WILDLIFE & CONSERVATION BIOLOGY
RESEARCH LAB
Department of Life Sciences, HNG University, Patan, Gujarat, India
ABOUT US
Wildlife and Conservation Biology (WCB) Research Lab is flourishing under the auspices of Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan. The laboratory was established in 2006 with the goal of accelerating action oriented research and enhances the capacity of students for research and development in the field of wildlife and conservation biology. WCB Lab completed more than twelve research projects funded by several national and international agencies and published more than 70 scholarly research papers, reports and books of national and international reputes.
WCB Lab also engaged in the consultancy work such as biodiversity monitoring, soil and water testing and estimating carbon sequestration. Lab has collaborated with several reputed national and international institutes and organizations such as, Gujarat Forest Department, Gandhinagar, GEER Foundation, Gandhinagar, Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology, Bhuj, Wildlife SOS (USA), Wildlife Trust of India, Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute (USA), Oregon State University (USA), International Association of Bear Research and Management, USA, IUCN and Leuphana University of Germany.
The major thrust areas of research at WCB research lab are mammalian ecology and behavior, habitat evaluation and modeling, wetland biology and monitoring, biodiversity monitoring and environmental biotechnology.
We welcome scientists and faculties for collaboration and joint research work, trainings and academic exchange and students for their internship, dissertations and voluntary work with WCB fellows. Contact for more details to join us.
GaLLERY
WCB Field Notes
Pratik Chaudhary
Fearless fox of Vagadipolo
There are several un-protected areas which are not much explored for their biological wealth and the presence of some rare and endangered species there in. This unawareness or ignorance may be a reason that why such areas getting degraded due to immense biotic pressure and encroachment. Read More
Shailesh Desai
Conflicts to Co-existence
Conflicts is a major issue of biodiversity conservation nowadays. Human-wildlife conflicts are escalating and becoming a highly sensitive issue when the species involved has conservation importance. Conflicts emerge due to competition, sharing of resources and sometime as a retaliatory action by human. In all the cases, both human and wildlife suffers and become hostile for each other. Read More