BIO-DATA OF SHRI A.M.K.BHAROS

RAIPUR. Chhattisgarh. India .

(WILDLIFE)

NAME: Arun Mridul Kumar Bharos.
   
ADDRESS: B-101, Gayatri-nagar,
PO: Shanker-nagar,
Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India.
Pin 492007.
Phone; 091-0771-2443736.
E-mail; cwsraipur@ hotmail.com
cwsraipur@ yahoo.com
   
AGE: Date of birth, 06 March 1945.
   
QUALIFICATION: B.E. (Electrical Engg.), Fellowship of The Institute of Engineers(India),Chartered Engineer, Course in Ornithology.
   
OCCUPATION: Retired in Feb 2004 as Chief Engineer, Secretary of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board. Chhattisgarh, Raipur.
   
HOBBIES: Wildlife study & its overall Conservation, Gardening, Ornithology, Sports & Games, Photography.
   
MEMBERSHIPS: Membership of 18 institutions as per Annexure 1
   
PUBLICATIONS: 42 publications as per annexure II.
   
PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN: • Prepared check list of birds, mammals, butterflies & reptiles of 40 different places/ locations as per annexure III.

• A checklist of Birds of Chhattisgarh Prepared which is now on Delhi Bird Web site.

• A Project Proposal for Establishment of Vulture care centre Drafted for Govt. of Chhattisgarh.

   
NOMINATIONS: • Nominated as the Special Invitee on the State Wildlife
Advisory Board, by the State Government of Chhattisgarh.

• Nominated by the Bombay Natural History Society as the State co-ordinator for Important Bird Area Conservation Network, for the states of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh.

   
WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES: • Attended five International & national level workshops
And conferences on conservation of endangered bird species at Mumbai, Jaipur, Bhopal, Chandigarh.

• Workshop organised by State forest Department of Chhattisgarh for Resettlement of villages from National Parks and sanctuaries


• Coordinator & speaker in the Seminar on Mining & Bio diversity of Chhattisgarh, organised by the Bombay Natural History Society, at Raipur.

   
ANNEXURE - I  
   
MEMBERSHIP OF SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES/INSTITUTIONS:
   

 

1. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai. Life Member.

2. WWF-India. New Delhi Life Member.

3. Wildlife preservation Society of India, Dehradun. Life Member.

4. The News letter For Birdwatchers. Banglore Member.

5. Birdwatchers Society of AndhraPradesh. Hyderabad Member.

6. Wildlife Protection Society of India New Delhi Member.

7. Oriental Bird Club United Kingdom. Member.

8. Chhattisgarh Wildlife Society, Raipur President

9. Indian Bird Conservation Network, Mumbai State Co-ordinator.

10, Institute of Engineers (India) Kolkata. Fellowship.

10. Indian Journal of Bio-diversity Bangalore Member.

12. Sanctuary Magazine Mumbai Subscriber.

13. Environ Kolkata Subscriber.

14. National Institute of Science Communication & Information Resources, CSIR. New Delhi Member

15. Bengal Birds, Yahoo group Kolkata Member

16. Delhi Birds, Yahoo group New Delhi Member

17. Oriental birds, Yahoo group UK Member.

18. Birdlife International, group UK Member.

   
ANNEXURE-II  
   
LIST OF ARTICLES/ PAPERS PUBLISHED.
(A) Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. Mumbai.

1. Albino sloth bear

JBNHS-85-1-P-187.
  2. Caterpillar in diet of House Gecko.
JBNHS-86-3-P-462.
  3. Unusually large congregation and behaviour of Indian Roller.
JBNHS-87-2-P-300
  4. Feeding by Common Nightjar and Indian Roller in the light of mercury vapours lamps.
JBNHS-89-1-P-124.
  5. Interesting feeding pattern of Yellow throated Sparrow.
JBNHS-89-1-P-128.
  6. Occurrence of Wryneck in Durg Distt M.P.
JBNHS-89-2-P-254.
  Occurrence of Indian Great Black Woodpecker in Raipur Distt M.P.
JBNHS-89-2-P-255.
  8. Leap frogging in Common Babbler.
JBNHS-89-3-P-376.
  9. Occurrence of Grey Wolf in Rewa Distt M.P.
JBNHS-93-1-P-81.
  10. Back riding and possible aerial mating amongst the large Fruit Bat.
JBNHS-93-1-P-82.
  11. Side-wards leapfrogging by the Large Grey Babbler.
JBNHS-93-1-P-93.
  12. Albino Little Grebe.
JBNHS-93-2-P-293.
  13. Cuckoo in Sidhi Distt M.P.
JBNHS-93-2-P-294.
  14. Range extension of the Malabar Whistling Thrush, Sidhi Distt M.P.
JBNHS-93-2-P-295.
  15. Sighting of Ratel in Sidhi Distt M.P.
JBNHS-93-3-P-582.
  16. Unusual feeding pattern and diet of Crimson Breasted Barbet JBNHS-94-2-P-411.
  17. Gold mantled Chloropsis feeding on Raw potato chips. JBNHS-94-2-P-412.
  18. A large communal roost of the Black Winged Kites JBNHS-94-3-P-566
  19. Indian Robin foraging in the light offluorescent lamps. JBNHS-94-3-P-571.
  20. Mimicry by Common Iora. JBNHS-95-1-P-116.
  21. Use of Cattle Egret organs as medicine. JBNHS-95-3-P-503.
  22. House Sparrow feeding on Neem leaves. JBNHS-96-1-P-146.
  23. Attempt of Red vented Bulbul to feed on a young House Gecko. JBNHS-96-2-P-320.
  24. Large scale emergence and migration of the Common Emigrant Butterfly. JBNHS 97-2-P-301.
  25. Large Grey Babblers trapped for the table. JBNHS 98-3-P-452.
  26. Breeding by the Indian Courser in winter In Raipur Distt M.P. JBNHS 99-2-P-299.
  27. Unusual method of killing of Chitals And other smaller deer. Hornbill-1990 (3) P-11.
  28. Common grey Langurs licking road surface Accepted for Hornbill.
(B) NEWSLETTER FOR BIRDWATCHERS, Banglore.
  1. Trade in Large Grey Babblers Vol. 39 No 3. May/ June.99.
  2. Possible breeding by the Cuckoo in CG Vol 44 No 6 Nov/ Dec 04.
  3. Magpie Robin feeding on maggots &
Storing food.
Vol. 44 No 6 Nov/ Dec

