Publications

In Foreign Journals

1. Balachandran, S. 1997. Population, status, moult and measurements of Great Knot Calidris tenuirostris wintering in south India. Stilt 30: 3-6.

2. Balachandran, S., & Natarajan, V. 1997 Biometrics, moult, age structure and subspecies of Broadbilled Sandpiper Limicola falcinellus wintering at Great Vedaranyam Swamp south-east India. Stilt 31: 23-25.

3. Balachandran, S. & Hussain S.A. 1998. Population, age structure, moult, biometrics and subspecies of Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus wintering along the south-east coast of India. Stilt 33: 3-9.

4. Prasad, S. N., Vijayan, L., Balachandran, S., Ramachandran, V.S. & Verghese, C.P.A. 1998. Conservation Planning for the Western Ghats of Kerala. I. A G.I.S. approach for location of biodiversity spots. Current Science 75 (3) 211-218

5. Balachandran, S., Hussain, S.A. & Underhill, L. G. 2000 Primary moult, biometrics, mass and age composition of Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola in southeastern India. Bird Study: 47: 82-90. 6. Marius Gilbert, Scott H. Newman, John Y. Takekawa, Leo Loth, Chandrashekhar Biradar, Diann J. Prosser, S. Balachandran, M.V. Subba Rao, Taej Mundkur, Baoping Yan, Zhi Xing, Yuansheng Hou, Nyambayar Batbayar, Tseveenmayadag Natsagdorj, Lenny Hogerwerf, Jan Slingenbergh and Xiangming Xiao, Flying over an infected landscape: distribution of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza H5N1 risk in South Asia and satellite tracking of wild waterfowl Ecohealth. Dec 2010; 7(4): 448–458.

7. Hawkes, L.A., S. Balachandran, N. Batbayar, P.J. Butler, P.B. Frappell, W.K. Milsom, N. Tseveenmyadag, S.H. Newman, G.R. Scott, P. Sathiyaselvam, J.Y. Takekawa, M. Wikelski, and C.M. Bishop. 2011. The trans-Himalayan flights of Bar-headed Geese (Anser indicus). PNAS 108: 9516-9519.

8. L. A. Hawkes1,†, S. Balachandran2, N. Batbayar3, P. J. Butler4, B. Chua5,D. C. Douglas6, P. B. Frappell7, Y. Hou8, W. K. Milsom5, S. H. Newman9,D. J. Prosser10, P. Sathiyaselvam2, G. R. Scott11, J. Y. Takekawa12,T. Natsagdor 3, M. Wikelski13, M. J Witt14, B. Yan15 and C. M. Bishop1. 2012 The paradox of extreme high altitude migration in Bar- headed geese Anser indicus: Published in proceedings of the Royal Society B 9. Newman, S.H., N.J. Hill, K.A. Spragens, D. Janies, I.O. Voronkin, D.J. Prosser, B. Yan, F. Lei, N. Batbayar, T. Natsagdorj, C.M. Bishop, P.J. Butler, M. Wikelski, S. Balachandran, T. Mundkur, D.C. Douglas, and J.Y. Takekawa. 2012. Eco-virological approach for assessing the role of wild birds in the spread of Avian Influenza H5N1 along the Central Asian Flyway. PLoS One 7:e30636.

10. Samuel A. Iverson, Andrei Gavrilov, Todd E. Katzner, John Y. Takekawa, Tricia A. Miller, Ward Hagemeijer, Taej Mundkur, Balachandran Sivananinthaperumal, Carlos C. Demattos, Lu’ay S., Ahmed & Scott H. Newman, Migratory movements of waterfowl in Central Asia and H5N1 emergence: sporadic transmission of disease from east to west Published in IBIS, Article first published online: 11, 01, 2011 url: DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2010.01095.

11. Barshep Y., Underhill L.G., Balachandran S. & Pearson D.J. 2013. Conditions on the non-breeding areas affect primary moult strategy of the Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea. Ardea 101: 13–22.

