- About us
- Area under Jurisdiction
- Holdings
- Major Projects
- Significant Achievements
- Publications
- Museum
- Library
- Expertise Available
- Contact us
About us
Area under Jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of the centre is spread over states of Maharashtra (35 districts, encompassing 6 National Parks, 35 Wildlife Sanctuaries and three Tiger Reserves), Goa (two districts with one National Park and six Wildlife Sanctuaries), North Karnataka (four districts) and Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
Holdings (National Zoological Collection)
- Total Holdings - 1,44,861
- Identified- 46,110
Major Projects
- Studies on State Fauna of Maharashtra
- Fauna of Radhanagari Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fauna of Chandoli National Park
- Riverine Fauna of Northern Western Ghats (Maharashtra)
- Atlas of Odonata of Western Ghats
- Studies on Fishes of Western Ghats (Konkan Region)
- Fauna of Phansad Wildlife Sanctuary
Significant Achievements
- Fauna of India: (Scorpions)
- Fauna of Melghat Tiger Reserve, District Amravati
- Pench National Park, District Nagpur
- Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve, District Chandrapur
- Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Borivali Mumbai
- Ujani Wetland, District Solapur
- Nath Sagar (Jaikawadi) Wetland, District Aurangabad and Ahmad Nagar
- Status survey of Western Tragopan
- Status survey of Wroughton’s free tailed bat Otomops wroughtoni
- Status survey of Indian Edible-nest Swiftlet
- Validation of Threatened Mammals of India
- Ichthyofauna of Northern part of Western Ghats
- Fauna of Lonar Wildlife Sanctuary
- Fauna of Bhimashankar Wildlife Sanctuary
- State Fauna of Goa
Publications
Approximately 600 papers have been published from this centre.
Museum
The museum of the station displays 533 examples of the varied regional fauna including crustaceans, arachnids, insects, molluscs, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals.
Library
The library holds 4096 books on various aspects of Zoology and 25 Indian and 15 Foreign Journals are being subscribed.
Expertise Available
Dr. R.M. Sharma, Scientist-‘D’ Officer-in-Charge
Dr. P.S. Bhatnagar, Scientist-‘C’
Dr. R. Banu, Scientist-‘C’
Dr. P.D. Rane, Scientist-'B'
Dr. S.S. Kamble, Scientist-'B'
Contact Us
Officer-in-Charge
Zoological Survey of India,
Western Regional Centre,
Vidyanagar, Sector-29,
P.C.N.T. Post, Rawet Road, Akurdi,
Pune-411 044. Maharashtra.
Phone– 020-27655213 / 27651927
Fax- 020- 27652564
E.mail- wrszsipune[at]gmail[dot]com