Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences
Title : | Drivers of Human–Elephant Conflict (HEC) and its influence on body condition and stress level among free-ranging elephants in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India |
Area of research : | Earth, Atmosphere & Environment Sciences |
Focus area : | Wildlife Biology |
Principal Investigator : | Dr Nagarajan Baskaran, Assistant Professor, A.V.C. College, Tamil Nadu |
Timeline Start Year : | 2021 |
Contact info : | nagarajan.baskaran@gmail.com |
Associated Programme / Scheme : | Core Research Grant (CRG) |
Details
Executive Summary : | Assessing body condition and stress level would shed better light on relationship among HEC, habitat, stress and body condition. The findings from this study would provide comprehensive information on the drivers of HEC and influence HEC on stress level and body condition, and thus on reproductive fitness, which are crucial for planning their conservation. This would ultimately safeguard the biodiversity and thus economic growth. This study is proposed ‘on evaluating the drivers of HEC and its influence on body condition and stress level among free-ranging elephants in NBR, southern India’. |
Co-PI: | Dr Jayakumar Samidurai, Assistant Professor, A.V.C. College, Tamil Nadu |
Total Budget (INR): | 29,65,810 |
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