 39 | Dugong Conservation in India: Experience sharing with stakeholders of Thailand | Experience Sharing Workshop | IUCN, Thailand | International | 15-12-2023 | 15-12-2023 | 2023 |
| 40 | Biodiversity and Climate | 50 Years of the UN Conference on Human Environment-1972: Assessing India’s Journey and Way Forward | Department of Politics & International Studies, School of Social Sciences & International Studies, | National | 14-09-2023 | 15-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 41 | Recent trend in wildlife research and conservation in India | UGC HRDC Refresher Course | HRDC, Pondicherry University | National | 05-09-2023 | 05-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 42 | Recovery of endangered species in India | One week compulsory training course for senior IFS officers at Port Blair | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 06-02-2023 | 10-02-2023 | 2023 |
| 43 | Recent advances in tool and technoligies for the conservation of sea turtles and marine mammals in I | Conference on Sea Turtles and Mammals management and conservation in India | NEOTIA University, Kolkata | International | 16-02-2023 | 16-02-2023 | 2023 |
| 44 | Methodological approaches for Annuam Bird Count of Tamil Nadu | Annual Waterbirds Bird Count Training for all DFOs/ACFs of Tamil Nadu Forest Department | Tamil Nadu Forest Department | State | 24-01-2023 | 24-01-2023 | 2023 |
| 45 | Terrestrial Bird Count Methods | Terrestrial Bird Monitoring Training Programme | Tamil Nadu Forest Department | State | 18-02-2023 | 18-02-2023 | 2023 |
| 46 | Importance of conservation of sea turtles and other endangered marine life in context with livelihoo | Marine Biodiversity Conservation Awareness Workshop at Marakkanam | Tamil Nadu Forest Department | State | 24-02-2023 | 24-02-2023 | 2023 |
| 47 | Conservation of Marine Biodiversity of India with respect to Climate Change | Capacity Building Programme/Webinar on Blue Economy and Climate Change issues | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur, Government of | National | 21-03-2023 | 21-03-2023 | 2023 |
| 48 | Management of Marine Eco-tourism | PG Diploma Course | Wildlife Institute of India | International | 20-03-2023 | 20-03-2023 | 2023 |
| 49 | Conservation of marine biodiversity in India | Orientation Workshop for Researchers | OMCAR Foundation | National | 20-05-2023 | 20-05-2023 | 2023 |
| 50 | Biodiversity Management Committee and Biodiversity Conservation | World Biodiversity Day and BMC | Government of Puducherry | State | 22-05-2023 | 22-05-2023 | 2023 |
| 51 | Enhancing dugong conservation in South and Southeast Asia | Seminar | Jointly by the Wildlife Institute of India and Pondicherry University | International | 28-05-2023 | 28-05-2023 | 2023 |
| 52 | Conservation of threatened dugongs and their habitats in India | Mangroves of East Coast of India | IISER-Kolkata | International | 31-08-2023 | 01-09-2023 | 2023 |
| 53 | Project Dolphin | National level meeting with all coastal states Chief Wildlife Wardens of India | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 23-08-2023 | 23-08-2023 | 2023 |
| 54 | Integrated management of marine biodiversity and blue economy in India | Animal Taxonomy Summit 2023 and Foundation Day of the Zoological Survey of India | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | International | 01-07-2023 | 03-07-2023 | 2023 |
| 55 | Conservation of Marine Imporant Bird Areas and its linkages with SDG 14 in India: Policies, challeng | NORTH INDIAN OCEAN SEABIRD WORKSHOP | Birdlife International and BNHS | International | 07-06-2023 | 09-06-2023 | 2023 |
| 56 | Recent trends in marine life conservation sciences in India | UGC HRDC, Refresher course in ‘Recent Trends in Life Sciences’ | UGC HRDC, University of Mumbai organized and coordinated by The KET’s V. G Vaze College (Autonomou | National | 06-06-2023 | 06-06-2023 | 2023 |
