Publications
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R Srikanth co-authored Professor, Energy, Environment and Climate Change Programme A jolt to National Energy Security https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/a-jolt-to-national-energy-security/article31617586.ece Co- authored with Sudha Mahalingam and Tejal Kanitkar . The Hindu |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Is human–rhesus macaque (Macaca mulatta) conflict in India a case of human–human conflict? https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs13280-020-01324-w Ambio, March 2020 The authors have studied the attitudes and perceptions of forest department personnel regarding the management of human-rhesus macaque conflict (HRMC) in Himachal Pradesh, northern India. |
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Anindya Sinha co-authored Professor, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Elephants on the Move: Implications for Human–Elephant Interactions https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781003216612-10/elephants-move-nishant-srinivasaiah-srinivas-vaidyanathan-raman-sukumar-anindya-… India International Centre (IIC) Quarterly, 2020 In this chapter, using empirical data, the authors assess the behavioural adaptability of elephants, as determined by their innate biological variables, such as age, sex and grouping patterns at the population level. They also discuss the impacts of global climatic changes on the behaviour and distribution of Asian elephants, as evidenced through studies conducted on these aspects. |
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V V Binoy Human-Elephant Conflict in Kerala, India: a Rapid Appraisal Using Compensation Records https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10745-020-00128-6 Co-Authored with Sindhu Radhakrishna, Asmita Sengupta. Human Ecology 48: 101-109 Human-wildlife conflict (HWC) is a major challenge for conservation biologists worldwide. To counter negative attitudes of people towards wildlife species, government agencies or non-governmental organizations (NGOs) frequently provide monetary compensation for losses due to crop damage or livestock depredation by wildlife. While much has been written about the challenges of using compensation schemes as a wildlife conservation tool, there has been little investigation into alternative potential benefits of compensation records. We suggest that compensation records can be used to obtain a summary overview of wildlife conflict instances that occur in a region and thereby provide an understanding of the distribution of HWC across a landscape. Further, these records provide insights on the economic prioritization given to each of the species involved in HWC and the kind of damage they cause. We tested this premise through a case study of human-elephant conflict (HEC) in districts of Kerala in southern India using state government-maintained compensation records. To this end, we constructed a conflict index and found Wayanad, Palakkad, and Kannur to be the districts most affected by HEC. An overall distribution map of HEC in any region is crucial to formulating mitigation policies for conflict management. Findings from our study, based on the compensation records, present a holistic view of conflict occurrences in Kerala and thus provide data that can be used to develop basic management strategies for HEC in the state. |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Reliability of macaques as seed dispersers https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/ajp.23115 American Journal of Primatology, February 2020 This paper proposes a practical framework to assess the spatial reliability of frugivores as seed dispersers and posits that it is essential to maintain viable populations of macaques across their range and keep human interventions at a minimum to ensure that they continue to reliably disperse the seeds of a broad range of plant species in the Anthropocene. It further suggests that this framework be used for assessing the spatial reliability of other taxonomic groups as seed dispersers. |
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Anindya Sinha, Michael A Huffman co-authored The banj oak Quercus leucotrichophora as a potential mitigating factor for human-langur interactions in the Garhwal Himalayas, India: People’s perceptions and ecological importance. Global Ecology and Conservation 22: e00985. |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna, V V Binoy co-authored Human-Elephant conflict in Kerala, India: A rapid appraisal using compensation records. Human Ecology 48: 101-109. |
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Sindhu Radhakrishna co-authored Professor and Head, Animal Behaviour and Cognition Programme Reliability of macaques as seed dispersers American Journal of Primatology 82(5): e23115 |