Contains media clippings and articles reporting on the crocodile farm in Jaipur Zoo and letters sent to the Superintendent of the zoo by BC Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains loose notes and a notebook maintained by B C Choudhury, containing information on crocodile egg collection for the Crocodile Conservation Project in Tamil Nadu, particularly on the nest collection in Killukudi.

Contains notes and correspondence related to the release of sixty Muggers in Similipal Tiger Reserve taken from Sathanur Crocodile Rearing Station in Tamil Nadu.

Contains data collection, handwritten notes, and correspondence with Harry Andrew. Archivist's Note - The following reprints have been removed from this folder: (i) Collection and Hatching of Marsh Crocodile (C Palustris) Eggs, Romulus Whitaker, Zahida Whitaker, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 73, No. 2, 28 March 1977. (ii) Notes on Captive Breeding in Mugger (Crocodylus Palustris), Zahida Whitaker, Romulus Whitaker, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 75, No. 1, 4 July 1977.

Contains media clipping on the saltwater crocodile breeding project led by RM Whitaker, and data collected from the Mugger breeding projects in Nandakanan Zoological Park and Tikarpada Wildlife Sanctuary.

Contains data collection, handwritten notes, and references sent by Shekar Dattatri. References include: (i) Limnology and productivity of Amaravathi reservoir (Madras State), India by A Sreenivasan; Hydrobiologia, 26.

Contains data collection and handwritten notes related to data from Killikudi by B C Choudhury.

Contains data collection and handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains data collection and handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains crocodile nesting biology proforma.

Contains correspondence, maps, and notes related to Mugger and Gharial conservation in Orissa.

Contains correspondence between B C Choudhury and the director of Municiple Hill Garden Zoo, Reuben David regarding data collection on Muggers at the Ahmedabad Zoo. Rueben David's response includes crocodile breeding records and a reprint of his paper - Breeding the Mugger Crocodile and Water Monitor at Ahmedabad Zoo published in the International Zoo Yearbook, No. 10, 1970 (this is has been removed from the folder). Also includes a sketch of the breeding pool at the Ahmedabad Zoo.

Contains notes, sketches, and pro forma related to Mugger data collection in Lanjamodagu in Telangana.

Contains notes, correspondence,and maps of Tamil Nadu related to the release of Muggers at Krishnagiri Reservoir. Also includes some data collected in Hyderabad.

Contains daily monitoring of the weather in Hyderabad, most possibly to monitor the crocodile hatchlings in Nehru Zoological Park.

Contains letters exchanged between BC Choudhary and the Director of Delhi Zoological Park requesting crocodile breeding data of the zoo. Also includes photographs of crocodiles and BC Choudhury's notes.

Contains data collection, handwritten notes, research reprints for reference, and correspondence with A N Choudhury and S A Chavan. The following reprints have been removed from this folder: (i) Note on the Status of Gir Crocodiles, Romulus Whitaker, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 75, No. 1, 1977. (ii) Distribution and Conservation of Crocodiles in and around Gir Wildlife Sanctuary, S A Chavan, The Indian Forester, Vol. 2, No. 3, 1979.

Contains Sathanur crocodile stock data collection.

Contains notes and data collected from the Mugger breeding pool at Nehru Zoological Park. Also includes an article on marking crocodiles for identification following release into the wild by BC Choudhary and H R Bustard, and photographs of the species.

Contains correspondence and data collected from Muggers of Tamil Nadu origin at Nehru Zoological Park and Indira Gandhi Zoological Park.

Contains notes and media clippings related to Bhagabatpur Sanctuary in West Bengal.

Contains notes, sketches, research references and pro forma related to Mugger data collection in Nagarjuna Sagara and Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh. Research reference includes (i) Observations on the fauna of Nagarjuna Sagar, Andhra Pradesh; with special reference to mammals. Y Chaturvedi. Cheetal. (15) 1975.

Contains correspondence and notes related to Neyyar Crocodile Park in Kerala.

Contains correspondence and notes related to National Chambal Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary. Also includes a map of the sanctuary.

Contains observations and graphs by Sunil U Gupta and B C Choudhury studying crocodile behavior before and during a solar eclipse at Nehru Zoological Park. Also includes a media clipping for reference.

Contains notes, sketches, and maps related to the release of Muggers at Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary in Telangana.

Contains a letter written by B C Choudhury to LAK Singh, S Kar, S Moharana and H R Bustard proposing a collective effort to gather data on crocodiles and includes some of his own handwritten data.