| 57 | An Overview of Blue Economy: Multi-Dimensional Perspective | Foundation Day Conference of the International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED) | Comptroller and Auditor General of India, iCED, Jaipur | National | 01-06-2023 | 01-06-2023 | 2023 |
| 58 | Status and conservation of saltwater crocodiles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Training Programme | Forest Department, Andaman and Nicobar Islands | State | 17-05-2023 | 17-05-2023 | 2023 |
| 59 | Global perspectives of dugong conservation | Conservation of dugongs and seagrass habitats in Thailand | IUCN, Thailand | International | 17-08-2022 | 17-08-2022 | 2022 |
| 60 | marine biodiversity conservation in india | National Campaign on Particpatory Management for sustainable fisheries and biodiversity conservation | National Bureau for Fish Genetics Resources | National | 04-08-2022 | 04-08-2022 | 2022 |
| 61 | Human Impacts on Marine Biodiversity in India' to UGC-STRIDE MKU | UGC STRIDE Training Programme | Madurai Kamraj University | National | 25-08-2022 | 26-08-2022 | 2022 |
| 62 | Basic Ornithology’ under the Green Skill Development Programme, | GSDP Course | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 14-03-2022 | 14-03-2022 | 2022 |
| 63 | Monitoring and management of crocodiles in Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ | Wildlife Management in Andaman Islands | Andaman Forest Department | State | 23-03-2022 | 23-03-2022 | 2022 |
| 64 | Recovery of Endangered Species in India | GSDP Course | Wildlife Institute of India | National | 03-03-2022 | 03-03-2022 | 2022 |
| 65 | Life on the land – Sustainable Development Goal’ | Training Programme for Senior Auditors | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development, CAG Institute, Government of | National | 07-02-2022 | 11-02-2022 | 2022 |
| 66 | Integrated management of coastal and marine biodiversity in India’ | IFS Refresher Course | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 07-03-2022 | 11-03-2022 | 2022 |
| 67 | Wildlife Management and Geo-spatial tools | GSDP Course | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 14-03-2022 | 14-03-2022 | 2022 |
| 68 | Wildlife Conservation in India | UGC HRDC Refresher Course | Pondicherry University | National | 18-07-2022 | 18-07-2022 | 2022 |
| 69 | Mangroves Ecosystem Services on Wold Mangrove Day | World Mangrove Day Workshop | IFGTB, Coimbatore | State | 26-07-2022 | 26-07-2022 | 2022 |
| 70 | Endangered Marine Mammals of India and their conservation | NMNH UNDP Summer Vacation Programme | NMNH UNDP | National | 26-05-2022 | 26-05-2022 | 2022 |
| 71 | Methodologies for study and analysis of marine ecosystem | National workshop on Ecosystem | The Zoological Society, Kolkata - India | National | 01-12-2022 | 19-12-2022 | 2022 |
| 72 | Traditonal Knowledge and Aquatic Biodiversity Conservation | International Workshop on currest and traditional practices for sustainable management of aquatic ecosysems | GIZ - Germany | International | 24-11-2022 | 25-11-2022 | 2022 |
| 73 | Framework and Implementation of SDG 14: Conservation of Marine Biodiversity | National Workshop on “Wild Life Conservation in India” | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur | National | 09-11-2022 | 09-11-2022 | 2022 |
| 74 | Conservation planning of Dugong Conservation Reserve | Management of Dugong Conservation Reserve | Tamil Nadu Forest Department and OMCAR Foundation | State | 03-11-2022 | 03-11-2022 | 2022 |
| 75 | Conservation perspectives of birds and their habitats in the world | Certificate Course in Field Ornithology | Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai | National | 01-11-2022 | 04-11-2022 | 2022 |
| 76 | Marine Biodiversity Conservation in India and tehniques used for their assessment and monitoring | UGC HRDC Refresher Course | Ramniranjan Jhunjhunwala College, Mumbai | National | 21-09-2022 | 21-09-2022 | 2022 |
