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Technical Reports

YEAR 2015

Serial No.
 Year Report
1 2015Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A. (2015): Capacity building of Dolphin Conservation Network on Gangetic dolphin and river ecosystem conservation in Brahmaputra river system, Assam. Pp 7. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
2 2015Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A. (2015): Capacity building of Dolphin Conservation Network Coordinators for river dolphin and river ecosystem conservation. Pp 30. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
3 2015Wakid, A., Deori, S., Sonowal, B. (2015): Community based River Dolphin and their habitat monitoring in Brahmaputra river system. Pp 40. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
42015Wakid, A., Phukan, A., Sonowal, B., Das, M. (2015): Unit formation in Dolphin Conservation Network sites for Ganges River Dolphin conservation in Brahmaputra. Pp 22. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
52015Wakid, A., Das, M., Sonowal, B. (2015): Fishermen awareness campaign on safe release of Gangetic dolphins from the entangled fishing net. Pp 20. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
62015Wakid, A. (2015): Promoting fish oil as alternate of dolphin oil among the Bin community fishermen. Pp 11. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.
72015Wakid, A., Phukan, A., Das, M., Sonowal, B. and Bora, Z. (2015): Dolphin Yatra: an awarrness campaign among the river side communities on Ganges River Dolphin conservation. Pp 29. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford
82015Wakid, A. (2015): Report on fish and fishery awareness campaign, 2013. Pp 27. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Rufford Small Grant Foundation and Assam Fishery Department.
92015Wakid, A., Deori, S., Sonowal, B., Das, M. (2015): Report on fish and fishery awareness campaign, 2014. Pp 26. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Rufford Small Grant Foundation and Assam Fishery Department.
102015Wakid, A., Qureshi, Q., Deori, S., Phukan, A., Bora, Z., Chetry, D. (2015): Abundance and distribution of dolphin species in Indian Sundarban. Pp 31. Final Technical Report submitted to West Bengal Forest Department and International Whalling Commission.
112015Sarma, J.K., N. Brahma, J. K. Pathak, B. Das, E. Gross, B. P. Lahkar and M. F. Ahmed.2015: Summary Report of the Socio-economic Assessment of the Fringe Villages of Manas National Park.
122014Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Noninvasive genetic monitoring of tiger in Tiger Reserves of Arunachal Pradesh – Survey in Namdapha and Pakke Tiger Reserve. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 – 25
132014Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Assessment of mitochondrial genetic diversity of White-bellied Heron in Bhutan. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 -11.
142014Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Genetic analysis based individual identification of snow leopards in Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bhutan. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 – 16.

1. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A. (2015): Capacity building of Dolphin Conservation Network on Gangetic dolphin and river ecosystem conservation in Brahmaputra river system, Assam. Pp 7. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

2. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A. (2015): Capacity building of Dolphin Conservation Network Coordinators for river dolphin and river ecosystem conservation. Pp 30. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

3. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Sonowal, B. (2015): Community based River Dolphin and their habitat monitoring in Brahmaputra river system. Pp 40. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

4. Wakid, A., Phukan, A., Sonowal, B., Das, M. (2015): Unit formation in Dolphin Conservation Network sites for Ganges River Dolphin conservation in Brahmaputra. Pp 22. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

5. Wakid, A., Das, M., Sonowal, B. (2015): Fishermen awareness campaign on safe release of Gangetic dolphins from the entangled fishing net. Pp 20. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

6. Wakid, A. (2015): Promoting fish oil as alternate of dolphin oil among the Bin community fishermen. Pp 11. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

7. Wakid, A., Phukan, A., Das, M., Sonowal, B. and Bora, Z. (2015): Dolphin Yatra: an awarrness campaign among the river side communities on Ganges River Dolphin conservation. Pp 29. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation and Rufford Small Grant Foundation.

8. Wakid, A. (2015): Report on fish and fishery awareness campaign, 2013. Pp 27. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Rufford Small Grant Foundation and Assam Fishery Department.

9. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Sonowal, B., Das, M. (2015): Report on fish and fishery awareness campaign, 2014. Pp 26. Report submitted to IUCN SOS, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation, Rufford Small Grant Foundation and Assam Fishery Department.

