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Bilal Habib Ph. D Scientist D

Department of Animal Ecology & Conservation Biology Wildlife Institute of India, Post Bag: 18, Chandrabani, Dehradun – 248 001 Tel: + (91) 135 – 2646283 (0) Tel: + (91) 135 – 2646280 (R) Fax: + (91) 135 - 2640117 Mobile: + 91 9410 99 22 33 E-mail: bh@wii.gov.in Alt : bilalhabib1@gmail.com Web: http://www.wii.gov.in/ov.in Skype: wildwithwolves

Personal Information:

Date of Birth : 22nd March 1977 Marital Status : Married Occupation : Scientist D Nationality : Indian Passport No : H5233517 Languages : English, Hindi, Urdu, Kashmiri, Marathi, Dari

Research Interest:

Ecology, Population Dynamics and Population Models, Human – Animal Conflict, Animal Behaviour, Matting Strategies, Ecology and Advanced Modelling, Prey-Predator Dynamics, etc.

Awards:

UNESCO MAB Young Scientist Award 2013 Highest Qualification: Ph. D. in Wildlife Sciences Ph. D. Topic: Ecology of Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes Sykes, 1831) and modeling its

potential habitat in the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India.

Education: Ph. D. 2007 Wildlife Sciences Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India – 202 002 M. Sc. 2001 Wildlife Sciences Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India - 202 002 B. Sc. 1999 Bio-Sciences University of Kashmir, J&K, India – 190 006

Research Experience: 12 Years Teaching Experience: 05 Years

I have been involved in field research on carnivores in India since around 2001. My doctoral research was on the ecology of the Indian wolf in the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Prior to joining the Wildlife Institute of India, I worked as Wildlife Survey Program Manager for the Wildlife Conservation Society’s Afghanistan Biodiversity Project and was involved in the design and coordination of wildlife surveys in the Wakhan Corridor (Pamirs), capacity building in the environment sector and development of the Red List. I assisted in a CITES training course. My research species and system range from turtles in the Himalayan foothills to wolves in semi-arid and trans-Himalayan landscapes, Marco polo sheep and Snow Leopard in the Afghan Pamirs to Wild dogs in the north-east of India and leopards in north India. My research interests include population ecology, carnivore ecology, human-animal conflict and animal behavior.

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Total Number of Publication: 99 Papers in Pre-Reviewed Journals: 32 Books 02 Status, Survey & Conservation Action Plan: 05 Articles: 06 Dissertations & Technical Reports: 24 EIA Reports: 05 Reports as Member of GOI Committees: 04 Abstracts: 21

Publications:

I) Scientific Research Papers in Pre-Reviewed Journals

1. Hayward, M. W., Lyngdoh, S., and Habib, B. (2014): Diet and prey preference of dholes (Cuon alpinus): dietary competition within Asia’s apex predator guild. Journal of Zoology.

2. Habib, B., Shrotriya, S., Sivakumar, K., Sinha, P. R. and Mathur, V. B. (2014): Three decades of

wildlife radio telemetry in India: a review. Animal Biotelemetry 2014, 2:4 3. Lyngdoh, S., Shrotriya, S., Goyal, S.P., Clements, H., Hayward, M. W. and Habib, B. (2014): Prey

Preferences of the Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia): Regional Diet Specificity holds Global Significance for Conservation. PLoS ONE 10.1371/journal.pone.0088349

4. Lyngdoh, S., Gopi, G. V., Selvan, K. M. and Habib, B. (2014): Effect of interaction among ethnic

communities, livestock and wild dogs (Cuon alpinus) in Arunachal Pradesh, India. Eur. J. Wildl Res.

5. Selvan, K. Lyngdoh S., Habib, B. and Gopi, G. V. (2014): Population density and abundance of

sympatric large carnivores iun low land tropical forests of Eastern Himalayas: Mammalian Biology 79: 254 - 258

6. Selvan, K. Lyngdoh S., Gopi, G. V., Habib, B. and Hussain S. A. (2014): Population densities, group

size and biomass of ungulates in a lowland tropical rainforest of the eastern Himalayas. Acta Ecologica Sinica 34 (2014) 219 – 224.

7. Selvan, K. Lyngdoh S., Gopi, G. V. and Habib, B. (2014): Density estimation of leopard cat

Prionailurus bengalensis using capture-recapture sampling in lowland forest of Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Mammalia 01/2014; DOI:10.1515/mammalia-2013-2014

8. Pachuau, S. V., Qureshi, Q., Habib, B. and Nijman, V. (2013): Habitat use and documentation of

Historic Decline of Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock) in Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram, India. Primate Conservation Pp. 1 - 6.

9. Selvan, K. Gopi, G. V., Lyngdoh S., Habib, B. and Hussain, S. A. (2013): Prey selection and food

habits of three sympatric large carnivores in a tropical lowland forests of the Eastern Himalayan Biodiversity Hotspot. Mammalian Biology, 78, Pp. 296- 303.

10. Selvan, K. Gopi, G. V., Habib, B. and Lyngdoh S. (2013): Losing threatened and rare wildlife to

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hunting in Ziro Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Current Science, Vol. 104, No. 11, Pp. 1492 -95. 11. Selvan, K.M., Lyngdoh, S., Gopi, G.V., and Habib B. (2013): An assessment of abundance, habitat

use and activity patterns of three sympatric pheasants in an Eastern Himalayan Lowland tropical Forest of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Asian Journal of Conservation Biology, Vol. 2 No. 1, pp. 52–60.

