CONTENTS Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Aim 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Methodology Chapter 2 Wildlife Habitats 2.1 Classification of wildlife habitats and various ecosystems 2.1.1 Wildlife habitat 2.1.2 Ecosystem 2.1.3 Classification of Wildlife Habitats 2.2 Grassland ecosystem 2.3 Classification of grasslands 2.3.1 Tropical grasslands 2.3.2 Temperate grasslands 2.4 Relationship and distribution of flora and fauna in grassland ecosystem 2.4.1 Plant communities of grasslands 2.4.2 Wildlife adaptations to grassland ecosystem 2.5 Protected areas 2.5.1 Introduction 2.5.2 Definition of protected areas 2.5.3 Significance of Protected Areas 2.5.4 Categories of Protected Areas in India 2.5.5 Concept of protected areas in India 2.5.6 Legislations a. National Parks B. Wildlife Sanctuaries Chapter 3 Literature Case Studies 3.1 Serengeti national park, Tanzania 3.2 Gir national park, Gujarat 3.3 Conclusion matrix Chapter 4: Case study: Blackbuck National Park, Velavadar 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Location and regional context 4.3 History 4.4 Existing conditions: 4.4.1 Climate 4.4.2 Topography 4.4.3 Geology 4.4.4 Soil 4.4.5 Hydrology 4.5 Vegetation type and distribution of habitat 4.6 Distribution of wild life in and around the park 4.7 Analysis of Villages in the eco-zone of Blackbuck National Park 4.8 Analysis of pressures and identification of critical zones Chapter 5: Environmental management strategies The environmental management strategies for conservation and development of wild life habitat including proposal, guidelines and methods of up-gradation Bibliography