10. Wakid, A., Qureshi, Q., Deori, S., Phukan, A., Bora, Z., Chetry, D. (2015): Abundance and distribution of dolphin species in Indian Sundarban. Pp 31. Final Technical Report submitted to West Bengal Forest Department and International Whalling Commission.

Year 2014

11. Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Noninvasive genetic monitoring of tiger in Tiger Reserves of Arunachal Pradesh – Survey in Namdapha and Pakke Tiger Reserve. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 – 25

12. Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Assessment of mitochondrial genetic diversity of White-bellied Heron in Bhutan. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 -11.

13. Borthakur U, Das PK. 2014. Genetic analysis based individual identification of snow leopards in Wangchuck Centennial Park, Bhutan. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical Report, Pg. 1 – 16.
Year 2013

14. Borthakur U, Barman RD, Lahkar BP, Basumatary GC, Swargowari A, Bhobora C, Sarma PK, Das A, Brahma N, Talukdar BK (2013). Noninvasive Genetics Identity Based Monitoring of Tiger in Manas National Park, India. Technical report, Aaranyak WGP, pp. 1 – 20.

15. Das, P.J. (2013). Jiadhal river catchment: Conflicts over embankments In: Das Partha J, Chandan Mahanta, K.J. Joy, Suhas Paranjpe, Shruti Vispute(Ed). Water conflicts in northeast India: A compendium of case studies, Pune, Forum for policy dialogue on water conflicts in India, page 35-44

16. Das, P.J. (2013). Jiadhal River Catchment, Assam, India: Building community capacity for flash flood risk management In: Shrestha, AB; Bajracharya, SR (eds) (2013) Case studies on flash flood risk management in the Himalayas: In support of specific flash flood policies. Kathmandu: ICIMOD, pages 24-30.

17. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A., Ri, C., Chetry, D., Qureshi, Q., and Amin, R., (2013): Abundance and distribution of Gangetic dolphin in Brahmaputra river system in 2012. Pp 67. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London, Darwin Initiative (Govt of UK) and Assam Forest Department.

18. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Qureshi, Q. (2013): Seasonal abundance, distribution, habitat preference and intensity of anthropogenic pressures on the Gangetic dolphins in Kulsi River. Pp 32. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London and Darwin Initiative, Govt of UK as part of Darwin Initiative funded project.

19. Wakid, A., Phukan, A., Qureshi, Q. (2013): Seasonal abundance, distribution, habitat preference and intensity of anthropogenic pressures on the Gangetic dolphins in Subansiri River. Pp 27. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London and Darwin Initiative, Govt of UK as part of Darwin Initiative funded project.

20. Wakid, A., Deori, S., Phukan, A., Qureshi, Q., Amin, R. (2013): Fishermen socio-economic status and attitude towards conserving the Gangetic dolphins in Brahmaputra river system. Pp 34. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London and Darwin Initiative, Govt of UK as part of Darwin Initiative funded project.

21. Wakid, A., Das, M., Das, B., Deori, S., Phukan, A., Bora, Z., Qureshi, Q., and Amin, R., (2013): Awareness campaign among river side communities of Brahmaputra river system in 2012-13 through ‘Dolphin Yatra’. Pp 41. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London and Darwin Initiative, Govt of UK as part of Darwin Initiative funded project.

22. Wakid, A., Sharma, R., Bora, Z., Deori, S. (2013): Alternate livelihood to fishermen community community: a pilot project on water hyacinth based product development in Jhanjimukh area. Pp 18. Report submitted to Zoological Society of London and Darwin Initiative, Govt of UK as part of Darwin Initiative funded project.
Year 2012

23. Borthakur U, Das PK, Talukdar BK. 2012. Population genetic monitoring of Greater One-Horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Gorumara National Park, West Bengal, India. WGP, Aaranyak, Technical report no. 9, pp. 1 – 18.

24. Borthakur U, Barman RD, Borah J, Puia L, Sarmah A, Vattakavan J, (2012). Monitoring tiger presence in Dampa Tiger Reserve through genetic analysis of scat samples. Technical report, pp. 1 – 10.

25. Borthakur U, Barman RD (2012). Genetic identification individual tigers in Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Technical report, Aaranyak WGP, No. 10, pp. 1 – 5.