12. Noor, A., Habib, B. and Kumar S. (2013): Habitat selection and niche segregation between chital

and nilgai in Keoladeo National Park, India. European Journal of Zoological Research, Vol. 2, No. 2, Pp. 1 - 9.

13. Selvan, K. Gopi, G. V., Habib, B. and Lyngdoh S. (2013): Hunting records of endangered Marbled

Cat (Pardofelis Marmorata) in the Ziro valley of lower Subansiri, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 5(1): 3583 – 3584.

14. Shrotriya, S., Lyngdoh, S. and Habib, B (2012): Wolves in Trans-Himalaya: 165 years of

taxonomic confusion. Current Science, Vol 103; No. 8; Pp 885 – 887 15. Dar, T. A., Habib, B. and Khan, J. A (2012): Group size, habitat use and overlap analysis of four

sympatric ungulate species in Shivalik Ecosystem, Uttrakhand, India. Mammalia, Vol. 76, No. 01, Pp. 31 - 41.

16. Maurya, K. K., Habib B. and Kumar, S. (2011): Food habits of Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) in

Deccan Plateau of Maharashtra, India. World Journal of Zoology, Vol. 6, No. 3, Pp. 318 – 322. 17. Salvador Lyngdoh, Gopi, G. V. and Habib B. (2011): Hunting record of a Spotted Linsang Prionodon

pardicolor from Lower Subansiri district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Small Carnivore Conservation, Vol. 44, Pp. 27 – 28.

18. Salvador Lyngdoh, K. M. Selvan, Gopi, G. V. and Habib B. (2011): First photographic evidence of

two rare cats from Pakke Tiger Reserve, Western Arunachal Pradesh. Current Science, Vol. 101, No. 10, Pp. 1284 – 1285.

19. Salvador Lyngdoh, K. M. Selvan, Gopi, G. V. and Habib B., Hazarika M. (2011): Sighting and first

photograph of Asiatic golden cat in western Arunachal Pradesh. Cat News (54): 17 – 18. 20. Salvador Lyngdoh, K. M. Selvan, Gopi, G. V. and Habib B. (2011): First photos of marbled cat in

Pakke Tiger Reserve, Western Arunachal Pradesh, India. Cat News (55): 7 – 8. 21. Habib, B., S. Shrotriya, K. Sivakumar, V.B. Mathur and P.R. Sinha. (2010): Radio-Telemetry studies

in India – Issues and Way Forward (In) Sivakumar, K and B. Habib (Eds.) 2010. Telemetry in Wildlife Science, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. 13 (1): 3-19.

22. Habib, B and Kumar, S. (2010): Application of Radio-telemetry for studying ecology of Indian Wolf

(Canis lupus pallipes) in Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. (In) Sivakumar, K and B. Habib (Eds.) Telemetry in Wildlife Science, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India. 13 (1): 61-68.

23. Habib, B., Dar, T. A., Khan, J. A. and Kushwaha, S.P.S. (2010): Evaluation of Habitat Suitability

Models for Four Sympatric Ungulate Species in Pathri Rao Watershed adopting Geo-Statistical Modelling. Current Science, Vol. 99, No. 4, Pp. 500 – 506.

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24. Noor, A., Habib, B. and Kumar S. (2010): Effects of plot size and shape on the encounter rate of ungulate fecal pellet groups and abundance estimate precision. Current Science, Vol. 99, No. 6, Pp. 800 – 804.

25. Dar, T. A., Habib, B. and Khan, J. A (2010): Vegetation Structure along an Altitudinal Gradient in

Phakot Watershed in Garhwal Himalaya, Uttrakhand, India. The Indian Forester, Vol. 136, No. 11, Pp. 1550 – 1560.

26. Dar, T. A., Habib, B., Khan, J. A., Kushwaha, S.P.S. and Mendiratta, N (2008) Bird Community

Structure in Phakot and Pathri Rao Watershed Areas in Uttarakhand, India. International Journal of Ecology and Environment, 34 (2), Pp193 – 205.

27. Dar, T. A., Habib, B., Khan, J. A., Kushwaha, S.P.S. and Mendiratta, N (2008) Population Structure,

Habitat Use and Conservation of Ungulates in Mosaic Landscapes of Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand. International Journal of Ecology and Environment, 34 (2), Pp 83 - 89.

28. Dar, T. A., Khan, J. A., Habib, B., Kushwaha, S.P.S. and Mendiratta, N (2008) Assessment of

Herpetofaunal Assemblage in Phakot and Pathri Rao Watershed Areas, Uttarakhand, India. International Journal of Ecology and Environment, 34 (2), Pp 207 – 213.

29. Habib, B. Kumar, S. (2007) Den shifting by wolves in semi-wild landscapes in the Deccan Plateau,

Maharashtra, India. Journal of Zoology, 272, Pp 259 – 265. 30. Habib, B., S.P.S. Kushwaha, A. Quadri, and A. Khan (2006): Application of Remote Sensing and

Geographic Information System in Wildlife Habitat Modelling. JOURNAL OF THE BOMBAY NATURAL HISTORY SOCIETY, 103 (2-3), Pp 366 – 374.

