- About us
- Area under Jurisdiction
- Holdings
- Major Projects
- Significant Achievements
- Publications
- Museum
- Library
- Expertise Available
- Contact us
About us
Area under Jurisdiction
Central Zone Regional Centre covers two states of Central India namely Madhya Pradesh, the Tiger State (covering 48 Districts having nine National Parks, 25 Wildlife Sanctuaries, Five Tiger Reserves and one Biosphere Reserve) and Chhattisgarh (covering 18 Districts with three National Parks, thirteen Wildlife Sanctuaries and one Tiger Reserve and One Biosphere Reserve shared with M.P.).
Holdings (National Zoological Collection)
- Total holdings: 105000.
- Identified: 40000.
Major Projects
- Habits and Movement of Bats of Central India
- Wildlife of Narmada Valley
- Taxonomy and Ecology of Mollusca of Narmada Valley
- Taxonomy and Ecology of Ostracoda of Central India
- Taxonomy of spiders of Central India
- Faunal Diversity of Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve
- Faunal Diversity of Jabalpur district.
- Faunal diversity of Pench Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh
- Fauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve
- Fauna of Indravati Tiger Reserve
- Butterfly Fauna of Bastar District
- Faunal Resources of National Parks of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Faunal Diversity of Tiger Reserves of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Avifauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve.
Significant Achievements
- Fauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve
- Fauna of Indravati Tiger Reserve
- Butterfly Fauna of Bastar District
- Faunal Resources of National Parks of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Faunal Diversity of Tiger Reserves of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh Avifauna of Kanha Tiger Reserve.
- State Fauna Madhya Pradesh including Chhattisgarh contains the taxonomic account of following groups:-
- Spiders of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Plant Mites ( Tetranychidae ) of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Odonata of Madhva Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Butterfly fauna of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Moth fauna of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Scarabaeid beetles of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Fresh-water Fishes of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Amphibia of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Reptilia of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
- Mammals of Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh
Publications
Embodying the results of scientific projects over 270 scientific papers, articles were published from this Station in national and international periodicals enriching the knowledge of fauna of Central India.
Museum
This station maintains a regional museum exhibiting representative fauna of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. The entry to the Museum is free and the visit provides an opportunity to view various enchanting animals of this region. The Museum has following exhibits:
Library
The library houses a variety of books on general zoology, entomology, fishes, ecology, environment and conservation numbering 1764 books and more than 60 national and International scientific periodicals. The library is visited by scientific researchers, students and general public for collection of information on local fauna.
Expertise Available
Dr. S. Sambath, Scientist-C Officer-in-Charge
Dr. S. S. Talmale, Asst. Zoologist
Contact Us
Officer-in-Charge
Zoological Survey Of India
Central Zone Regional Centre
168-169, Vijay Nagar JABALPUR, 482 002
MADHYA PRADESH
Phone- 0761-2641792 / 2641421
Fax: 0761- 2641421
E.mail- zsicrs[at]dataone[dot]in