You are invited for a screening of documentary, OLD ELEPHANT MIGRATORY ROUTE, that connects elephant landscape between India and Burma (Myanmar) and a brief talk ‘THE OLD ELEPHANT ROUTE REVISITED’ followed by a PANEL DISCUSSION on 31st May 2104 (Saturday, 31st May 2014- 5.45 to 8.00pm) at Rangasthala-Rangoli Metro Art Centre, M.G. Road Boulevard, Bangalore (see attachment for more details.

One of the major elephant habitats of eastern India, Odisha, is witnessing growing incidents of elephants coming out of their traditional forest habitats. This has caused  a marked increase in human-elephant conflict,  including deaths on both sides, and  a rise in elephant poaching, particularly over the last decade and a half. The state government has now realised that it is essential to scientifically analyse the quality of habitat of the elephants and validate the carrying capacity of forests, which are housing them.

The report presents information pertaining to forest disturbance characteristics and the underlying causes of forest disturbance in the Satyamangalam landscape in southern India.  Data on forest disturbances were gathered from 60 transects that began randomly from the edge of the village and extended into the forest.  A disturbance index was developed for each sampled point.  A household semi-structured social survey was conducted in the local language in Tamil in the Sathyamangalam landscape.

Mr . Surendra Varma , Research Scientist , Asian Nature Conservation Foundation( ANCF ) , was invited to address the Post Graduate students of Mass Communication in St Joseph’s College on Wednesday, February 13 on the subject of Responsible Journalism .

Mr . Surendra Varma , Research Scientist , Asian Nature Conservation Foundation( ANCF )  , was invited to give a  lecture at the department of Zoology and Wildlife Biology, Government Arts College, Ooty on 21 – 1 – 2012.. The function was presided over by Dr. J. Ebanasar, HOD of Zoology and Wildlife Biology. Dr.R. Sanil Associate Professor, welcomed the gathering and Dr. H. Mohanakrishnan expressed the vote of thanks.

A large number of reports on Captive Elephants have been uploaded onto the site under the Resources section. Click on the links below for reference.

Technical Reports

http://www.asiannature.org/resources/reports/29

Occasional Reports

http://www.asiannature.org/resources/reports/30

The Final Report on the Conservation of the Periyar – Agasthyamalai Landscape in the Southern Western Ghats : Knowledge Generation , Dissemination and Capacity Building for Key Stakeholders ( 2012 , Asian Nature Conservation Foundation ) has been completed and submitted . Along with the Final Report a Summary of Datasets and a Booklet for schools in the landscape were also compiled and submitted . All can be downloaded free from the Resources section of the website . For easy download follow the links given below.

School Booklet

Mr . Surendra Varma , Research Scientist , Asian Nature Conservation Foundation( ANCF )  , was invited by  the Nilgiri Natural History Society ( NNHS ) to give a talk on the ecology, management, conservation and welfare of the Asian Elephant. The talk was held at the Bee Museum in Ootacamund , Tamil Nadu on the 19^th of December 2012.

The Final Report on Spatial pattern of forest characteristics and fire susceptibility in the Sathyamangalam landscape ( 2012 -