0000-0003-3590-4854 About
Dr Baskaran is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Zoology & Wildlife Biology, AVC College, TamilNadu, India. He obtained his PhD for his study on “Ranging and Resource Utilization by Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Southern India using Radio Telemetry” on 7-January-2000. He has also studied the behavioural ecology of Asian elephants in the fragmented landscapes of northern West Bengal, surveyed and mapped elephant habitats and populations in the Eastern and Western Ghats, and compiled data for the Synchronized Elephant Census for the states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Since 2012, he has worked in Southern and Central India to understand the influence of land use, land cover and other ecological factors on the distribution and abundance of elephants and Human-Elephant Conflict. He has been a member of the IUCN/SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group since 2001.
Employment
-
A.V.C. College (Autonomous) Teaching & Research / Assistant Profesor2011 - Present
Education
-
A.V.C. College (Autonomous) Ph.D. / Dr.
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (26)
- Unveiling the Hidden Causes: Identifying the Drivers of Human–Elephant Conflict in Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, Western Ghats, Southern India Save
- Measures of Adrenal and Gonadal Hormones in Relation to Biological and Management Factors among Captive Red Pandas in Indian Zoos Save
- Populaton, distributon and diet compositon of Smooth-coated Oter Lutrogale perspicillata Geofroy, 1826 in Hosur and Dharmapuri Forest Divisions, India Save
- Predictors of psychological stress and behavioural diversity among captive red panda in Indian zoos and their implications for global captive management Save
- Influence of invasive Prosopis juliflora on the distribution and ecology of native blackbuck in protected areas of Tamil Nadu, India Save
- Golden Jackal Canis aureus Linnaeus, 1758 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Canidae) distribution pattern and feeding at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, India Save
- Modelling the effect of covariates on the detectability and density of native blackbucks and invasive feral-horse using Multiple Covariate Distance Sampling at Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, Southern India Save
- Drivers of stereotypic behaviour and physiological stress among captive jungle cat (Felis chaus Schreber, 1777) in India Save
- Does Southern spotted owlet Athene brama brama (Temminck, 1821) serve as a biocontrol agent of agricultural pests? A case study from Cauvery deltaic region of Southern India Save
- Herbal medicine as a live practice for treating livestock ailments by indigenous people: A case study from the Konar community of Tamil Nadu Save