12. Namgail T, Takekawa, J,Y , Balachandran,S, Mundkur J Sathiyaselvam,,P, MacCracken , T, Newman : S.H. (2012) Ruddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea home range and habitat use during the non-breeding season in Assam, India Wildfowl 61: 182-193

13. Habitat use of migratory ducks in India: influence of trophic ecology on home-range size Tsewang Namgail1, 2, John Y. Takekawa1, Sivananinthaperumal Balachandran3, Ponnusamy Sathiyaselvam3, Taej Mundkur4, Scott H. Newman5(Accepted for Current Zoology).

14. Balachandran, S. & S. Jain. 2022. Moult, biometrics, age composition and migration of Terek Sandpipers Xenus cinereus wintering at two sites along the southeast coast of India. Wader Study 129(1): 48–55.

In International Bulletins

1. Balachandran, S. 1997. Population, age structure, moult, biometrics and subspecies of Knot Calidris canutus wintering in the Gulf Of Mannar Marine National Park, southeast India. Wader Study Group Bulletin 86: 44-47.

2. Balachandran, S. 1998 Status of Spoonbilled Sandpiper Eurynorhynchos pygmaeus and Asian Dowitcher Limnodromus semipalmatus and threats to the waders in the Indian east coast. O.B.C. Bulletin 27: 12-14.

3. Balachandran, S., 2006 Population, moult, age structure, biometrics and migration of Curlew Sandpiper Calidris ferruginea wintering along the southtoeast coast of India. In (ed.) Underhill “Curlew Sandpiper Monograph”. Internatioanal Wader Studies Series. Internatioal Wader Study Group.

4. Zöckler, C. Balachandran, S., Bunting, G.C., Fanck, M., Kashiwagi, M., Lappo, E.G., Maheswaran, G. Sharma, A., Syroechkovski, E.E. & Webb, K. 2005. The Indian Sunderbans: an important wintering site for Siberian waders. Wader Study Group Bull. 108: 42–46.

In Indian Journals

1. Balachandran, S., Mohapatra, K.K. & Hussain, S. A. 1995. Moult in three species of Bulbuls of the genus Pycnonotus from Tirupati Hills of the Eastern Ghats Andhra Pradesh, J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 92 (2): 151to159.

2. Balachandran, S. 1995: Shorebirds of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 92(3) :303to313.

3. Balachandran, S. 1998. Population, moult, biometrics, age structure, and subspecies of Large Sand Plover Charadrius leschenaultii wintering in the Gulf Of Mannar Marine National Park, southtoeast India. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.95 (3): 426to430.

4. Balachandran, S. 1999. Moult in some birds of Palni Hills, Western Ghats J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 96 (1): 48to54. 5. Ramesh T, Chakravarthi,, J.P.P, Balachandran, S Kalle,R, Birds of lower Palni Hills, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India Pp. 3269–3283

MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

In International Newsletters

1. Balachandran, S. (2007): Current status of Flamingos at major coastal wetlands along the east coast of India with special emphasis on population decline. Pp. 27 to 31. In: Childress, B., Arengo, F., Bechet, A. & Jarrett, N. (eds.) 2007. Flamingo, Bulletin of the IUCNSSC/ Wetlands International Flamingo Specialist Group, No. 15, December 2007. Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, UK.

2. Balachandran, S. and Sathiyaselvam, P. (2009): Flamingo habitats along the southeast coast of india. Flamingo Newsletter. 17: 55to57

In Indian Journals

1. Balachandran, S., AlagarRajan, S., Balasubramanian, P., Natarajan, V. & Ali, S.Q. 1986. Some stormtoblown pelagic birds in Point Calimere. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 83: 436to438.

2. Balachandran, S. 1988. Some observations on unusual feeding behaviour of Whitebreasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 85 (3): 615to616.

3. Natarajan, V. & Balachandran, S. 1990. Marsh Crocodile Crocodylus palustris (Lesson) at Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 87(2): 307to308.

4. Balachandran, S. 1990. Insectivory by Threestriped Palm squirrel Funambulus palmarum. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 87(3): 447to448.

5. Balachandran, S. 1990. Bird records from Mandapam and neighbouring islands, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 87 (3): 456to457.