| 77 | Marine biodiversity conservation in India and Marine mammal stranding management | National Workshop on Marine Mammal Stranding Response | Wildlife Institute of India and MoEFCC | National | 17-10-2022 | 20-10-2022 | 2022 |
| 78 | Framework and Implementation of SDG 15: Conservation of Biodiversity on Land and Terrestrial Environ | Training Programme for Senior Auditors | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), | National | 05-09-2022 | 09-09-2022 | 2022 |
| 79 | conservation of dolphins in India | World Dugong Day Seminar | Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change | National | 28-05-2022 | 28-05-2022 | 2022 |
| 80 | 'Mainstreaming wildlife conservation into sustainable development in India' | Wildlife of Puducherry | Puducherry Government | State | 05-02-2022 | 05-02-2022 | 2022 |
Conferences/Seminars Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World Dugong Day Seminar | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI and Wildlife Institute of India | WII, Dehradun; PU, Puducherry and Online, One Day | International | 28-05-2023 | 28-05-2023 | 2023 |
| 2 | Participated in the 68th Meeting of Scientific Council of International Whaling Commission | Government of India | Cambridge, UK | International | 17-05-2020 | 25-05-2020 | 2020 |
| 3 | Attended the Scientific Committee Meeting of the International Whaling Commission | Government of India | 7-9 May, 2019, Nairobi, Kenya | International | 07-05-2019 | 09-05-2019 | 2019 |
| 4 | Attended the workshop of Identification of Important Marine Mammals Areas in India | IUCN Marine Mammals Task Force | Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, 12-16 March, 2018 | International | 12-03-2018 | 16-03-2018 | 2018 |
| 5 | 30. Participated as an Expert in the ‘Review of EBSA Criteria’ organized by CBD | UN-CBD | 5-9 December, 2017 at Berlin, Germany | International | 05-12-2017 | 09-12-2017 | 2017 |
| 6 | 21. Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of The fifth National Re | UN-CBD | Incheon City, Republic of Korea | International | 20-05-2013 | 24-05-2013 | 2013 |
| 7 | 22. Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Plans for World Heritage Sites | UNESCO | UNESCO Head Quarter, 5-6 July 2013, Paris. France | International | 05-07-2013 | 06-07-2013 | 2013 |
| 8 | 23. Indo-German Scientific Mission Workshop on ‘Integrated Management of Marine Protected Areas in | GIZ | Hamburg, Germany | International | 27-10-2013 | 01-11-2013 | 2013 |
| 9 | 20. CMS CoP10. Scientific Committee Meeting | CMS UNDP | Bergen, Norway | International | 16-11-2011 | 19-11-2011 | 2011 |
| 10 | 16. Attended a three-days training workshop on Strengthening CITES implementation capacity to ensure | CITES | Makati City, Philippines | International | 15-06-2010 | 17-06-2010 | 2010 |
| 11 | 17. Attended the First Official Signatory State Meeting of UNEP/CMS Memorandum of Understanding for | UNEP/CMS Secretariat | United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi | International | 04-10-2010 | 06-10-2010 | 2010 |
Workshop Organized
| S.No | Title of the Programme | Sponsors | Venue & Duration | Whether International / National / State / Regional / College or University Level | From | To | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Marine Mammal Stranding Response | CAMPA-Dugong Recovery Programme of Wildlife Institute of India | Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park | National | 17-10-2022 | 20-10-2022 | 2022 |
| 2 | Online Training Workshop for Indian Forest Service Officers on ‘The future of aquatic and marine w | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Two days | National | 26-08-2021 | 27-08-2021 | 2021 |
| 3 | Training Workshop on Advances in Marine Research and Conservation | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Online, One day | National | 01-10-2021 | 01-10-2021 | 2021 |
| 4 | Workshop to Strengthen the Conservation Actions for Migratory Birds and Their Habitats in the Centra | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Online, Two days | International | 06-10-2021 | 07-10-2021 | 2021 |