Contains photographs and notes on the release of Muggers at Hoggenakal. It also includes a note by V B Saharia, then director of the Wildlife Institute of India, on the management of programmes, including the Mugger release project, under the institute.

Contains correspondence with H R Bustard and the curator of Nehru Zoological Park regarding their Mugger breeding pool. Also includes data from studying crocodile eggs from the park's breeding pool.

Contains a media clipping, photographs, correspondences and a report related to the Mugger breeding at Indira Gandhi Zoological Park.

Contains a list of birds and various annotated maps of Pakhal Wildlife Sanctuary.

Contains data collected by B C Choudhury for the Habitat Survey Project at BSAP.

Contains data collected by Siraj A Taher and Humayun Taher for the Habitat Survey Project at BSAP.

Contains a handwrittern draft of a report for the Habitat Survey Area surveying the built up area of Hyderabad.

Contains notes and correspondence with Aasheesh Pittie related to the data collection project at BSAP coordinated by B C Choudhury.

Contains checklists used by B C Choudhury as part of the field trips organised by Birdwatcher's Society of Andhra Pradesh.

Contains a handwritten draft of a report by Siraj A Taher for the Habitat Survey Project at BSAP.

Contains a draft of a report for the Habitat Survery Project at BSAP prepared by Srinivas S Rao.

Contains a handwritten draft of a report for the Habitat Survery Project at BSAP prepared by P Balakoteswara Rao.

Contains a draft of a report for the Habitat Survery Project at BSAP prepared by Rajeev Mathew.

Contains data collected by B C Choudhury in Somalia.

Contains data collected by B C Choudhury in Somalia.

Contains a handwritten draft by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury. Includes excerpts from the 6th edition of IATA's live animals regulations.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Includes correspondence, notes, proposal drafts, and research references related to crocodile farming in India by B C Choudhury and Romulus Whitaker.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes, photographs, slides, media clipping, and a letter from S P Ramanand from Tadoba National Park related to a double-yolked egg laid by a crocodile.

Contains a draft of a research paper by L A K Singh, and S Kar, and B C Choudhury. Also includes a letter to Sudhakar Kar from B C Choudhury.

Contains drafts of articles and correspondence for publishing two articles on successful mugger restocking and rehabilitation in Andhra Pradesh. The articles include: (i) Restocking Mugger Crocodile in Andhra Pradesh: Evaluation of a Pilot Release, B C Choudhury, H R Bustard, Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 79, No. 2, August 1982. (ii) Rehabilitating Mugger Crocodiles at Ethipothalla, A Conservation Success Story, B C Choudhury, Van Vikas, Special issues on wild life, 1983.

Contains notes and responses to discussion with R K Rao

Contains draft of an article by B C Choudhury.

Notes and addresses maintained by B C Choudhury.

Contains multiple copies of B C Choudhury and R J Rao's report.

Includes photographs, letters, and drafts of an article by Gowhar Ali Khan, Dattatri Rao, and B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains transperencies and reference maps for studying the crocodile situation in Africa.

Contains a note and some sketches of the layout of the zoo by B C Choudhury.

Contains notes by B C Choudhury while working as an FAO consultant in Somalia.

Contains notes by B C Choudhury while working as an FAO consultant in Somalia.

Contains notes by B C Choudhury while working as an FAO consultant in Somalia.

A study report prepared by S A Hussain and B C Choudhury for Wildlife Institute of India.

Contains a technical report published by the Wildlife Institute of India with B C Choudhury as the principal investigator and S Bhupathy as research biologist.

Contains a compilation of literature by S Bhupathy and B C Choudhury on identification, status, distribution, ecology, and captive breeding of Indian turtles

A publication by B C Choudhury and S Bhupathy in collaboration with WWF-India and WII.

Contains a draft of a technical report published by the Wildlife Institute of India with B C Choudhury as the principal investigator and S Bhupathy as research biologist.

Contains draft of a project document by B C Choudhury and Kishore Rao for Wildlife Institute of India.

Contains a draft of a technical report published by the Wildlife Institute of India with B C Choudhury as the principal investigator and S Bhupathy as research biologist.