6. AlagarRajan, S., Balachandran, S. & Balasubramanian, P. 1987. Unusual nesting site of Threestriped Palm Squirrel Funambulus palmarum at Point Calimere, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 84 (3): 426.

7. Balachandran, S. 1991. Occurrence of White or Longtailed Tropictobird Phaethon leptureus in southeast coast of India. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 88 (3): 441to442

8. Morrison, D., Rosalind. L. , & Balachandran, S. 1992. Unusual nesting site of Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.: 89 (1): 126

9. Balachandran, S. & Natarajan, V. 1992. Unusual behaviour or an adaptation against predator in Terek Sandpiper Tringa terek. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.89 (3): 373

10. Balachandran, S. & Sakthivel, R. 1994. Sitetofidelity to the unusual nesting site of Brahminy Kite Haliastur indus. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.. 91: 139.

11. Balachandran, S. & AlagarRajan, S. 1994. Philippine Shrike Lanius cristatus lucionensis, a regular winter visitor to south India. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91: 143to144.

12. Balachandran, S., Lima Rosalind & Alagar Rajan, S. 1992. Range extension of the Rubythroat Erithacus caliope. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 89 :126

13. Balachandran, S. & Natarajan, V.1992. Possible occurrence of four subspecies of Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus wintering at Point Calimere, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 89: 118to119.

14. Balachandran, S. & Rosalind, L. 1992. Occurrence of the Southern Ashy Wren Warbler Prinia socialis at the Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.89: 377.

15. Krys, K. Balachandran, S. & Rosalind. 1992. Occurrence of Caspian Plover Charadrius asiaticus at Point Calimere, South India. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 89: 373.

16. Hussain, S.A. & Balachandran, S. 1993. Recovery of Russiantoringed Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola at Point Calimere. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 90: 508.

17. Balachandran, S. 1994. Black Redstart Phoenicurus ochrurus and Southern Small Minivet Pericrocotus cinnamoneus to New bird records to Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91 (2): 322.

18. Balachandran, S. & Hussain, S.A. 1994. Highest longevity record for the Lesser Sand Plover Charadrius mongolus. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91: 140to141.

19. Balachandran, S. 1994. Breeding records of Coot in south Tamil Nadu, India. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc.91: 314.

20. Balachandran, S.1994. Some interesting bird records from Kaliveli Lake, near Pondicherry. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91: 317.

21. Balachandran, S.1995. Comments on the occurrence of Black Tern Chlidonias niger at Point Calimere by Vivek Menon. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 91: 453to454.

22. Balachandran, S. 1998. Golden Oriole Oriolus oriolus feeding on Flying Lizard Draco dussumieri Dum & Bibr. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 95(1): 115

23. Balachandran, S. 1999. Blyth’s Reed Warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum feeding on nectar. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 96: 473.

24. Balachandran, S. & A. Pittie.2000 Occurrence of Draco or Flying Lizard Draco dussumeri Dum & Bibr in Chithoor district Andhra Pradesh J. Bombay nat.Hist. Soc: 97:147

25. Pittie, A. & S. Balachandran 2002 The Greytofronted Green Pigeon Treron pampadora affinis and Large Hawktocuckoo Hierococcyx sparverioides seen on the Palkond Hills, Andhra Pradesh , India J. Bombay nat.Hist. Soc.

26. Balachandran S. and Sathiyaselvam, P. 2007 Further records of Geat knot Calidris tenuirostris and Red knot Calidris canutus from the northtoeast coast of India JBNHS 104 (3) : 8

27. Sathiyaselvam, P. Balachandran, S. and Parmanik D.K. 2007. Large congregation of Cotton Teal Nettapus coromandelianus D.K. observed at chilika lake, orissa, India JBNHS 105 (1): 96

In Indian Bulletins/Newsletters

1. Balachandran, S. 1992. BNHS Bird Ringing activities at Kodai Hills. Newsletter for Birdwatchers (7 & 8): 12to13.

2. Sathiyaselvam, P. & Balachandran, S. 2007. Largest nesting colony of River Tern Sterna aurantia in Chilika Lake, Orissa, India. Indian Birds 3 (2): 65–66.