| 5 | Training workshop on "Use of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for marine biodiversity monitoring and conserv | CAMPA-Dugong Recovery Programme of Wildlife Institute of India | Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Two days | State | 28-10-2021 | 29-10-2021 | 2021 |
| 6 | Training workshop on "Marine endangered species monitoring and their conservation" for the frontline | Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India | Jamnagar, Gulf of Kutch | State | 18-10-2021 | 19-10-2021 | 2021 |
Administrative Responsibilities in the Government and Quasi Government Agencies
| S.No | Name of the Position | Agency/Organisation | Duration | Nature of Duties |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scientist In-charge | National Institute of Coastal and Marine Biodiversity | 2003-2008 | Over all day to day governances of the Institute |
| 2 | Head of Department | Endangered Species Management, Wildlife Instittute of India | 2012-2016 | Overall administration of the department |
| 3 | Coordinator | ENVIS Centre at Wildlife Institute of India | 2018-2022 | Administration and coordination of programs of ENVIS at WII |
Affiliation in Academic Bodies/Societies
| S.No | Name of the Body/Society | Nature of Affiliation | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steering Committee of Marine Mammal Consortium of India | Member | 2027 |
| 2 | Technical Advisory Committee - GCF_GoI_UNDP Enhancing Climate Resilience of India | Member | 2027 |
| 3 | Project Appraisal and Monitoring Committee for the Conservation of mangroves and coral reefs, MoEF&C | Member | 2026 |
| 4 | UNEP - CMS Dugong MoU Technical Advisory Committee | Member | 2026 |
| 5 | Tamil Nadu Biodiversity Board | Member | 2026 |
| 6 | State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) of Government of Puducherry | Member | 2025 |
| 7 | Puducherry State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEAC), Government of Puducherry | Member | 2025 |
| 8 | General Body (Society) of Wildlife Institute of India. Government of India | Member | 2025 |
| 9 | Wildlife Institute of India's Training, Research and Acadmemic Council (TRAC) | Member | 2025 |
| 10 | Scientific Research Technical Committee of the Tramil Nadru Forest Department, Government of Tamil N | Member | 2025 |
| 11 | Board of Studies, Wildlife Sciences, Bharathiyar University | Member | 2025 |
| 12 | Programme Advisory Committee of CRG DST-SERB, Government of India | Member | 2025 |
| 13 | IUCN - WCPA World Heritage | Member | 2024 |
| 14 | IUCN-SSG Galliformes Specialist Group | Member | 2024 |
| 15 | IUCN - WCPA Transboundary Conservation Specialist | Member | 2024 |
| 16 | Committee for developing guidelines for Biodiversity Register for coastal villages, NBA, Government | Member | 2024 |
| 17 | Committee for the Development of Research Policy of the Pondicherry University | Chairman | 2024 |
| 18 | Scientific Advisory Board of Srushti Conservation Foundation | Member | 2024 |
| 19 | IUCN-SSG Sirenian Species Specialist Group | Member | 2024 |
| 20 | IUCN - WCPA Climate Change and Protected Areas | Member | 2024 |
| 21 | IUCN/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group | Member | 2024 |
| 22 | IUCN-World Commission on Protected Areas | Member | 2024 |
| 23 | CSIR-Fundamental & Innovative Research in Science of Tomorrow [CSIR-FIRST] | Review Member | 2023 |
| 24 | Curricula Area Group: Environment Education, National Council of Education and Research, Government | Member | 2023 |
| 25 | Core Expert Group for Tamil Nadu Bird Count and Monitoring Programme, Government of Tamil Nadu | Member | 2023 |
| 26 | UGC Fellowship and Research Grant, Govt of India | Reviewer | 2023 |
| 27 | High Level Technical Committee for Red Oil Palm Plantation in Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Member | 2023 |
| 28 | Advanced Institute for Wildlife Conservaion, Govt of Tamil Nadu | Guest Faculty | 2023 |
