| Sanction Date: | 31-03-2016 | ||||
| Project Category | SG | ||||
| Year | 2015-2016 | ||||
| Project Duration | 3 Years | ||||
| BTA : | Biodiversity Conservation and Management | ||||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
Sub-alpine and alpine region of Himalaya (Tungnath, Kedarnath and Madmahashwar area in Rudraprayag district, Badrinath area in Chamoli district, Gangotri and Yamunotri area, Uttarakashi district of Uttarakhand). |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | Department of Zoology and Biotechnology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Garhwal | ||||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | Roles & Responsibilities | ||
1. |
Prof. M.C. Nautiyal, HAPRC, HNBGU | For the taxonomy and identification of medicinal plants | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Prof.S.N Bahuguna Department of Zoology & Biotechnology H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttarakhand |
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| Project Brief Description: | Small mammals play a prominent role in ecosystem services but often they are neglected in management purposes. The Himalayan mouse-hare population in the country has been adversely affected by the fragmentation of natural habitats, which leads to considerably limiting its frequent movement. The current study focuses on identifying the habitat of the mouse hare based on the altitudinal gradient besides assessing the population status. Also, emphasis on feeding habits will be given prior importance along with understanding the effects of feeding over the local medicinal plant populations. Several population/feeding ecology models will be used to obtain data on the said objectives. The project fits well with the broad thematic group of the National Mission on Himalayan Studies (NMHS), which include: 'Conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity'. At the end of the project, data on distribution, status, feeding habits will be made available along with conservation action plans for the species. Beneficiaries of the project include the researchers and local stake holders as this species is over dependent on locally available medicinal plants. | ||||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | The scientific and research communities working on the ethno-biological importance of sub alpine Himalayan medicinal and aromatic flora. | ||||
| Activity Chart (for 3 years) | Click Here | ||||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs.26,54,200/-( Rupees twenty six lakh fifty four thousand two hundred only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| To identify habitat at different altitude rich in Himalayan Mouse-hare populations | New knowledge in the form of quantitative and qualitative database on feeding behave by the Himalayan Mouse-hare. | Quantitative and Qualitative Assessment Reports on the selective medicinal plants fed by the Himalayan Mouse hare (Nos/ species) |
| Quantitative and Qualitative study of the selective medicinal plants feeding by the Himalayan Mouse-hare | Database on population dynamics and biogeography of the species. | Compilation of standard conservation practices to conserve the Himalayan Mouse hare (Nos); |
| Population dynamics and carrying capacity of Himalayan Mouse-hare versus medicinal plant damage | Standard Protection Practices for MAPs of Western Himalaya (Nos). | |
| To characterize the Biogeographical structure of Himalayan Mouse-hare | Knowledge products on variation analysis of population dynamics and biogeography of the species (Nos). | |
| Conservation strategies to conserve the Himalayan Mouse-hare and its impact on medicinal and aromatic flora of Western Himalaya. |
| S.No. | Name | Qualification | Designation | Salary |
| 1. | Devendra Singh | M.Sc Zoology | JPF | 16,000+ HRA |
| 2. | Arvind Kumar | High School | Field Assistant | 8,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment | Use of Equipment/ Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Stereomicroscope | For analysis of food material ingested by study specimen and their faecal matter | 4,24,725/- |
| 2. |
Nikon DSLR Camera (with additional Lens and accessories) |
For capturing the habitat and ecological behaviour of study specimen | 97,150/- |
| 3. |
Incubater |
For incubation during lab studies | 73,500/- |
| 4. |
Water bath |
MAC MSW-231 | 34,650 /- |