31. Kushwaha, S.P.S., A. Khan, B. Habib, A. Quadri, and A. Singh (2004): Evaluation of sambar and

muntijak habitats using geospatial modelling. CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 86. NO. 10. PP 1390-1400.

32. Habib, B., Khan, A., Kushwaha, S.P.S. and Quadri, A. (2002): Applications of Remote Sensing and

GIS in Niche Overlap Analysis (Prediction Modelling). IAPRS & SIS, Vol. 34, Part 7, “Resource and Environmental Monitoring,” Hyderabad, India, Pp 64-68.

II) Books and Book Chapters

1. Gopi, G. V., Salvador Lyngdoh and Bilal Habib (2010): The Asiatic Wild Dog (Dhole): A

monograph to serve as essential reference for graduate students, researchers, academicians

and conservationists, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing. Pp 76.

2. Sivakumar, K. and Habib, B. (Eds.) (2010): Telemetry in Wildlife Science, ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife & Protected Areas. Vil. 13 No. 1. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun – 248 001, India, 246 Pp. (Published in 2011).

III) Status, Survey and Conservation Action Plan Reports

1. Habib, B. and Talukdar, G. (2011): Status of Wildlife in the State of Goa – 2010. Survey Report, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, TR 2011/008, Pp 23

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2. Habib, B., Bhardwaj, A. K., Vasudevan, K., Sivakumar, K., Talukdar, G., Kumar, S. and Kumar S. (2011). Wildlife Census of Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh. Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Forest and Wildlife, UT Administration, Chandigarh. TR 2011/007, Pp – 19

3. Jackson, R., Mallon, D., McCarthy, T., Chundawat, R. A. and Habib, B. (2008) Panthera uncia. In:

INCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1 4. Chundawat, R.S., Habib, B., Karanth, U., Kawanishi, K., Ahmad Khan, J., Lynam, T., Miquelle, D.,

Nyhus, P., Sunarto, Tilson, R. & Sonam Wang (2008) Panthera tigris. In: INCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1

5. Sanderson, J., Sunarto, S., Wilting, A., Driscoll, C., Lorica, R., Ross, J., Hearn, A., Mujkherjee, S.,

Khan, J. A., Habib, B. & Grassman, L. (2008) Prinoailurus bengalensis. In: INCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.1

IV) Published Articles

1. Habib, B. and Cheda, B. (2010): Ninety-six young ones born to Russell’s Viper Daboia russelii. Reptile Rap No. 10, Pp. 20 – 21. 2. Habib B. and Kumar S. (2009): Field Report: Duration of Copulation Knot in Indian Fox (Vulpes

bengalensis). Zoo’s Print, Volume XXIV, No. 8, Pp 23-24. 3. Habib, B. (2006): Les loups : faits et folklore Nouvelles de l’Inde n° 3 MARS 2006 4. Habib, B. (2005): Wolf – Legend and Mythology in an Indian Context. WolfPrint 25, Pp 9-11. 5. D. Showler, Lees, A., Nale, R. N. and Habib, B. (2004): Where to See: INDIAN BUSTARD, Indian

Bustard Wildlife Sanctuary, Nannaj, Maharashtra, India BirdingAsia 1 Pp 58-62. 6. Habib, B. (2004): Nannaj the Bustard Land! MISTNET Volume 5, No. 1 & 2, Pp 6-7.

V) Review, Dissertations and Technical Reports

1. Habib, B. (1999): Social organization of Antelopes with special reference to three Indian Antelopes Nilgai, Blackbuck & Chinkara. Review Paper. Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, UP, India. Pp 51.

2. Habib, B. (2001): Some aspects of Ecology of sympatric ungulate in middle altitude Oak forest of

Kumaon Himalayas at Ranikhet, Almora, Uttaranchal. M. Sc. Dissertation. Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, Up. India Pp 42.

3. Quadri, A. and Habib, B. (2001): Wildlife Habitat characterization and suitability analysis for

Sambar and Barking Deer in the Reserve forests of Ranikhet using Remote Sensing and GIS. Project Report. Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh and Indian Instituteof Remote Sensing, Dehradun Pp 78.

4. Prasad, S. N., Yadav, P., and Habib, B. (2002): Remote Sensing and GIS tools for NBSAP. A Sub

Thematic Review. Sàlim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Anaikatty, Coimbatore – 641 108, India Pp 164.

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5. Habib, B. and Kumar, S. (2002): Ecology and Conservation of the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) in some selected habitats in Maharashtra, India. Technical Report No. 1. Department of Wildlife Sciences. AMU Aligarh Pp 17.

6. Habib, B. and Kumar, S. (2003): Ecology and Conservation of the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes)

in some selected habitats in Maharashtra, India. Technical Report No. 2. Department of Wildlife Sciences. AMU Aligarh Pp 15.

7. Habib, B. and Parihar, D. R. (2004): Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary Nannaj, Special Census

Workshop 2004. Census Report. Maharashtra Forest Department. Pp 8.

8. Habib, B and Mohit Kalra (2004): Denotification of the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Survey Report . Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai, India. Pp 11.

