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| Article Name : | | | GIS IN UNDERSTANDING HUMAN ELEPHANT CONFLICT AND IT'S MANAGEMENT | | Author Name : | | | Amit Sharma, Hiten K. Baishya, Anupam Sarmah, Soumen Dey, Gopala Areendran and A.C. Williams | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-1256 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | The North Bank Landscape is an ongoing program for the conservation of large mammals specially Elephants and Rhinoceros undertaken by WWF as a part of its AREAS (Asian Rhinoceros and Elephant Action Strategy). This landscape based conservation program is implemented by WWF India in North East India nineteen districts in the states of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh in North East India since the year 2000. This area is considered as a strategic conservation zone, comprising of Asian elephants, Indian rhinoceros, Indian tiger, Pigmy Hog, Hispid Hare and a host of endangered species. The landscape's biodiversity values have been internationally recognized, and find a place in WWF's Gobal 200 Ecoregion (Eastern Himalayas). A study by the North Bank Landscape (NBL) Conservation Programme has revealed that the forests of the Pakke – Nameri complex in the North Bank Landscape are amongst the world's richest (Gillison, 2004). | | Keywords : | | |
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