An action plan prepared by R K Sinha, S Behera, and B C Choudhury for Ministry of Environment and Forests.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains a note on nature conservation in India and an introduction to The Society of Nature Conservation, Hyderabad.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains a manuscript of a report on the crocodile conservation project

Contains a draft of an article on diel activity pattern of Indian python at Keoladeo National Park in Bharatpur, India by Karmavir Bhatt and B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes and transparencies by B C Choudhury.

Contains drafts of a research paper by B C Choudhury, H R Bustard, and Lala A K Singh. Also includes a slide, a negative, and a photograph showing an outline of India and Tamil Nadu.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes and sketches by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains draft of an article by B C Choudhury.

Contains reflective handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury. It also includes a note on the distribution of Muggers in Pakistan. The following research reference has been removed from the folder: (i) Proposal for the Protection of Marsh Crocodile by S Biswas, Indian Forester, Vol. 96, No. 9, September 1970.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhary. The following reprints have been removed from this folder: (i) Studies on Indian Gharial V: Preliminary Observations on Maternal Behaviour by Lala A K Singh and H Robert Bustard, Indian Forester, Vol. 103, No. 10, 1977. (ii) Mating and Parental Instinct of the Marsh Crocodile by K S Dharmakumarsinhji, The Journal of the Bombay Natural History Society, Vol. 47, 1947.

Contains annotations and corrections by B C Choudhary.

Contains a hand-drawn table by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains data plotted on graphs, drafts of articles by unidentified people, and some handwritten notes by B C Choudhury on frogs, particularly Rana Tigrina (Indian Bullfrog).

Contains flash cards with various research references on Rana Tigrina.

Contains drafts of an article by B C Choudhury and H R Bustard.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains reflective handwritten notes by B C Choudhury.

Contains handwritten notes by B C Choudhury during a WII training tour. Also includes a photograph of officers in training.

Contains a transcript of A N Jagannatha Rao's talk on 'Crocodiles in Tamil Nadu' and R Whitaker and Allen Vaughan's talk on 'Crocodile Egg Collection' at the Madras Crocodile Bank.

Contains notes, drafts, and letters related to a symposium held in Katerniaghat in January 1979. The letters include correspondence with L A K Singh, H R Bustard, Sushant Choudhury,

Contains notes, references, and drafts for a paper titled 'Breeding of Crocodiles' for the Alipore Zoo Symposium.

Contains drafts of a paper titled 'The Status, Conservation and Future of the Saltwater Crocodile' presented by B C Choudhury at Katerniaghat Symposium.

Contains multiple drafts and notes taken by B C Choudhury for a manuscript titled 'Conservation status of Indian Mugger crocodiles in India' to be presented at a meeting with the Government in New Delhi.

Contains notes, references, and drafts for a paper titled 'Reptile Resources in India - their Conservation and Utilization for Rural Development' presented at International Seminar on Wildlife Resource in Rural Development organised by Andhra Pradesh Forest Department and Food and Agriculture Organization(FAO). Also includes correspondence with H R Bustard.

Contains letters from Sushant Chowdhury and S K Kar, and receipts related to the publication of the proceedings of the first research scholars' symposium in Katerniaghat in 1979. Also includes a copy of the publication.

Report by B C Choudhury on the First Meeting of IUCN/SSC Snake Specialist Group held in Chennai and photographs. Group photo includes BC Choudhury, J Vijaya (Viji) and others.

Contains correspondence, notes, and a draft of a paper titled ' Captive Breeding of Endangered Crocodiles in India' presented by B C Choudhury at BNHS Centenary Seminar with a few pages missing.

Contains reprint requests and feedback letters from India and abroad for the B C Choudhury's publication of the proceedings of the symposium held in Katerniaghat in 1979.

Contains transparencies, notes, drafts, and correspondence for two papers presented by B C Choudhury, L A K Singh, and S Kar for th 7th Crocodile Specialists Group meeting in Venenzuala. The papers presented are: (i) India: Status Report on Wild Crocodilians, and (ii) Indian crocodilians: A review of management over 10 years.

Participation Report by B C Choudhury on the The First World Conference on Trade in Froglegs Vis-A-Vis Environmental Conditions held in Kolkata.

Contains schedule, circular, forms, and letters related to the herpetological meeting held at the University of Kent, Canterbury, UK.

Contains notes related to the action plan for the conservation of the Asian Otter discussed at the First International Asian Otter Symposium in Bangalore, 1988.

Contains a document with arrangements for the SAP 1 Meeting organised by Wildlife Institute of India.

Contains correspondence and receipts related to B C Choudhury's appointment as an FAO consultant for two months in Somalia.

