Identifying the decadal forest fire effects on conversion of forest cover to grassland in Bandipur Tiger Reserve through geospatial technology.

Bandipur Tiger Reserve is one of the first wildlife reserves in India to adopt Project Tiger in 1974. It is known worldwide for its magnificent faunal species. This Park is located in the Indian state of Karnataka, The Park spans an area of 913.04 square kilometers. The Park is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and is famous for its significant tiger and elephant population along with sandalwood trees. Karnataka has the second highest tiger population in India also protecting several species of India's endangered wildlife. During recent years, this park has had incidents of repeated fires. During 2019, this park has witnessed massive forest fires which resulted in huge loss of vegetation and life forms. This research paper aims to identify the fire prone areas by integrating vegetation type, past history of forest fire occurrence, road network and human activity. The temporal satellite data from 2009 to 2019

have been analyzed to map the Forest fire areas using Geographical Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RS) techniques. The areas of the forest which were most prone to fire in these ten years are identified by analyzing the causes for fire incidents in the park.

Karthik A. K. Sundaram

Annotated checklist of the snakes of Bengaluru Urban District, Karnataka, India with notes on their natural history, distribution, and population trends over the last 150 years.

Journal Article June 2021

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