9. Khan, J. A., Dar, T. A. and Habib, B. (2006) Documenting patterns of faunal diversity in Pathri Rao

and Phakot Watershed areas in Gharwal for augmenting Bio-Geo database for sustainable development of Uttaranchal state. Technical Report 2. Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU Aligarh Pp 38.

10. Habib, B. (2007): Status of large mammals in Proposed Big Pamir Wildlife Reserve, Wakhan,

Afghanistan. Annual Report submitted to Wildlife Conservation Society, USA, 39 Pp.

11. Habib, B. (2007): Ecological of Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes Sykes, 1831), and Modeling its Potential Habitat in the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Ph. D. Thesis, Department of Wildlife Sciences, A.M.U. Aligarh. Pp 264.

12. Khan, J. A, Dar, T. A., Habib, B. (2007): Documenting Patterns of Faunal Diversity in Pathri Rao and

Phakot Watershed Areas in Garhwal for Augmenting Bio-Geo Database for Sustainable Development of Uttaranchal State. Project Completion Report, Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU Aligarh Pp 164

13. Habib, B. (2007): An annotated list of bird species observed by the Mammal Survey Team in

Wakhan in April 2007. Unpublished Report. WCS, New York, 9 Pp. 14. Habib, B. (2007): Status of mammals in Wakhan Corridor, Afghanistan. Final Report. International

Snow Leopard Trust, USA, 60 Pp. 15. Habib, B. (2008): Status of Mammals in Wakhan Afghanistan. Unpublished Report. WCS, New

York, 22 Pp. 16. Gopi, G. V., Habib, B., Selvan K. M. and S. Lyngdoh (2012): Conservation of endangered Asiatic

Wild Dog Cuon alpinus in Western Arunchal Pradesh: linking ecology, ethnics and economics to foster better co-existence. Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. TR – 2012/003, 136 Pp.

17. Habib, B., Shrotriya, S., and Jhala, Y. V. (2013): Ecology and Conservation of Himalayan Wolf. Wildlife Institute of India - Technical report No. TR -2013/01, Pp. 46.

18. WII (2013): Tracking Movement pattern of Bar-headed Goose in Jammu and Kashmir. Research

report – Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of J & K. Pp 32. WII No. TR -2013/002.

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19. Habib, B., Trivedi, M., Nigam, P., Davate, M., Dashahre, A., (2013a): Status of Tiger , Leopard and their Prey in Tadoba- Andhari Tiger Reserve Maharashtra : Phase IV Monitoring Report Summer 2013, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

20. Habib, B., Trivedi, M., Nigam, P., Davate, M., Dashahre, A., (2013b): Status of Tiger ,

Leopard and their Prey in Tadoba- Andhari Tiger Reserve Maharashtra : Phase IV Monitoring Report Winter 2013, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.

21. WII (2014): Capture and tagging of Black-necked Crane and Bar-headed Goose in Changthang

Cold Desert Wildlife Sanctuary, Ladakh. Report – Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of J & K. Pp 32.

22. Habib, B., Nigam, P., Trivedi, M., Chatterjee N., Davate, M., Dashahre, A., Garad, G. P. Sinha, V., Kalaskar, A. S., and Narwane, G. P. (2014): Status of Tigers, Co-Predators and Prey in Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve (TATR) – Phase IV Monitoring Report and Report on Collaring of Leopards Pp 26.

23. Habib, B., Gopi, G. V., Noor, A. and Mir, Z. A. (2014): Ecology of Leopard Panthera pardus in

relation to prey abundance and land use pattern in Kashmir Valley. Project Completion Report. Submitted to Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Wildlife Institute of India, Pp 72.

24. Shrotriya, S., Mahar, N., Reshamwala, H.S., Habib, B., Hussain, S.A., Shawl, T., Suhail, I. & Takpa,

J. (2014): Field Sampling Protocol – Mammalian Fauna and Waterbirds in Trans-Himalayan Landscape. Technical Report – Wildlife Institute of India and Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of J&K. Technical Report No. WII/TR/02/2014

VI) EIA Reports

1. Conservation Plan in Response to Diversion of Forest Area for Widening of National Highway 6: A Review. Wildlife Institute of India, TR 2012/005, Pp – 22. (Dr. Bilal Habib, Dr. A. Rajvanshi and A. Pragatheesh) - 2012

2. Revised Proposal for 4 Laning of National Highway 7: A Review. Wildlife Institute of India, TR

2012/006, Pp – 74. (Dr. A. Rajvanshi, Dr. Bilal Habib, B. and A. Pragatheesh) – 2012 3. Nuclear Power Project at Gorakhpur, Haryana – Reconnaissance Report (2013) (Dr. Bilal Habib,

Dr. Asha Rajvanshi, Dr. Gautam Talukdar and Sh. Salvador Lyngdoh) - 2013 4. Proposal for Diversion of 121.58 ha of Forest land for Opencast Mining of Durgapur deep

extension Opencast Project of M/S. Western Coalfields Limited, Chandrapur Area, Maharashtra – Assessment Report (Dr. Bilal Habib) - 2014

5. Diversion of 20.77 ha of Forest land and 6.70 ha of Revenue Land from Great Indian Bustard

sanctuary for Construction of Electric Transmission Line between Gwalior and Jaipur – Site Appraisal Report (2014) (Dr. Bilal Habib and Dr. Sutirtha Dutta) - 2014