Contains a schedule for a study tour to Tadoba National Park organised by the Wildlife Institute of India.

Contains schedule and invitation.

Contains schedule, correspondences, and handouts related to the meeting.

Contains a programme schedule for the event.

Contains a schedule for a four-week programme organised by the Wildlife Institute of India, with B C Choudhury as faculty.

Contains paper titled 'Crocodile Conservation in India - Supplementary Role of Zoos Through Captive Breeding' presented by B C Choudhury at the Sixth National Conference of Indian Zoo Directors at Nehru Zoological Park, Hyderabad in 1992.

Contains an invitation to the seminar held at CSIR Science Centre in New Delhi.

Invitation to a memorial lecture delivered by Ashok Sharma.

Contains schedule, notes, and references for the programme organised by Wildlife Institute of India at Nandankanan Biological Park, Bhubaneswar.

India Country Report on Siberian Crane Conservation Plan presented by B C Choudhury at the Third Meeting of Siberian Crane Range States at RAMSAR in Iran. Also includes a handwritten note by B C Choudhury.

Contains transparencies and notes for a guest lecture by B C Choudhury at FRI deemed University on Wildlife Habitat Studies and Management with Special Reference to Wetlands.

Contains 9 audio cassettes with recordings from the workshop held at India International Centre in New Delhi.

Contains notes, references, and drafts for a paper titled 'Captive Breeding of Mugger Crocodiles in India - Achievements and Future' for an unknown symposia.

Contains a document with notes, estimates, and figures related to Barasingha population put together by an unknown working group.

Contains surveys distributed at various conservation-related workshops, collected by B C Choudhury.

Also includes a letter from 1938.

Written by V K Maitland.

Written by D S Gangakhedkar.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

A publication of Orissa Krushak Mahasangh.

Contains a copy of a report by Andhra Pradesh State Board for Prevention and Control of Water Pollution. The copy most likely belonged to Captain N S Tyabji (Retd.), a member of WWF-India.

Report published by the Government of Andhra Pradesh Irrigation and Power Department.

Contains an action plan published by the Department of Environment, Government of India.

Annual Report by Salim Ali and V S Vijayan.

A field document prepared by B O Schultz for Wildlife Institute of India and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

Annual Report of 1987 written by V S Vijayan and published by BNHS.

Field document edited by J B Sale and K Berkmuller for Wildlife Institute of India (WII) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

A report prepared by UNDP Consultant, Dr. James G Teer.

A study report prepared by R J Rao for Wildlife Institute of India.

Technical report by Asad R Rahmani and Ranjit Manakadan for BNHS.

Interim report by Ravi Chellam, Justus Joshua, Christy A Williams, Vidya R Athreya, H S Panwar, and A J T Johnsingh for a project by Wildlife Institute of India (WII).

Final report of a project funded by the Biodiversity Hotspots Conservation Programme of the World Wide Fund for Nature - India and published by the Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (SACON). The report is written by S Bhupathy and P Kannan.

Report published by Forest Department of Uttaranchal, Wildlife Institute of India, G B Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment & Development, and H N B Garhwal University.

A case study in Rollapadu Wildlife Sanctuary, Andhra Pradesh carried out by K Thulsi Rao.

A report produced as part of a project by The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.

Brochure in Gujarati for centenary celebration of Sakkarbaugh Zoo.

Contains brochures and educational material produced by Centre for Environment Education

Souvenir published by Jim Corbett National Park containing various articles related to the organisation.

Nature trail guide published by Balcad Nature Reserve in 1987.

Souvenir from the CSG meeting in the USA.

Souvenir from the CSG meeting in the USA.

Souvenir from the CSG meeting in the USA.

Souvenir from the CSG meeting in the USA.

Souvenirs from FAO assignment in Somali in 1990.

Souvenir providing an overview of the institution and a brochure from the Nature Walk series providing information on Rajaji National Park.

Souvenir containing articles by various members and scientific community of the Alipore Zoological Garden.

Contains a brochure by the organisation.

Contains a card from the director of Nellai Snake Park, M V Rajendran.

Contains a brochure by Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary.

Contains a brochure from Periyar Sanctuary.

Contains a brochure published by Manas Wildlife Sanctuary, Assam.

Contains a brochure/hand-out from a voluntary group working in the Eastern Ghats.

