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This volume is part of a series of books on important bird areas (IBAs) of specific states, which is an extension of Important Bird Areas in India: Priority Sites for Conservation (2004) that described 466 IBAs for India. This book provides comprehensive information about the IBAs in the state of Maharashtra. As a part of the IBAs series, this book has up-to-date scientific information on twenty important sites which need conservation attention. Also contains information on seven additional sites that have been identified by using the global IBA criteria set by BirdLife International, UK.
Important Bird Areas of Maharashtra Priority Sites for Conservation
by Rahmani, Asad R; Islam, Zafar-ul; Kasambe, Raju; WadatkarFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2014-10-01
Publisher(s): Oxford University Press
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Summary
Author Biography
Asad R Rahmani, Director, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai,Zafar-ul Islam, Field Biologist, International Wildlife Conservation,Raju Kasambe, Project Manager, IBA Programme, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, Wadatkar, State Coordinator, Indian Bird Conservation Network of Vidarbha, Maharashtra
Asad R. Rahmani is currently Director of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). He has written more than 100 research papers for national and international journals, five books, and numerous popular articles and book reviews. He is Principal Investigator of many prestigious projects of the BNHS, including the Important Bird Area (IBA) Programme of BirdLife International and BNHS. He is the Executive Editor of the Journal of the BNHS and Editor of Hornbill and Mistnet.
Zafar-ul Islam is a Field Biologist in International Wildlife Conservation. His primary research areas include ecology and biology of globally threatened species such as Houbara, Arabian Leopard, Arabian Oryx, Sand and Mountain Gazelles, and threatened birds found in India.
Table of Contents
Preface
Message
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Description of the Important Bird Areas:
Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
Burnt Island
Gangapur Dam and Grasslands
INS Shivaji and Adjoining Areas, Lonavla
Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary
Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary
Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary
Mahul Sewri Mudflats
Melghat Tiger Reserve
Nagzira Tiger Reserve
Nandur Madhmeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary
Navegaon National Park
Ozar, Wani, and Adjoining Grasslands
Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
Sanjay Gandhi National Park-Tungareshwar Complex
Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve
Taloda Reserve Forest
Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary
Thane Creek
Toranmal Reserve Forest
Proposed Sites:
Amboli-Tilari Reserve Forest
Chandoli National Park
Hatnur Dam
Mahendri Reserve Forest
Pench Tiger Reserve
Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Ujjani Reservoir
Index
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