Risk assessment
Zooreach is involved in assessing the risk of extinction of species of animals and plants in South Asia and of primates around the world. Following the Conservation Planning Specialist Group’s prioritization process called the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP) workshop, more than 10,000 species from various taxonomic orders have been assessed based on the IUCN’s Red List Categories and Criteria at the global and regional scales.
Conservation planning
To understand the needs of conservation for a threatened species the Conservation Planning Specialist Group - South Asia Regional Resource Centre has been involved in developing action plans using science-based population viability analysis tools and stakeholder inclusive participatory workshop called the Population Habitat Viability Assessment workshop.
Jnawali, S.R., K. Leus, S. Molur, A. Glatston & S. Walker (Editors) (2012). Red Panda (Ailurus fulgens). Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (PHVA) and Species Con-servation Strategy (SCS) Workshop Report. National Trust for Nature Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group and Zoo Outreach Organization, Coimbatore, India, 66pp.
Rao, R.J., D. Basu, S.M. Hasan, B.B. Sharma, S. Molur, S. Walker (Editors) (1995). Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (P.H.V.A.) workshop report for Gharial. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG, India, Coimbatore, 99pp.
Ashraf, N.V.K., R. Chellam, S. Molur, D. Sharma and S. Walker (Editors). (1995). Population & Habitat Viability Assessment (P.H.V.A. ) and Global Animal Survival Plan Workshops for Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica), Baroda, 1993. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG, India, Coimbatore, India, 113pp.
Walker, S. (1994). Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (P.H.V.A) workshp for Manipur Brow-Antlered Deer (Cervus eldi eldi) Locally known as Sangai, Mysore, 1992. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG, India, 80pp.
Molur, S., S. Walker, A. Islam, P. Miller, C. Srinivasuly, P.O. Nameer, B.A.Daniel and L. Ravikumar (Editors) (2005). Conservation of Western Hoolock Gibbon (Hoolock hoolock hoolock) in India and Bangladesh. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India, 132pp.
Molur, S., R. Sukumar, U. Seal and S. Walker (Editors) (1995). Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (P.H.V.A.) workshop report for Great Indian One-Horned Rhinoceros Jaldapara, 1993. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG, India, Coimbatore, India, 85pp.
Kumar, A., S. Molur and S. Walker (1995). Population and Habitat Viability Assessment (P.H.V.A.) workshop for Lion-tailed Macaque (Macaca silenus), Madras, 1993. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG, India, Coimbatore, India, 110pp.
Molur, S. and S. Walker (Editors) (2001). Report of the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop for Non Timber Forest Products of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 81pp.
Molur, S. and S. Walker (Editors) (1998). Conservation Assessment and Management Plan Workshop for Non Timber Forest Products of Madhya Pradesh. Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, 100pp.
Molur, S. and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for selected species of Medicinal Plants of Sourthern India”, Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore. 142pp.
Kumar, C.S., B.V. Shetty, S.S.R. Bennet, T.A. Rao, S. Molur and S. Walker (Editors) (2001). CAMP Workshop Report for Endemic Orchids of the Western Ghats. WILD, CBSG India and Zoo Outreach Organisation, Coimbatore, India, 195pp.
Rao, T.A., S. Molur and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Mangroves of India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 106pp.
Molur, S. and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for selected medicinal plant species of northern, northeastern and central India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 62pp.
2020 Pakistan Freshwater Fish Assessment: IUCN assessed 60 endemic and restricted range freshwater fish species in Pakistan. Results showed 31 threatened species (3 Critically Endangered, 11 Endangered, 17 Vulnerable), with others in various conservation categories.
Allen, D.J., S. Molur and B.A. Daniel (Compilers). (2010). The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Eastern Himalaya. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach Organisation.
Molur, S., and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Freshwater Fishes of India”, Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 156pp.
Molur, S., K.G. Smith, B.A. Daniel and W.R.T. Darwall (Compilers). (2011). The Status and Distribution of Freshwater Biodiversity in the Western Ghats, India. Cambridge, UK and Gland, Switzerland: IUCN, and Coimbatore, India: Zoo Outreach Organisation.
de Silva, A., S. Molur and S. Walker (Editors) (2000). CAMP Report for Amphibians and selected taxa of Reptiles of Sri Lanka. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Sri Lanka, 212pp.
Molur, S. and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Amphibians of India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 102pp.
2024 The Indian Theraphosidae Assessment: Assessed 60 endemic species of Theraphosidae spiders. Out of 60 species assessed, 4 Critically Endangered, 11 Endangered, 5 Vulnerable, 19 Data Deficient, 4 Near Threatened and 14 Least Concern. Three were Not Evaluated. One-third of the tarantula species in India are threatened with extinction.
Daniel, B. A., S. Molur and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for selected soil invertebrates of southern India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 70pp.
2024 Tiger Beetles of India: Assessment of 122 endemic Tiger Beetles revealed 46% threatened with extinction. Major threats identified include plantations, mining, tourism, and urbanization, highlighting urgent need for research and conservation.
Molur, S., C. Srinivasulu, S. Walker, P.O. Nameer and L. Ravikumar (2005). Status of South Asian Non-volant Small Mammals: Conservation Assessment and Mangement Plan (C.A.M.P.) workshop Report. Zoo Outreach Organisation/CBSG-South Asia, Coimbatore, India, 618pp.
Molur, S., D. Brandon-Jones, W. Dittus, A. Eudey, A. Kumar, M. Singh, M.M. Feeroz, M. Chalise, P. Priya and S. Walker (2003). Status of South Asian Primates: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2003. Zoo Outreach Organisation/ CBSG South Asia, Coimbatore, India, vii+1432pp.
Molur, S., P.O. Nameer and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for Mammals of India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 176pp.
Sheikh, K.M. and S. Molur (2004) (Eds.). Status and Red List of Pakistan’s Mammals. Based on the Conservation Assessment and Management Plan. 312pp. IUCN Pakistan.
Molur, S., G. Marimuthu, C. Srinivasulu, S. Mistry, A.M. Hutson, P.J.J. Bates, S. Walker, K. Padma Priya and A.R. Binu Priya (Editors) (2002). Status of South Asian Chiroptera: Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (C.A.M.P.) Workshop Report, 2002. Zoo Outreach Organisation, CBSG South Asia and Wild, Coimbatore, India, vii+141pp+CD-Rom.
2019 Mainland South Asia Reptile Assessment: IUCN and Zoo Outreach Organisation assessed 462 species of snakes and lizards from Mainland South Asia. The assessment included Key Biodiversity Area evaluation and conservation action planning for threatened species.
Srinivasulu, C., B. Srinivasulu and S. Molur (Compilers). (2014). The Status and Distribution of Reptiles in the Western Ghats, India. Conservation Assessment and Management Plan (CAMP). Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, viii+148pp.
Molur, S., P.O. Nameer and S. Walker (eds.) (1998). Report of the Workshop “Conservation Assessment and Management Plan for reptiles of India” (BCPP-Endangered Species Project), Zoo Outreach Organisation, Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, India, Coimbatore, India. 175pp.
2019 Sri Lanka Reptile Assessment: IUCN assessed 169 species of snakes and lizards in Sri Lanka as part of Global Reptile Assessment. Process included KBA assessment and conservation planning for threatened species.
de Silva, A., S. Molur and S. Walker (Editors) (2000). CAMP Report for Amphibians and selected taxa of Reptiles of Sri Lanka. Conservation Breeding Specialist Group, Sri Lanka, 212pp.