Contains a brochure on snakes designed and produced by VIKSAT and text by Romulus Whitaker and Zai Whitaker for The National Museum of Natural History, Department of Environment, New Delhi.

Contains number 9 of the circular published by Institute of Acquaculture in Scotland.

Contains all issues of Volume 1 of the Black Buck Newsletter published by Hyderabad Nature Club.

Contains all issues of Volume 2 of the Black Buck Newsletter published by Hyderabad Nature Club.

Contains all issues of Volume 3 of the Black Buck Newsletter published by Hyderabad Nature Club.

Contains most of the circulars issued by Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club in the year 1982.

Contains most of the circulars issued by Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club in the year 1983. Also includes certificate of registration.

Contains most of the circulars issued by Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club in the year 1984.

Contains most of the circulars issued by Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club in the year 1985.

Contains most of the circulars issued by Bhagyanagar Photo Art Club in the year 1986.

Contains a newsletter from the American Alligator Farmers Association, most possibly collected by B C Choudhury during his trip to the US for a CSG Meeting.

Contains the first issue of Herpetofauna News published by the Zoological Society of London.

Volumes from Indian Herpetological Society.

Contains issues of newsletters published by the Snake Specialist Group in 1982.

Contains an issue of Livestock Adviser with an article by Romulus Whitaker.

Contains an issue of a newsletter published by the Madras Crocodile Bank, possibly as an extension of Hamadryad, the journal of the Centre for Herpetology.

Contains an issue of volume 1 of the Newsletter of the Madras Snake Park Trust.

Contains issue no. 5 of the newsletter by Somali Ecological Society.

Contains issues of Volume 1 of Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) half-yearly journal.

Contains issues of Volume 2 Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) haf-yearly journal.

Contains issues of Volume 3 Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) haf-yearly journal.

Contains issues of Volume 4 Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) haf-yearly journal.

Contains issues of Volume 5 Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) haf-yearly journal.

Contains issues of Volume 6 Indian Zoo Veterinarians Association's (IZVA) haf-yearly journal.

Contains extracts from Volume 1 and 2 of the Indian Poultry Review.

Copy of an article by H R Bustard.

Copy of an article by M S Khan published in Biologia, Volume 19, Number 1 and 2, 1973.

An article by R Whitaker.

Contains an article by G M Oza.

Copy of an article by P E P Deraniyagala for The Ceylon Journal of Science published in 18 February 1936.

A letter catalogued by BNHS used as reference by B C Choudhury.

Article by L N Acharjyo published in the Orissa Review, October 1977.

Copy of the abstracts presented at a workshop on Wildlife Ecology held in Dehradun in January 1978.

Contains drafts of papers on the status of Mugger across various parts of India (Orissa, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh) researched by D Basu, S Chaudhury, L A K Singh.

An article prepared by S R Choudhury for a workshop on "Wildlife Resources in Rural Development" in Hyderabad.

Article by Mir Gowhar Ali Khan, Abdul Muqueeth Khan, and Dattatri Rao for Livestock Adviser, Vol. 5, Issue 11.

Preprint by Acharjyo, L.N. & Misra, C.G. 1981, Egg. laying and nest-guarding behaviour of esturarine crocodile (Crocodylus porus us Schneider) in captivity. J. Bombay nat. Hist. Soc. 78 (2) ; 387-390.

Compilation of publications advertised to participants at the Symposium on Resources Survey for Landuse Planning and Environmental Conservation.

Contains a copy of an article by David Whiting.

Copy of an article by L A K Singh, S K Dixit, and R K Sharma.

Copy of an article by Kenneth Dodd Jr.

Copy of an article by K S Neelakantan.

Copy of a paper presented by A J T Johnsingh at the National symposium on "Ecology, Biology, Management and Diseases of the Asian Elephant" at Kerala Agricultural University in Trichur.

Publication most possibly collected by B C Choudhury during his trip to the US for a CSG Meeting in 1990.

Publication most possibly collected by B C Choudhury during his trip to the US for a CSG Meeting in 1990.

Contains an extract from a publication by IUCN and includes correspondence from W A Rodgers.

Copy of an article prepared by R J Rao, C M Vyas, and S A Hussain.

H R Bustard

Contains a map of Chambal river from Madhya Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh and a map of Chambal National Gharial Sanctuary (Scale - 1:500000).

Copy of an article by R N Misra

Article by N White.

Manuscript of an article by H R Bustard.

Handwritten excerpts from The Royal Natural History, Vol. 5 by Richard Lydekkar