| 29 | Marine Dolphins Research Task Force of Government of India | Member | 2023 |
| 30 | Departmental Promotion Committee of Wildlife Institute of India | Member | 2022 |
| 31 | International Centre for Information System and Auditing, Noida | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 32 | Forest Research Institute, Dehradun | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 33 | Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Coimbatore | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 34 | Central Academic for State Forest Services, Dehradun | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 35 | CMS and IWC Cells of WII (MOEFCC, GoI) | Nodal Officer | 2022 |
| 36 | Research Project Evaluation Committee of BIODIVERSA+, European Union | Member | 2022 |
| 37 | CITES Cell of WII (MoEF&CC), Government of India | Nodal Officer | 2022 |
| 38 | Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy (IGNFA), Dehradun | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 39 | State Wildlife Board of Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Member | 2022 |
| 40 | ENVIS Resource Parter on Protected Areas Networ of India | Coordinator | 2022 |
| 41 | Advisory Committee for EBSA, CBD. United Nations | Member | 2022 |
| 42 | Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai | Member | 2022 |
| 43 | International Centre for Environment Audit and Sustainable Development (iCED), Jaipur | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 44 | High Level Purchase Committee of WII, GoI | Member | 2022 |
| 45 | Library Development Committee of Wildlife Institute of India | Member | 2022 |
| 46 | Ramsar Regional Center – East Asia (RRC-EA, South Korea | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 47 | State Wildlife Board of Kerala | Member | 2022 |
| 48 | State Wildlife Board of Lakshadwee Islands | Member | 2022 |
| 49 | Examination Committee of Wildlife Institute of India, Government of India | Member | 2022 |
| 50 | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun | Guest Faculty | 2022 |
| 51 | Pension and Institutional Charge Committee of WII | Member | 2022 |
| 52 | Standing Committee of CITES of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, GoI | Member | 2021 |
| 53 | QRT Committee to review the performances of ICAR Instituitions | Member | 2021 |
| 54 | Research Advisory Committee of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Govt of ANI | Member | 2021 |
| 55 | Hosue Allotment Committee of WII | Member | 2021 |
| 56 | Committee for Preparation of Marine Turtle Action Plan of India, MoEFCC | Member | 2020 |
| 57 | High Power Committee for sea turtles conservation in Odisha, Government of Odisha | Member | 2020 |
| 58 | Committee for Preparation of National Marine Mega-fauna Stranding Management Guidelines | Member | 2020 |
| 59 | Drafting Committee of 3rd National Wildlife Action Plan. Government of India | Member | 2016 |
| 60 | Dugong Conservation Task Force of Government of India | Member Secretary | 2016 |
| 61 | Committee for Preparation of 5th National Biodiversity Report for CBD | Investigator and Member | 2015 |
| 62 | Committee for Preparation of Natioanl Biodiversity Action Plan of India | Investigator and Member | 2015 |
| 63 | Dugong Task Force of Government of India | Member | 2012 |
| 64 | Research and Training Advisory Committee of Wildlife Institute of India | Member | 2007 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Academic/Administraion)
| S.No | Name of the Position (Head, Dean, Co-ordinator, Director, etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Co-ordinator | Two days | Annual Bird Counts in Puducherry, February 2022 |
| 2 | Co Co-ordinator | One day | Coordinated Van Mahotsav (2022) Function with School of Law |
| 3 | Co-ordinator | One day | World Biodiversity Day Webinar on Wildlife Rescue and Rehabilitation on 22 May 2022 |
| 4 | Co-ordinator | One day | Webinar as part of World Environment Day, 2022 |