26. Das P.J. and Bhuyan H.K. (2012). ‘Effectiveness of Flood Mitigation Infrastructure in Addressing Water Hazards: Cases in India and Nepal’. In: Pradhan, NS; Khadgi, VR; Schipper, L; Kaur, N; Geoghegan, T (Edited) Role of Policy and Institutions in Local Adaptation to Climate Change – Case studies on responses to too much and too little water in the Hindu Kush Himalayas, pp43-55, Kathmandu: ICIMOD.

27. Wakid, A. (2012): Strengthening the community-based dolphin conservation programme in Brahmaputra river system, India. Final Technical Report to Rufford Small Grant Foundation. 7 pp.
Year 2011

28. Borthakur U, Barman RD (2011). Genetic identification of individual tigers in Palamau Tiger Reserve from their scats. Technical report, Aaranyak WGP, pp. 1 – 11.

29. Borthakur U, Barman RD (2011). Genetic identification of species identity of carnivore scat samples from Namdapha Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh. Technical report, Aaranyak WGP, pp. 1 – 6.

30. Borthakur U, Basumatary GC, Swargowari A, Bhobora C, Das C, Barman RD, Das PK, Sarma PK, Brahma N, Lahkar BP, Talukdar BK. 2011. Preliminary noninvasive genetic assessment of the status of tigers in Manas Tiger Reserve, Assam. Technical report, Aaranyak WGP, pp. 1 – 17.

31. Qureshi, Q., Y. Jhala, J. Vattakavan, K. Sankar, A. Singh, M. F. Ahmed. 2011. Phase III Results. In: Jhala, Y. V., Q. Qureshi, R. Gopal and P. R. Singha (Eds.) 2011. Status of the Tigers, Co-predators, and Prey in India, 2010. National Tiger Conservation Authority, Govt. of India, New Delhi, and Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun. TR 2011/003, pp 302.

Year 2010

32. Ahmed, M. F., J. Borah, C. Das, A. Basumatary, R. N. Sarma, D. D. Gogoi, S. N. Buragohain, N. K. Vasu, B. K. Talukdar, Y. V. Jhala and Q. Qureshi. 2010. Monitoring Tigers and Prey Animals of Kaziranga National Park, Assam, India. Technical Report, Aaranyak, TRCI: 04/2010. 50 pp.

33. Borthakur U, Das C, Talukdar B K. 2010. Genetic assessment of the status of tigers in Buxa Tiger Reserve, West Bengal. Technical Report, Aaranyak, WGP: 02/2010, pp. 1 – 19.

34. Vagholikar N. and Das P.J. (2010). Damming the Northeast (2010) Kalpavriksh, Aaranyak and Action Aid India. Pune/Guwahati/ New Delhi. 20 p.

35. Wakid, A., Das, P., and Talukdar, B. (2010): Impacts of Large dams of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya on Endangered Ganges River Dolphins (Platanista gangetica gangetica) of Brahmaputra River System within Assam, with special references to Lower Siang, Dibang, Lower Demwe, Lower Subansiri and Kulsi Dams. Report submitted to the Ministry of Environment & Forest, Govt of India. Pp 13.

36. Wakid, A. (2010): Initiative to reduce the fishing pressures in and around important dolphin habitats in Assam. Final Technical Report submitted to the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund. 45 Pp.

Year 2009

37. Ahmed, M. F., C. Das, D. Das, P. Sarma, J. Deka, B. N. Talukdar, S. Momin and B. K. Talukdar. 2009. Ecological Monitoring of Tigers in Orang National Park, Assam, India. Technical Report, Aaranyak, TRCI: 01/2009. pp 1-28.

38. Ahmed, M. F., J. Borah and P. K. Sarma. 2009. Assessing the Potential of the Brahmaputra River Islands to Support Dispersing Tigers within the Central Assam, North East India. Technical Report_Aaranyak_TRCI_02/2009. p 45.

39. Borthakur U, Dutta J, Talukdar BK. 2009. Noninvasive population genetic monitoring of greater one horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) in Assam: a pilot study to standardize protocols for dung DNA analysis. Technical Report_Aaranyak_WGP_01/2009.pp 1- 21.

40. Das, P; Chutiya, D; Hazarika, N (2009) Adjusting to floods on the Brahmaputra plains, Assam, India. ICIMOD, Kathmandu.