VII) Reports as Member of GOI Committees:

1. Ascertaining the Spatial Presence of Tiger, Co-Predators, Prey and Extant of their Habitat in Goa – (NTCA Committee Report – 2013)

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2. Review of the Proposal: Submitted by the Government of Assam in Compliance of the order of the Hon’ble national Green Tribunal, to suggest Mitigation Measures in the Interest of Wildlife Conservation with respect to national Highway 37 – (NTCA Committee Report – 2014)

3. Appraisal Report on Suitability of Release of Tiger Cubs kept in Captivity at Pench Tiger

Reserve, Maharashtra – (NTCA Committee Report – 2014)

4. Site Appraisal Report – Human river Irrigation Project: Report on the field appraisal to suggest options for retaining the vital tiger corridor – (NTCA Committee Report – 2014)

VIII) Published Abstracts

1. Prasad, S. N., Habib, B., Kumar, A., Vijayan, V. S. (2002): Harnessing Information and Communication Technology for Wetland Conservation. Abstract: Regional Workshop for Asia-Pacific “Information Communication Technology and the Environment in Asia and the Pacific (ICTEAP).”

2. Khan, A. and Habib, B. (2002): Habitat utilization of barking deer in cantonment forest of Ranikhet during post monsoon season. Abstract: 5th International Deer Biology Congress, Québec Canada 2002.

3. Habib, B., Khan, A., Kushwaha, S.P.S. and Quadri, A. (2002): Applications of Remote Sensing and GIS in Niche Overlap Analysis (Prediction Modelling). Abstract: ISPRS TC-VII International Symposium on Resource and Environmental Monitoring, December 3-6, 2002, Hyderabad, India.

4. Prasad, S. N. and Habib, B. (2002): Role of Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System

(GIS) in National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan. Abstract: ISPRS TC-VII International Symposium on Resource and Environmental Monitoring, December 3-6, 2002, Hyderabad, India.

5. Prasad, S. N., Habib, B., Kumar, A., Tiwari, A. K., Vijayan, V. S., and Vijayan, L. (2002): Wetland

Conservation in India: The Role of Medium Resolution Satellite Data. Abstract: ISPRS TC-VII International Symposium on Resource and Environmental Monitoring, December 3-6, 2002, Hyderabad, India.

6. Habib, B., S.P.S. Kushwaha, A. Quadri, and A. Khan (2003): Application of Remote Sensing and

Geographic Information System in Wildlife Habitat Modelling. Abstract: Centenary Journal Seminar “A look at threatened species” Bombay Natural History Society, November 13-15, 2003, I.I.T. Mumbai, India.

7. Habib, B. and Kumar, S. (2003): The continued survival of wolves in a highly changing scenario of

the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: 3rd International Wildlife Management Congress, Christchurch, New Zealand 1-5 Dec, 2003.

8. Habib, B., Quadri, A., Khan, A. and Kushwaha, S.P.S. (2004): Applications of advanced statistical

techniques for integrating ground based data with Geographic Information System for Kalij (Lophura leucomelanos) habitat modelling in Kumaon Himalayas, India. Abstract: International Galliformes Symposium, Dehradun, India 2004.

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9. Habib, B. (2005): Multiple Denning by Wolves (Canis lupus pallipes) in semi-wild landscapes in the Deccan plateau, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: International Wolf Conference: Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the World. October 1-4, 2005, Colorado Springs, USA.

10. Kumar, S. and Habib, B. (2005): Ranging patterns of wolves (Canis lupus pallipes) in semi-wild

landscapes in the Deccan plateau, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: International Wolf Conference: Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the World. October 1-4, 2005, Colorado Springs, USA.

11. Habib, B. (2006): Ecology of Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes) and modelling its potential habitat

in the Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: Students Conference on Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK 28-30 March 2006.

12. Khan, J.A., Kumar, R.S., Mendiratta, A., Dar, T.A. and Habib, B. (2006): Documenting patterns

faunal diversity in Pathri Rao and Phakot watershed areas in Garhwal for augmenting bio-geo database for sustainable development of Uttaranchal State. Abstract: XXVI INCA International Congress November 22 – 24, 2006.

13. Habib, B., Khan, J. A., Chundawat, R.C. and McCarthy, T. (2007): Status of Snow Leopard in

Wakhan Corridor of Afghanistan – an assessment after 30 years. Abstract: Felid Biology and Conservation Conference, Oxford University UK, 17 – 20 September, 2007.

14. Khan, J.A., Singh, S.U., Habib, B., Pathak, B.J. and Singh, B.P. (2007): Ecology and Conservation of

Leopard (Panthera padus fuska) in Gir National Park and Sanctuary. Abstract: Felid Biology and Conservation Conference, Oxford University UK, 17 – 20 September, 2007.

15. Habib, B. (2009): Predation Dynamics of Wolves (Canis lupus pallipes) in semi-wild landscapes in the Deccan plateau, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: CARNIVORES 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing world. November 15 - 18, 2009, Denver, Colorado, USA.

