Wildlife of the Western Ghats

Course Dates: May 17 - June 17 2008

This course examines the diverse wildlife of the Western Ghats in south India. Topics covered will inlcude ecosystems ecology, threats to wildlife and other issues, reforestation, coastal habitats (sand dunes, mangroves, wetlands), rainforests, vegation, behavior, mammals, birds, fish, and herps. There will be time spent in rainforests, zoos, wetlands, and the famous Croc Bank.

There will be many places visited during this course including:

• Pondicherry
• Madras Center For Herpelotogy (aka Croc Bank)
• Vandalur Zoo
• Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary
• Valparai Wildlife Sanctuary
• Coimbatore Zoo

This course will mainly be taught by Srini and Sunita who work for FERAL and there will also be other guest lecturers including Rauf Ali, Gopi, Partha, and Ranjit Daniels.

The cost of this trip is $1900 (+ airfare) because of staying on reserves.

If you have questions or need more information please contact Dr. Neil Pelky at pelkey@juniata.edu, or Genna Huston at Hustogm04@juniata.edu.