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Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies: Conference Proceedings

Date of this Version

1980

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Citation

Pheasants in Asia 1979: Proceedings of the First International Symposium on Pheasants in Asia (November 21-23, 1979 : Kathmandu, Nepal)

Alternate title: Pheasants in Asia 1979: The First Himalayan Pheasant Symposium

Convener and Chairman: Keith Howman

Editor: Christopher Savage

Published by: World Pheasant Association, 1980

ISBN: 0906864011

Comments

Copyright 1980, the authors of the respective papers. Used by permission

Abstract

Message from His Majesty King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev

Inaugural Address by the Rt. Hon. Prime Minister

Welcome Address by the Chief Conservator of Forests

Reply by Keith Howman, Chairman of the Conference

Keynote Papers

Forestry, National Parks and Conservation in Nepal, B. N. Upreti

Pheasant Conservation: A Minimum Programme? Christopher D.W. Savage

Reports on the Status of Pheasants

Nepal (1) Introductory Paper, Karna Sarkya

Nepal (2) Status of the Pheasants of Nepal, J. O. M. Roberts

Status of the Pheasants in Pakistan, Z. B. Mirza

Status of the Pheasants, Malaysia and Indonesia, G. W. H. Davison

The Himalayas: Summary of Current Knowledge on the Status of Pheasants, A. J. Gaston

Eastern India: Preliminary Review B. S. Lambda

Thailand: Status of the Pheasants, Boonlerd Angsirijinda

A New Sub-species of Tragopan Caboti Tragopan caboti gilangxiensis, Cheng Tso-Hsin

Field Study Techniques

Field Study Techniques for Censusing Pheasants A. J. Gaston

Problems of Censusing Pheasants in Tropical Rain Forest G. W. H. Davison

Pheasant Studies in Annapurna Himal: (1) Field Studies, A. D. Lelliott and P. B. Yonzon, and (2) Human Interference in Ecosystems, P. B. Yonzon and A. D. Lelliott

Captive Breeding of Pheasants

The Captive Breeding of Himalayan Pheasants and some Experience I of Release, J. O. M. Roberts

Game Pheasant Farming Techniques, W. L. Chaplin

The Production of Eggs of the Cheer Pheasant Catreus wa/lichii for Re-introduction Programmes, J. V. Beer and C. Cox

Cheer Pheasant Release Programme in Pakistan, Z. B. Mirza

Captive Breeding of Cheer Pheasants in India, K. R. Suresh Singh

Causes of Mortality in Captive Pheasants in India, B. S. Rathore and S. S. Khera

Rearing Pheasants in Pakistan, A. Lee

Breeding Pheasants by Artificial Insemination, N. Maru

Blythe's Tragopan Breeding Centre, Kohima, Nagaland, D. K. Zeliang

Conservation Management

Can the Methods of Wild Partridge Management in Britain also help endangered Pheasants in Asia? G. R. Potts

Hunting and Release of Pheasants in Japan, N. Maru

The Role of Government and Non-governmental Organisations in Conservation in Asia, Kai Curry-Lindahl

Education as an Aid to Pheasant Conservation in Pakistan, Z. B. Mirza

Tourism and Conservation in Nepal, A. V. (Jim) Edwards

Summary of Discussions

Resolutions and Recommendations

Appendix A: Code of Conduct for Reserve Collections

WPA Code of Conduct

Appendix B: Policies for Re-introduction or Return to the Wild

List of Participants

Index to Speakers

Subject Index

List of WPA Publicans

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