India is home to approximately 60 per cent of the world's remaining wild tigers, a species
that has declined in the last few centuries to occupy less than 7 per cent of its former …

Today, most wild tigers live in small, isolated Protected Areas within human dominated
landscapes in the Indian subcontinent. Future survival of tigers depends on increasing local …

Conservation and management of rare and elusive species requires accurate data on presence
or absence. In such cases, molecular genetics based species identification approaches …

Most endangered species exist today in small populations, many of which are isolated.
Evolution in such populations is largely governed by genetic drift. Empirical evidence for drift …

There is often a conservation need to estimate population abundances of elusive, low-density,
wide-ranging carnivore species. Because of logistical constraints, investigators often …

Illicit trade in wildlife products is rapidly decimating many species across the globe. Such
trade is often underestimated for wide‐ranging species until it is too late for the survival of their …

Non-invasive stress and nutritional hormone analysis in relation to ecological and other
biological indices have tremendous potential to address environmental disturbance impacts on …

The gharial (Gavialis gangeticus) is a critically endangered crocodylian, endemic to the
Indian subcontinent. The species has experienced severe population decline during the …

With only ∼3,000 wild individuals surviving restricted to just 7% of their historical range,
tigers are now a globally threatened species. Therefore, conservation efforts must prioritize …

The African elephant consists of forest and savanna subspecies. Both subspecies are highly
endangered due to severe poaching and habitat loss, and knowledge of their population …