3. Siddiqui, A. I. & Balachandran, S. 2009. Further distribution records of Bartoheaded Goose Anser indicus in southern Tamil Nadu. Indian Birds 4 (4): 140–141.

4. Balachandran, S., Sathiyaselvam, P., & Dhakshinamoorthy, P. (2009):Rescue of a leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) at Manakudi beach, Kanniyakumari

District, Tamil Nadu, and the need for an awareness campaign. Indian Ocean Turtle Newsletter 10: 19to20.

5. Raju, D, Balachandran, S., Praveen J, Sarath, C.R. & Mike Prince (2009): More news on the Acrocephalus warblers at Kanha Tiger Reserve. Indian Birds 5(2):46to47

International

1. 1991: Some important waterfowl habitats in Tamil Nadu, South Indiato a poster paper presented in the symposium on "Wetland and waterfowl conservation in south and west Asia". held in Karachi 14th to20th December with S.A. Hussain.

2. 1992: Moult in waders wintering along the southeast coast of India to a paper presented in the Wader Study Group conference and the Waterfowl Ecology Symposium held at Hajdusoboslo, Hungary between 4 to 11 September 1992 with S A. Hussain.

3. 2000: Migration of Ruff Philomachus pugnax wintering in India; Paper presented in the second PantoAsian Ornithological Congress held at Kandy in Sri Lanka between 26to10to200 and 29to10to2000.

4. 2004. Participated in the International Conference on “Waterbirds around the World” held at Edinburgh, UK , between 3rd April and 8th April 2004, and presented a paper on the “Shorebirds decline along the east coast with special reference to Point Calimere”.

5. 2005. Participated in the Asian Wetland Symposium 2005 held at Bhubaneshwar from 6th to 9th February 2005 and presented a paper on the “Impact of Restoration measures on the birds of Chilika”

6. 2005. Participated in the” Waterbird Cnference” held at Tainan, Taiwan, from 24th to 27th November 2005. and presented a paper on the “Status and conservation of shorebirds along the Central Asian Flyway”

7. Balchandran, S. 2006. The decline in wader populations along the east coast of India with special reference to Point Calimere, southteast India. Waterbirds around the world: 298to302.

8. Need for the restoration of major waterbird habitats along the Coromandel Coast for the conservation of coastal biodiversityto organized by FERAL, Mahabalipuram between 15th and 17th August 2008.

9. Participated in Training Course on “Capacity Training on Avian Influenza Surveillance in Bangkok,Thailand .from 8th to 14th d September, 2007. and presented a paper on “ Status of Avian Influenza Surveillance in India”

10. “Ornithological importance of Chililka Lake”. Wetlands and waterbird: confereynce on managing for resilience being held 9thto12th November 2009, Leeton, Australia.

11. “Elucidating migration routes of waterbirds of Central Asian Flyway in India through satellite tracking”. conference on managing for resilience being held 9thto12th November 2009, Leeton, Australia.

12. Sundararaju, R., Thirunavukarasu, V., Balachandran, S., & Sathiyaselvam, P. (in press): Conservation initiatives of marine turtles along the Tamil Nadu Coast by the Tamil Nadu Forest Department with special reference to the extositu conservation at Point Calimere. Proceedings of international seminar on sea turtle conservation being organized at Goa in April 2010.

National

1. 1986: Status and ecology of coastal birds of Mandapam and its neighbouring islands. Paper presented in Dr. Salim Ali'Festschrift Seminar held at Bombay.

2. 1990: Mandapam and its neighbouring islands toan important wetland for the sand flat preferring waders and coastal waders toPaper presented in seminar on Wetland Ecology and Management, held at the Keoladeo National Park Bharatpur

3. 1990: Bird bandingto an aid to determine the seasonal distribution of migratory birds in the coastal wetland ecosystem with S.A. Hussain, and V.Natarajan. Paper presented in the National seminar on "Recent advances in coastal marine sciences' ' (July 9th to 11th 1990) held at Ocean Data Centre, Centre for water Resources Anna University, Madras. 30.

4. 1993: Conservation issues of waders in India. Paper presented in the Workshop on Avian Conservation held at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore. 3to8 August 1993

5. 1994: Rare, threatened and migratory birds of Kanyakumari District. Paper presented in the Symposium on the Endangered fauna of Kanyakumari District held at Scott Christian College, Nagercoil (16to17 December 1994).

