Conservation Plans For MADAN PYRDA (BLOCK‐I) LIMESTONE DEPOSIT Vill‐ Chiehruphi, Tehsil‐ Narpuh Elaka, District: East Jaintia Hills State: Meghalaya Lease Area: 4.89 ha. Schedule‐1(a) Category‐B TOR LETTER NO. SEIAA/P‐25/30/2016/43/972 DATED 4TH JANUARY 2018 Lessee: Green Valliey Industries Limited Applicant: Pawan Joshi, Assist.Vice President Address: Vill.: Nongsning, PO: Chiehruphi Distt: East Jaintia Hills, State: Meghalaya Prepared by: M/s Perfact Enviro Solutions Pvt. Ltd. (NABET Registered wide list of Accredited Consultants Organization/Rev 72/ January 2019/ S. No‐117) and ISO 9001:2015 & ISO 14001:2015 Certified Company;5th floor, NN Mall, Sector 3, Rohini, New Delhi‐110085Phone: 011‐49281360) Team of Experts Table: Team of experts who have helped in preparing the plan S. Expert Designation Educational Qualification Signature No. 1. Rajiv Kumar FAE B.Sc.(Hons) Botany , Delhi University M.Sc (Botany) Gold Medalist with specialization in Genetics and Population Biology, Delhi University A.I.F.C. ( ASSOCIATE OF INDIAN FOREST COLLEGE, DEHRADUN) now IGNFA – INDIRA GANDHI NATIONAL FOREST ACADEMY. Ex. IFS ( 1985 Batch, Himachal Pradesh Cadre). 2. Tulika Rawat Assistant B.Sc (Botany), Delhi Manager- University Environment M.Sc (Environment Management), TERI- New Delhi 3. Parul Badalia Junior Executive- B.Sc (Botany), Delhi Environment University M.Sc (Environment Management), FRI- Dehradun CONTENT 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................................4 2 Principle of Wildlife Conservation ..........................................................................................................4 2.1 Decline of Wildlife ..........................................................................................................................4 3 Conservation Plan of Peafowl .................................................................................................................5 3.1 Taxonomy of Peafowl .....................................................................................................................5 3.2 General description ........................................................................................................................6 3.3 Morphology ....................................................................................................................................6 3.4 Habitat ............................................................................................................................................7 3.5 Physical Characteristics ..................................................................................................................7 3.6 Behaviour .......................................................................................................................................7 3.7 Food Habit ......................................................................................................................................7 3.8 Conservation and relationship with man .......................................................................................8 4 Conservation Plan for Leopard ...............................................................................................................8 4.1 Taxonomy .......................................................................................................................................8 4.2 General Description .......................................................................................................................9 4.3 Distribution and Habitat .................................................................................................................9 4.4 Biology and Behaviour ...................................................................................................................9 4.5 Diet and Hunting ............................................................................................................................9 4.6 Reproduction ................................................................................................................................10 5 Conservation Plan for Pangolin ............................................................................................................10 5.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................10 5.2 Morphology ..................................................................................................................................11 5.3 Distribution ..................................................................................................................................11 5.4 General Behaviour and Feeding Patterns ...................................................................................11 5.5 Habitat ..........................................................................................................................................12 5.6 Illegal wildlife trade crisis .............................................................................................................12 6 Conservation Plan for Indian Rock Python ...........................................................................................13 6.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................13 6.2 General Description .....................................................................................................................13 6.3 Behaviour .....................................................................................................................................14 6.4 Feeding .........................................................................................................................................14 6.5 Reproduction ...............................................................................................................................14 6.6 Distribution and Habitat..............................................................................................................14 7 Conservation Plan for Indian Wolf ......................................................................................................15 7.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................15 7.2 General Biology ............................................................................................................................15 7.3 Distribution and Habitat ...............................................................................................................16 7.4 Feeding Habits ..............................................................................................................................16 7.5 Mating behaviour .........................................................................................................................16 8 Conservation Plan for Sloth Bear ..........................................................................................................17 8.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................17 8.2 General Description .....................................................................................................................17 8.3 Distribution and Habitat ...............................................................................................................17 8.4 Physical appearance .....................................................................................................................18 8.5 Reproduction ...............................................................................................................................18 8.6 Food Habit ....................................................................................................................................18 9 Conservation Plan for Bengal Slow loris ...............................................................................................18 9.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................18 9.2 Geographic Description ................................................................................................................19 9.3 Habitat ..........................................................................................................................................19 9.4 Physical Description .....................................................................................................................19 9.5 Reproduction ................................................................................................................................20 9.6 Behaviour .....................................................................................................................................20 9.7 Food Habits ..................................................................................................................................20 10 Conservation Plan for Western Hoolock Gibbon ..................................................................................21 10.1 Taxonomy .....................................................................................................................................21