16. Kumar, K., Habib, B. and Kumar, S. (2009): Prey Abundance and Food Habits of Wolves in

Rehekhuri Blackbuck Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India. Abstract: CARNIVORES 2009: Carnivore Conservation in a Changing world. November 15 - 18, 2009, Denver, Colorado, USA.

17. Habib, B. (2010): “Predations vs Compensation – The Way Forward” – Insights from Predation

Data. Abstract: International Conference on “Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation vis-a-vis Climate Change” at Srinagar, J&K from 3 – 5, June 2010.

18. Ahmad, T., Habib, B. and Khan, J. A. (2010) Ecological studies on bird assemblages in Garhwal Himalayas of Uttrakhand, India. Abstract: International Conference on “Wildlife and Biodiversity Conservation vis-a-vis Climate Change” at Srinagar, J&K from 3 – 5, June 2010.

19. Kumar, R. S., Habib, B. and Talukdar G. (2010) Ecology of a Little Known Terrestrial Geoemydid,

Malanochellys tricarinata from Dehradun Valley, Northern India. Abstract: 8th Annual Symposium on the Conservation and Biology of Tortoises and Freshwater Turtles, Orlando, Florida, USA, August 16 – 19, 2010.

20. Gogi, D., Mahto, R., Talukdar, G., Kumar, R. S., Habib, B., and Sinha, V.S.P. (2010) Comparison of

Home range Estimation Techniques for a Small Terrestrial Species of Turtle. Abstract: ISRS National Symposium ob GIS & Remote Sensing in Infrastructure Development: GRID, 1 – 3rd Dec. 2010, Pune, India.

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21. Mondal, I., Talukdar, G., Kumar, S. and Habib, B. (2010) Application of Circuit Theory to Model Potential Corridors of the Tricarinate Hill Turtle. Abstract: ISRS National Symposium ob GIS & Remote Sensing in Infrastructure Development: GRID, 1 – 3rd Dec. 2010, Pune, India.

Ph. D Registrations: Ph. D Registrations as Supervisor: S. No. Name of Candidate Ph. D Topic Date of Registration

01. Meraj Anwar Status of Tigers and its Associated Prey Species in Selected Corridors and Areas of Terai Arc Landscape

01.01.2012

02. Athar Noor Status and Spatio-Temporal Ranging Behaviour of Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Dachigam National Park, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

01.01.2012

03. Mir Zaffar Rais Monitoring Prey Dynamics and Diet Fluctuations of Leopard (Panthera pardus) in Dachigam National Park, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir

01.01.2012

04. Salvador Lyngdoh Spatial ecology and predation pattern of wolf in Spiti Valley, Himachal Pradesh.

01.01.2013

05. Shivam Shrotriya Status, distribution and foraging ecology of wolf in the north-western Himalayan landscape, India.

01.01.2013

Ph. D Registrations as Co-Supervisor:

S. No. Name of Candidate Ph. D Topic Date of Registration

01. K. Muthamizh Selvan Ecology of Sympatric Large Carnivores in Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh

01.01.2010 Awarded 2014

M. Sc. Dissertations:

Year Student Name Dissertation Topic Institute/University

2014 Koustuv Sasaru Morphometric Criteria to identify Faecal Pellets of Sympatric Ungulate Species in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve, Maharashtra

FRI Dehradun

2013 Aditya Malgaonkar Assessing the Role of matrix in influencing Edge Effects on Herpetofauna in a Fragmented Tropical Forest

WII Dehradun

2013 Deepak C. K. Effect of inter- habitat matrix on tropical evergreen forest remnants: An empirical test of matrix-tolerance hypothesis on butterflies

WII Dehradun

2012 Bhaskar Bora Food Habits of Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) in Dachigam National Park, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Doon University Dehradun

2011 Samuel, V. P.

Response of Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock hoolock) in terms of Population Abundance and Resource Utilization across various Disturbance Regimes in Dampa Tiger Reserve, Mizoram

WII Dehradun

2011 Amlendu Pathak Winter Habitat use of Hangul (Cervus elaphus hanglu, Wagner) in Dachigam National Park, Srinagar, Kashmir

FRI University Dehradun

Curriculum Vitae

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2010 Shreya Dasgupta

Home Range and Movement Pattern Dynamics of Wolves in Semi-Wild Landscapes in Deccan Plateau, Maharashtra, India

Teri University Delhi

2010 Malemleima N.

Evaluating the Efficacy of Various Sampling Techniques for Quantifying Abundance of Tricarinate Hill Turtle (Melanochelys tricarinata) and evaluating its Resting Sites

FRI University Dehradun

Research Projects: Research Projects Completed:

S. No.

Project Title Funding Agency, Amount and

Role Duration

01. Status Survey and Distribution of Himalayan Wolf

MBZ Species Conservation Fund; Rs. 4, 56,273 Principal Investigator

2010 - 2011

02.

The Conservation of the Asiatic Wild Dog Cuon alpinus in Western Arunachal Pradesh: Linking ecology, ethics and economics to foster better coexistence

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Rs. 31,25,400 Co-Investigator

2009 – 2012 (Feb 2012)

03. Ecology of Leopard Panthera pardus in relation to prey abundance and land use pattern in Kashmir Valley

Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India. Rs. 37,81,800 Principal Investigator

2010 - 2013

Research Projects (Ongoing):

S. No. Project Title Funding Agency, Amount

and Role Duration

01. Ecology and Conservation of Himalayan Wolf

WII – Grant in Aid Rs. 69,29,800 Principal Investigator

2012 - 2017

02.