6. 1996: Migration system of Waders through the IndotoAsian Flyway. Paper presented in the PantoAsian Ornithological Congress held at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore. 9to16 November 1996.

7. 1996: Priorities for biodiversity conservation in Kerala Western Ghats to an avian perspective. Paper presented in the Pan Asian Ornithological Congress

held at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore. 9to16 November 1996 with Lalitha Vijayan and Narendra Prasad.

8. 1996. Protecting the southernmost wintering grounds of wetland birds in India. Paper presented in the Pan-Asian Ornithological Congress held at Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History, Coimbatore. 9to16 November 1996 with Robert B. Grubh, S. Alagar Rajan and Shailaja Grubh.

9. 1998. Wetland bird diversity in Pondicherry. Paper presernted in the seminar on Pondicherry Environment: Status and Prospects held at Salim Ali School of Ecology & Environmental Sciences, Pondicherry University, Pondicherry. 24to25 February 1998.

10. Balachandran, S. 2006, Decline Of Coastal Birds along the Southeast Coast of India. Proccedings of the National Symposium on Conservation of Marine Biodiversity, ZSI, Chennai.

11. Balachandran , S. 2006: Conservation needs for the coastal bird habitats of Gulf of Mannar, (Ed) V.K. Melkani, V. Naganathan, and Uma Maheswari 2006, Compilation of Research papers, National Research & Monitoring Moderation Workshop, 15to16th Dec. Madurai. Pp 88to91.

12. Participated as a resource person in the national conference on “frontiers in bioscience” held on 4th and 5th September 2009 at Women’s Christian College, Nagercoil and presented about the bird migration, banding and satellite tracking studies in India.

WORKSHOP PROCEEDINGS

1. Thirunavukarasu, V. & Balachandran, S. (eds): (2010): Proceedings of the “Management issues of Ramsar Sites in India and Prioritazation of identified potential Ramsar Sites in Southern States " Tamil Nadu Forest Department and Bombay Natural History Society on 10th & 11th February 2010.

2. Balachandran, S. (eds) (2009): Proceedings of Conservation of biodiversity of Point Calimere in the past, present and future with special reference to migratory birds. 22nd February 2009.

REPORTS

1. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1986. Report on Mandapam field work Part II. In: Ali, S. (ed.) "Studies on the movement and population structure of Indian Avifauna, Annual Report 1985to1986. Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay.

2. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1990. Summary progress at Point Calimere In: S.A. Hussain (ed.) "Bird Migration Project" Annual Report.Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

3. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1991. Summary progress at Point Calimere In: S.A. Hussain (ed.) "Bird Migration Project" Annual Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

4. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1992. Executive Summary In: S.A.Hussain (ed.) Final Report. "Bird Migration Project". Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

5. BALACHANDRAN, S.1993. (Co Investigator) In; Samant J.S. et al " Conservation and management of Endangered Turtles of Pondicherry " Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay .

6. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1995. .In: (ed.) Grubh et al. “Conservation and management of Suchindram Kulam Wetlands for the benefit of Fishery, Agriculture and Ecotourism, Final Report. Institute for Restoration of Natural Environment, Nagercoil.

7. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1996. (Principal Investigator) An Ecological Survey of the Wetlands of Pondicherry with special reference to Ousteri Lake, Final Report. Institute for restoration of Natural Environment, Nagercoil

8. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1998. Waders syrvey along the east coast from Chilka Lake to Rameswaram with special reference to the threatened Spoonbilled Sandpiper Eurynorhnchos pygmaeus and Asian Dowitcher Limnodromous semipalmatus. Report submitted to the Oriental Bird Club. U.K.

9. BALACHANDRAN, S. 1998. (Compiled) Bird Migration Studies in India (1980 to 1992) Final Report, Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

10. BALACHANDRAN, S. & ALAGAR RAJAN, S. 1998. Birds of Auroville. Report submitted to the Auroville Greenwork Resource Centre. Auroville. Pondicherry.

