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Rodentia,
Insectivora & Scandentia Conservation and
Information
Network of South Asia |
 RISCINSA,
the Rodentia, Insectivora & Scandentia
Conservation and Information Network of South Asia
was suggested by interested biodiversity
conservation specialists and is being implemented by
a group of small organizations and networks based in
India but covering all the countries of South Asia,
including Afghanistan.
RISCINSA represents the relevant specialist groups
of IUCN SSC by forwarding the names of specialists,
information which may be of interest to IUCN,
organizing workshops with SG Chairs as participants
and resource persons, etc.
The purpose of this network, then is to link
together rodent field researchers and their field
knowledge throughout South Asia (Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India, Nepal, Maldives, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and
Afghanistan) so the pooling of information can lead
to conservation action. Some things RISCINSA is
doing are listed below:
Objectives
To encourage and promote the study of non-volant
(non-flying) small mammals (rodents, insectivores,
tree shrews, etc,) by organizing and running a
network of all specialists, providing them useful
services.
To maintain a check list and database -- as
complete and correct as possible -- of rodents and
insectivores of South Asia providing local,
national and regional information to be shared
with important national and international agencies
and organisations.
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to view the most current checklist of these small
mammals Click
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To catalyse, organize, conduct and follow-up
conservation assessment and other workshops and
training exercises for rodent specialists of South
Asia and public education projects as appropriate,
nationally or regionally. |
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to view a report on the Small Mammal CAMP from
ZOOS' PRINT Click
here
to view a summary report
on the Small Mammal CAMP
Click
here
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To establish world wide network of people concerned
with, or involved in rodents, etc. conservation.
To follow up such workshops with recommendations to
local, state, national and regional wildlife
authorities for protection for threatened species of
rodents, etc. and promotion of further studies of
Data Deficient species.
To undertake a set of specific "tasks" utilising the
information from the workshops to further enhance
our knowledge of non-volant small mammal status in
South Asia
To research and disseminate information about
funding sources for field surveys
To bring out a newsletter of current non-volant
mammals conservation, research, education news
(several issues have been brought out and can be
found on our website |
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to find our current newsletter "Small
Mammal Mail" Click
here
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To prepare a Directory of rodent and insectivore
specialists of South Asia for distribution to all
network members; |
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to see the Directory of RISCINSA Members Click
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To prepare educational at different levels on
rodents, etc. for conveying to policy makers,
politicians, and the public - all ages and
languages. Much material is on hand with us.
Involve researchers in public education on Rodents
by providing printed material, and guidelines. This
is going on throughout South Asia now. Even very
high-level researchers organise programmes for
school kids. |
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to see our beautiful (but exhausted) Bat and
Rat poster Click
here
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Click on these links below to view the Reports
of some of these training workshops |
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Small Mammal Field Techniques Training,
Thrissur, Kerala, November 2011
Training in Field techniques for Small mammals,
Bhutan, September 2009
Bat Taxonomy and Echolocation workshop for
Researchers at M.K.U., August 2009
Training in Field Techniques for survey of
Volant and Non-Volant Small Mammals Conservation
workshop at Nepal, June 2007
Training in Field Techniques for survey of
Volant and Non-Volant Small Mammals Conservation
workshop at Sri Lanka, November 2005
Report on training in Field techniques on
population and distribution studies,
Conservation Management and Public Education of
Bats and Rodents at Bangladesh - 2005
Report on Field Techniques for Chiroptera &
Rodentia and Zoo Management Training - 2004
CBSG / RSG Training Workshop on Reintroduction,
Conservation Welfare, and Conservation Breeding
with Special Emphasis on Non-Volant Small
Mammals
Report on Training in Field Techniques and
Taxonomy for Conservation of Rodents and
Insectivores - 2002
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The role of Zoo Outreach Organization, which runs
this network is administrative and coordinating. We
take on this task of administration and coordination
so that researchers and scientists who do not have
time or (often) infrastructure for this type of work
can be free for their field studies.
Instead of six people who study rodentia etcetera we
now have more than sixty in several countries. We
have organized training workshops on non-volant
small mammals in several countries.
Now, instead of having only bat or only rodent
training workshops, we have combined them so that
researchers can learn to conduct studies on both
groups of mammals in a single field trip.
The combined group of Volant and non-volant small
mammals (bats 'n' rats) make up as much as 70% of
mammals in some countries !
If you are interested in our network, send us your
c.v. via email and we will send you appropriate
materials via email.
Our best to rats and their fans,
Dr. Sujit Chakraborty, Scientific Chair,
RISCINSA
Dr. Mike Jordan, External Advisor and Trainer,
RISCINSA
Sally Walker, Convenor, RISCINSA |
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