(C) CHITAL, Journal of WPSI, Dehradun.
  1. Birds for conservation, Large Grey Babblers Vol 38 no 2 P-64.
  2. Feeding behaviour of Gaur Vol 39 No.2 P-51.
  3. Killing behaviour of leopards Vol 41 No 3 & 4 P-93
(D) PITTA, Bulletin of BSAP, Hyderabad.
  1. Occurrence of Black Stork in Kanha NP. M.P. No 107 March2000.
  2. Occurrence of White stork in Raipur distt M.P. No 107 March2000.
  3. Occurrence of Lesser Adjutant in Bandhavgarh NP. M.P. No110,May/June2000.
  4. Occurrence status of Bar-headed Goose in Chhattisgarh & Sidhi distt. M.P. No 113, Sept 2000.
(E) SANCTUARY Asia, Mumbai.
  1. Vulture sightings. February 2002 P-82.
(F) ORIENTAL BIRD CLUB, Bedfordshire, UK.
  1. Eurasian Blackbird Bulletin 38, Dec 2003,
(G). IMPORTANT BIRD AREA, BNHS, Mumbai
  1. Four articles on IBA sites of Chhattisgarh IBA Book, published by BNHS,.
( H). MISTNET, IBCN, BNHS, Mumbai.
  1. Bastar Hill Myna Vol 5, 1& 2, Jan- June 2004, P - 22.
 
ANNEXTURE-III
 
LIST OF PLACES FOR WHICH CHECK LIST OF BIRDS PREPARED:
SN. Place/Location District State Status
1 Raipur distt. Raipur CG. Updated
2 Mahasamund distt Mahasamund CG. Updated
3 Dhamtari distt Dhamtari CG. Updated
4 Barnawapara WLS Raipur CG. separate list maintained.
5 Udanti WLS Raipur CG. separate list maintained.
6 Sitanadi WLS Dhamtari. CG. separate list maintained.
7 Durg distt Durg. CG. Updated
8 Rajnandgaon distt. Rajnandgaon. CG. Updated
9 Bastar distt Bastar. CG. Updated
10 Bilaspur distt Bilaspur. CG. Updated
11 Achanakmar WLS Bilaspur. CG. separate list maintained.
12 Raigarh distt Raigarh. CG. Updated
13 Gomardah WLS Raigarh. CG. separate list maintained.
14 Sirguja distt Sirguja. CG. Updated
15 Gondia-Bhandara Gondia/Bhandara M.S Updated
16 Nagjhira WLS. Bhandara. M.S Updated
17 Hoshangabad distt Hoshangabad. M.P Updated
18 Pachmarhi Hoshangabad. M.P separate list maintained.
19 Ujjain distt Ujjain. M.P Updated
20 Mandla distt Mandla. M.P Updated
21 Kanha NP. Mandla & Balghat M.P separate list maintained.
22 Sidhi distt Sidhi. M.P Updated
23 Shahdol/ Umaria Shahdol/ Umaria M.P Updated
24 Satna distt Satna. M.P Updated
25 Reewa distt Reewa. M.P Updated
26 Bandhavgarh NP. Umaria. M.P separate list maintained.
27 Amarkantak Shahdol. M.P separate list maintained.
28 Panna distt Panna. M.P Updated
29 Panna NP. Panna. M.P separate list maintained.
30 Chhatarpur Chhatarpur M.P Updated
31 Pench NP. Seoni M.P separate list maintained.
32 Nagpur Nagpur M.S separate list maintained.
33 Chandrapur.(Garhchiroli.) Chandrapur.(Garhchiroli.) M.S Updated
34 Tadoba NP. Chandrapur. M.S separate list maintained.
35 Nawegaon NP. Bhandara. M.S separate list maintained.
36 Simlipal NP. Keonjhar Orissa. separate list maintained.
37
Bargarh,Sambalpur,
Keonjhar, Cuttack,
Puri, Bhuwaneshwar etc
  Orissa. separate list maintained.
38 New Delhi New Delhi New Delhi. separate list maintained.
39 Ranchi Ranchi Jharkhand separate list maintained.
40 Chhattisgarh Whole State
Available on www.delhibird.org

Abbreviations-

CG.- Chhattisgarh
M.P. - Madhya Pradesh
M.S. - Maharashtra State