11. BALACHANDRAN, S.1999. (Co Investigator) In; Daniel, J.C. et al " Community participation in conservation of the waterbird sanctuary of Vedaranyam Swampto A case study on the bird trappers' '. Final Report. Salim Ali Wild Wings Trust”. Mumbai.

12. DANIEL, J. C. & BALACHANDRAN, S.1999. Bird Banders Training Programme. Annual Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

13. DANIEL, J. C. & BALACHANDRAN, S.2000. Bird Banders Training Programme. Annual Report (1999 to 2000). Bombay Natural History Society, Bombay

14. DANIEL, J. C. & BALACHANDRAN, S.2002 Bird Banders Training Programme. Final Report (2000 to 2002). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

15. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI & N. EZHILARASI, 2003, Revaluation of Bird community Structure in the Palni Hills with special reference to the endemic and threatened birds . I Annual Report Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

16. BALACHANDRAN, S 2003. An assessment of changes in the bird population of endemic birds in the Upper Palnis of the Western Ghats through bird banding. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

17. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI & P. SATHIYASELVAM, 2003: Habitat Evaluation of Chilika Lake with special reference to birds as biotoindicatorsto I Annual Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai

18. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI & P. SATHIYASELVAM, 2004: Habitat Evaluation of Chilika Lake with special reference to birds as biotoindicatorsto II Annual Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai

19. BALACHANDRAN, S. R. RAHMANI & A. Babu, 2004, Revaluation of Bird community Structure in the Palni Hills with special reference to the endemic and threatened birds . II Annual Report Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai

20. BALACHANDRAN, S. & A. R. RAHMANI,2005 Revaluation of Bird community Structure in the Palni Hills with special reference to the endemic and threatened birds . Final Report Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai

21. BALACHANDRAN, S. FERNANDES MERWYN,& DEEPAK SETHI 2005: A preliminary assessment of the Environmental Economics of the Pong Dam. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

22. BALACHANDRAN, S. FERNANDES MERWYN,& DEEPAK SETHI 2006: Habitat improvement measures for the birds of Pong Wetland. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

23. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI, P. SATHIYASELVAM, H. SIRAJUDIN 2006 Population monitoring of migratory waterbirds in Chilika and

Bhitarkanika with special reference to Avian Influenza. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

24. DANIEL, J. C. & BALACHANDRAN 2006 An assessment of the environmental economics of the birds and Dugong habitats of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. I Annual Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

25. DANIEL, J. C., S. BALACHANDRAN & A. Arvind 2007 An assessment of the environmental economics of the birds and Dugong habitats of the Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

26. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI & P. SATHIYASELVAM, 2006: Habitat Evaluation of Chilika Lake with special reference to birds as biotoindicatorsto Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

27. BALACHANDRAN S., AMUTHA, P. & DALIA GHOSH DASTIDAR (2007): Restoration of Point Calimere (The Great Vedaranyam Swamp), a designated Ramsar site, for the Benefit of Fisheries and migrant Waterbirds. ANNUAL REPORT I. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumabi. 28. BALACHANDRAN S. & AMUTHA, P. (2008) Restoration of Point Calimere (The Great Vedaranyam Swamp), a designated Ramsar site, for the Benefit of Fisheries and migrant Waterbirds. ANNUAL REPORT II. Bombay Natural History Soceity, Mumbai.

28. BALACHANDRAN, S. A. R. RAHMANI, P. SATHIYASELVAM & P. GANGAIAMARAN (2008): “An assessment of the impact of hydrological intervention on the bird population of Chilika. Interim report (2006 to 2008). Bombay Natural History Society, Mumabai.

29. BALACHANDRAN, S. AND P. SATHIYASELVAM (2010): “Elucidating international migration routes of priority waterbird species in India and the Central Asian Flyway to evaluate their potential to transmit highly pathogenic avian influenza”. Final report. Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai.

30. BALACHANDRAN, S. AND P. SATHIYASELVAM (2011) Elucidating international migration routes of priority waterbird species in India and the Central Asian Flyway to evaluate their potential to transmit highly pathogenic avian influenza Part – II Assam and West Bengal. Interim Report submitted to FAO.