Galliformes Specialist Group and Affiliated Societies
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
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
Comments
Copyright 1980, the authors of the respective papers. Used by permission