Distribution pattern, habitat use and movement of breeding water birds with respect to Black-necked cranes and Bar-headed geese using telemetry in Changthang Cold Desert Sanctuary, Ladakh and Gharana Wetland Conservation reserve, Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir

Department of Wildlife Protection, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir Rs. 12,00,000+10,00,000 Co-Investigator

2012 - 2015

03.

Biological Indicators for Assessing Conservation Objectives – Askot landscape: Framework for Monitoring Mammals and Birds

GEF-WB (IDA) Principal Investigator

2012 - 2014

04.

Long Term Monitoring of Tigers, Co-Predators and Prey Species in Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve and Adjoining Landscape, Maharashtra, India

NTC A and Maharashtra Forest Department Rs. 1,62,01,200 Principal Investigator

2013 - 2017

05.

Tracking the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps) and Mapping its Potential Habitat across the Deccan Landscape, Maharashtra India

Maharashtra Forest Department Rs. 37,21,800 Principal Investigator

2013 – 2015

06. Evaluating Ecological Status of Leopard in Kalesar National Park, Haryana

Haryana Forest Department Rs. 19,89,500 Principal Investigator

2014-2015

Curriculum Vitae

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07. Proposal for Reconnaissance Survey for Blackbuck and its Habitat in and Adjoining Landscape of NPCIL Colony Site

NPCIL Rs. 5,06,000 Principal Investigator

2014

Other Supervising Record:

1. Supervised two students of Kabul University and two Govt. Counterparts in basic techniques of mammal survey.

2. Supervised small mammal capture-recapture project. Under this project two students of Kabul University and two Govt. counterparts participated in capture-recapture of small mammals in Kabul

Province. Special Courses / Training Programme / Workshops

1. Participated in National Environment Campaign organized by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir during the year 1999.

2. Participated in Workshop ‘Wildlife Watch’ organized by WWF – India and NYKS at Aligarh Muslim University during the year 2000.

3. GIS training at Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun, India under the project mode to

evaluate Cervid habitat using Remote Sensing and GIS from July 2001 – to December 2001. 4. Attended workshop on Distribution Mapping using software DMAP by Dr. S. Subramanya,

University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore India at Bombay Natural History Society Indian during the year 2002.

5. Organized state level census workshop at Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Nannaj, Maharashtra,

India to train forest department staff in various census techniques during the year 2004.

6. Attended Workshop entitled as “Evidence-based conservation: how to find out what works and what doesn’t in conservation management” by Andrew Pullin, Centre for Evidence-Based Conservation, University of Birmingham, UK at Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge during Students Conference on Conservation Science 28 – 30 March 2006.

7. Attended workshop entitled as “Planning a conservation research programme” by William J.

Sutherland, School of Biological Sciences, University of East Anglia UK at Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge during Students Conference on Conservation Science 28 – 30 March 2006.

8. Assistant course coordinator to 2nd International Training and Capacity Building Program in Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation in Aligarh Muslim University from 6th Jan to 20th Jan. 2007.

9. Attended IUCN Red List Workshop: CATS, Organized by IUCN and funded by PANTHERA at Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WILDCRU), University of Oxford from 21 – 22 September, 2007.

10. Workshop for mapping potential snow leopard habitat across the globe. An event organized by WCS and Chinese Academy of Sciences from 7th – 8th March 2008, Beijing China. Sponsored by Wildlife Conservation Society, USA.

11. Organized state level workshops for monitoring Tigers, Co-Predators and its Prey in the States of Maharashtra, Goa and Andhra Pradesh during the year 2009 – 10.

Curriculum Vitae

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Details of training course conducted:

1. Coordinator state level census workshop at Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Nannaj, Maharashtra, India to train forest department staff in various census techniques during the year 2004.

2. Assistant course coordinator to 2nd International Training and Capacity Building Programin Wildlife Biology and Biodiversity Conservation in Aligarh Muslim University from 6th Jan to 20th Jan. 2007 funded by USAID.

3. Module Coordinator for XXXI P. G. diploma Course for Module VI (Applied Population Ecology) from 07 – 23 OCT. 2009 (training course for in-service I. F. S Officers)

4. Course Director: XXV Certificate Course in Wildlife Management Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2010 (3 months training course for in-service range officers)

5. Coordinated 7 days training Course for M. Sc Students of University of Pune at WII from 30th Jan 2010 – 5th Feb. 2010

6. Coordinator “two days training cum sensitization programme in wildlife protection, law and forensic science” for 81 trainees of Judicial Academy Delhi, 2 -3 April, 2010.

7. Module Coordinator for XXXII P. G. diploma Course for Module II (Applied Population Ecology) from 1st – 21st OCT. 2010 (training course for in-service I. F. S Officers)

Employment Record:

1. Scientist – D Wildlife Institute of India since January 2013. 2. Scientist – C - WII Dehradun September 2008 to 31st December 2012

3. Manager, Wildlife Survey Program for Afghanistan Biodiversity Project implemented by the

Wildlife Conservation Society, USA from September 2007 t0 September 2008.

