Important Bird Areas of Maharashtra

Asad R. Rahmani is currently Director of Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS). He has written more than 100 research papers for national and international journals, five books, and numerous popular articles and book reviews. He is Principal Investigator of many prestigious projects of the BNHS, including the Important Bird Area (IBA) Programme of BirdLife International and BNHS. He is the Executive Editor of the Journal of the BNHS and Editor of Hornbill and Mistnet. Zafar-ul Islam is a Field Biologist in International Wildlife Conservation. His primary research areas include ecology and biology of globally threatened species such as Houbara, Arabian Leopard, Arabian Oryx, Sand and Mountain Gazelles, and threatened birds found in India.

Preface ; Message ; Acknowledgements ; Introduction ; DESCRIPTION OF THE IMPORTANT BIRD AREAS: ; Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary ; Burnt Island ; Gangapur Dam and Grasslands ; INS Shivaji and Adjoining Areas, Lonavla ; Jaikwadi Bird Sanctuary ; Great Indian Bustard Sanctuary ; Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary ; Mahul Sewri Mudflats ; Melghat Tiger Reserve ; Nagzira Tiger Reserve ; Nandur Madhmeshwar Wildlife Sanctuary ; Navegaon National Park ; Ozar, Wani, and Adjoining Grasslands ; Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary ; Sanjay Gandhi National Park-Tungareshwar Complex ; Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve ; Taloda Reserve Forest ; Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary ; Thane Creek ; Toranmal Reserve Forest ; PROPOSED SITES: ; Amboli-Tilari Reserve Forest ; Chandoli National Park ; Hatnur Dam ; Mahendri Reserve Forest ; Pench Tiger Reserve ; Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary ; Ujjani Reservoir ; Index