| 5 | VC Nominee | One day | Conducted interview to select project staff for Dept of Political Science |
| 6 | Advisor | One Week | Wildlife Week Celebrations in 2022 |
| 7 | Judge: National Students Science Congress 2022 | One day | Evaluator of the State (Puducherry) Level projects |
| 8 | Selection Committee Member | Three Years | BSUSC |
| 9 | Resource Person | One | Two days Bilateral Workshop on Marine Litter Management in Puducherry jointly organized by UK Government and Puducherry Government, 27 Feb 2023 |
| 10 | Resource Person | One day | Sea Turtle Conservation Awarness Meeting with Fishermen organized by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department, 24 Feb 2023 |
| 11 | Coordinated Synchronized Annual Bird Count in Tamil Nadu, 2023 | One Week | Advisor cum Coordinator |
| 12 | Chair and Evaluator | Two day | Chaired a Technical Session in the Annual Research Seminar of Wildlife Institute of India, MoEFCC, Govt of India |
| 13 | Coordinator | One Week | Wildlife Week Celebrations in 2023 |
Participation & Extension Activities (Co-Curricular)
| S.No | Name of the Position (NSS, NCC, Warden etc.,) | Duration | Nature of Dutites |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coordinator | One Day | Field Tour to Point Calimere Sanctuary for Students of DEES |
Collaboration with Institution/Industry
| S.No | Collaborator Name | Designation | Institution/Industry | Type | Nature of Collaboration | Period of Collaboration | Visits to Collaborating Institution / Industry |
Details of Collaborative Research/Teaching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | From Date | To Date | |||||||
| 1 | Wildlife Institute of India | Scientists | Wildlife Institute of India | NATIONAL | Research, Teaching and Training | 15-01-2022 | 14-01-2025 | 15-01-2022 | 14-01-2025 | Research on endangered species especially dugong and management of Marine Protected Areas. Teaching MSc Students and IFS Officers Trainees of PGDC |
| 2 | Dr Sivaperuman Chandrakasan | Scientist E | Zoological Survey of India | NATIONAL | Research as Co-Investigator | 15-06-2022 | 24-11-2023 | 15-06-2022 | 24-11-2023 | Ecology and management of saltwater crocodiles in Andaman and Nicobar islands |
Faculty Development Programme Attended (Orientation, Refresher, other Short Term Course during the year)
| S.No | Title of the FDP | Organiser | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Training of Trainers on Integrated Water Resource Management: Facilitating water stewardship from a basin perspective | Centre for Development Innovation, Wageningen University, Netherlands | CDI, The Netherlands | Short Term | 27-05-2013 | 14-06-2013 | 2013 |
| 2 | Strengthening CITES implementation capacity to ensure sustainable wildlife management and non-detrimental trade | UN CITES Secretariat | Makati City, Philippines | Short Term | 15-06-2010 | 17-06-2010 | 2010 |
| 3 | Biodiversity and climate change | United Nations Institute for Training and Research | Kushiro, Japan | Short Term | 29-06-2008 | 04-07-2008 | 2008 |
| 4 | Ecosystem, water and biodiversity | United Nations Institute for Training and Research | Kushiro, Japan | Short Term | 26-08-2006 | 31-08-2006 | 2006 |
| 5 | Molecular markers: Tools for fish population genetic analysis | Natioal Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources | NBFGR, Lucknow | Short Term | 29-10-2001 | 10-11-2001 | 2001 |
Details of Executive Development Prog/Management Development Prog. conducted
| S.No | Name of the Programme | No. of Participants | Venue | Duration | From Date | To Date | Year | Revenue Generated |
|---|
Participation in IMPESS, IMPRINT, SPARC, STARS, LEAP Programme etc and DSF Funding Programme
| S.No | IMPRESS/IMPRINT/SPARC/STARS/LEAP/Others | Place | From Date | To Date | Year |
|---|
Enrolment under ARPIT Programme
| S.No | Name of the Programme | Period of the Programme | |
|---|---|---|---|
| From Date | To Date | ||