Research

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 :

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

Organizations involved