41. Milliken, T., R.H. Emslie and B.K. Talukdar. 2009. African and Asian Rhinoceroses – Status, Conservation and Trade. A report from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups and TRAFFIC to the CITES Secretariat pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP14) and Decision 14.89. Page 1-18. CITES Secretariat, Geneva, Switzerland.

42. Ramono, W., Isnan, M. W., M., Sadjudin, H.R, Gunawan, H, Dahlan, E.N., Sectionov, Pairah, Hariyadi, A.R., Syamsudin, M., TALUKDAR, B.K.,

AND Gillison, A.N. 2009. REPORT ON A SECOND HABITAT ASSESSMENT FOR THE JAVAN RHINOCEROS (RHINOCEROS SONDAICUS SONDAICUS) WITHIN THE ISLAND of JAVA. International Rhino Foundation, Yulee, FL, USA.

43. Talukdar, B.K., K. Crosbie, S. Ellis, W.S. Ramono, A.C. Williams and Sectionov. 2009. Report on the meeting for conservation of Sumatran and Javan rhino in South East Asia. Asian Rhino Specialist Group. Guwahati, Assam, India. Page 1-38.

44. Wakid, A. (2009): Developing a Dolphin Conservation Network in Brahmaputra river system, India. Final Technical Report to Rufford Small Grant Foundation. 6 pp.

45. Wakid, A. and Braulik, G. (2009): Protection of endangered Ganges river dolphin in Brahmaputra River. Final Technical Report submitted to IUCN-Sir Peter Scott Fund. 44 pp.
Year 2008

46. Sarma P.K., Sarma, K. (2008) “Spatial modelling and preparation of decission support system for conservation of biological diversity in Barnadi Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam, India.”

Year 2007

47. Wakid, A. (2007a): Iinitiatives to involve the major stakeholders of Assam in the conservation of Gangetic dolphin. Final Technical Report submitted to Rufford Small Grant. 65 pp.

48. Wakid, A. (2007b): Ecology and conservation of residential population of Gangetic dolphins in Brahmaputra river system, India. Final Technical Report to BP Conservation Programme. 82 pp.

Year 2006

49. Lahkar, B.P, Sarma P.K., Das, J.P, Nath, N, Dey, and S, Brahma, N. (2006) “A study of habitat utilization patterns of Asian elepnat Elephas maximus and current status of human elephant conflict in Manas National Park within Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve, Assam”, “Report” Project Report, Submited to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

50. Wakid (2006): Seismic survey by Oil India Ltd. in the Brahmaputra river bed: will it affect the Gangetic dolphins? Pp 7.

Year 2005 and earlier

51. Ahmed, M.F., B. P. Lahkar, and B. K. Talukadar. 2001. Survey of the Dark-rumped Swift (Apus acuticauda) and its possible suitable habitat in Meghalaya, India, a report prepared for Birdlife International, RSPB, Wild Bird Federation, IBCN and BNHS.

52. Goswami, D.C. and Das, P.J. (2000). The Brahmaputra River, Assam: A Hydrogeomorphological Appraisal. Landforms Processes and Environment Management: Felicitation Volume in honour of Professor M.K. Bandyopadhyay, ACB Publishers, Kolkata,India

53. Lahkar, B.P., M.F. Ahmed, Praveen, J. and H.J. Singha. 2002. A study on the avifauna of the Nokrek National Park and its environ with reference to RDB species, a prepared for Birdlife International, RSPB, Wild Bird Federation, IBCN and BNHS.

54. Saikia, R. Chetry, N. Sarma, P.K. , Hazarika, R (2003) “Intergration and management of multi-source data using GIS for development of plan/strategies of Kathiatoli development block of Nagaon distrcit, Assam”. Report published by Department of Science and Technology, Govt. of India.

55. Talukdar, B. K., R. Sharma, M. Baruah, S.K. Basistha, B. P. Lahkar and M. F. Ahmed. 1996. The birds of Hengrabari Reserved Forest. Pubished by Aaranyak, Guwahati.

56. Wakid, A. (2005): Conservation of Gangetic dolphin in Brahmaputra river system, India. Final Technical Report submitted to the BP Conservation Programme and Rufford Small Grant. 80 pp.