4. Assistant Biodiversity Expert for Afghanistan Biodiversity Conservation Project implemented by International Snow Leopard Trust and Wildlife Conservation Society, USA. Working in this project on consultancy basis for year one.

5. Senior Researcher in the Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University from July 2005 to September 2007 to provided inputs to the various research projects implemented by the Department of Wildlife Sciences, AMU Aligarh.

6. Senior Research Fellow in Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University from July 2004 to July 2005 to work in Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India.

7. Junior Research Fellow from June 2002 – June 2004 at the Department of Wildlife Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University to work in Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary, Maharashtra, India.

8. Junior Research Fellow from February 2002 – May 2002 at the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Field Station Dehradun in the project on preparing a review of role of Remote Sensing and GIS tools for biodiversity conservation and wetland project.

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Honors, Awards and Grants Received:

1. Second rank holder in M. Sc Wildlife Sciences during the year 2001.

2. Grant of ` 30,000.00 from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi to

attend International Wolf Conference: “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the

World” from October 1-4, 2005, at Colorado Springs, USA during the year 2005.

3. Grant of ` 10,000.00 from Indian National Science Academy (INSA) New Delhi to attend

International Wolf Conference: “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the World”

from Oct. 1- 4, 2005, at Colorado Springs, USA during the year 2005.

4. Grant of ` 22,260.00 from International Wolf Centre, Minneapolis, MN5541 USA, to attend

International Wolf Conference: “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the World”

from October 1-4, 2005, at Colorado Springs, USA during the year 2005.

5. Grant of ` 47,034.00 from Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK to attend Students

Conference on Conservation Science from March 28-30, 2006 at University of Cambridge.

6. Grant of ` 60, 000.00 from Wildlife Conservation Society International for attending Felid Biology

and Conservation Conference, 17 – 20 September 2007, at Oxford University, UK.

7. Grant of ` 1,00,000.00 from Wildlife Conservation Society International for attending Snow Leopard

Conference in Beijing 2008.

8. Grant of ` 1,01,349.00 ` from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India, New Delhi to

attend International Conference “Carnivore 2009” Carnivore Conservation in Changing World,

November 15 – 18, 2009, Denver, Colorado, USA.

9. Best oral presentation award at “International Conference on Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation

vis-a-vis Climate Change” at SKUAST, Srinagar, J&K, India.

10. Grant of ` 37,81,800 from Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India for Leopard

Ecology Project.

11. Grant of ` 4,56,273 from MBZ Species Conservation Fund for Status, Survey and Distribution of

Himalayan Wolf Project.

12. Grant of ` 69,29,800 from WII Grant in aid for Ecology and Conservation of Himalayan Wolf

Project.

Curriculum Vitae

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Computer Proficiency:

Operating System: DOS, Windows 95/98/NT/XP/Vista

Application: MS Outlook, Excel, Word and PowerPoint (2007)

GIS and Remote Sensing Software’s: Arc View, Arc Info, ERDAS Imagine, GRAM ++, DMAP

Statistical Packages: SPSS, Vista, Simstat, Specdiver, Badger, Biodap, Sigma Plot, Biotas, EcoSim, Scatman, Prefer, Distance, Transect, Biodiversity Pro, etc.

Telemetry Software’s such as Calhome, Ranger, Mcpaal, Dixon, Winhome, Kernelhr, etc.

Memberships

Bombay Natural History Society

World Pheasant Association

Indian Society of Remote Sensing

World Wide Fund for Nature India

International Snow Leopard Trust

IUCN Cat Specialist Group

IUCN Canid Specialist Group Conferences/Seminars

National

1. Attended Centenary Journal Seminar “A Look at Threatened Species” organized by Bombay Natural History Society, November 13 -15, 2003, at I.I.T Mumbai, India.

International 1. Attended ISPRS TC-VII International Symposium on Resource and Environment Monitoring from December 3-6, 2000 Hyderabad India.

2. Attended International Wolf Conference: “Frontiers of Wolf Recovery: Southwestern U.S. and the World.” October 1-4, 2005, Colorado Springs, USA.

3. Attended International Conference “Students Conference on Conservation Science” at Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge, UK from 28 – 30 March 2006.

4. Attended XXVI INCA International Congress, at Indian Agriculture Science Centre from November 22 – 24, 2006. Congress inaugurated by HIS EXCELENCY PRESIDENT OF INDIA Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam

5. Attend Felid Biology and Conservation Conference (17th to 21st September 2007) Oxford University, UK.

6. International Snow Leopard Conference: Range-wide conservation planning for Snow Leopards

organized by Panthera Foundation, Wildlife Conservation Society, Snow Leopard Trust and Snow Leopard Network 9th to 11th March 2008, Beijing China.

7. Attended International “CARNIVORE 2009: Carnivore Conservation in Changing World” 15 – 18 November 2009, Denver, Colorado, USA.

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8. Attended International Conference on “Wildlife & Biodiversity Conservation vis-a-vis Climate Change”, June 3-5, 2010, Srinagar, J&K, India.

DECLARATION I hereby declare that all the information given above is true to my knowledge. All the documents in original / attested copies will be produced whenever required. Date: 24.12.2014 Place: Dehradun DR BILAL HABIB