Centre for Conservation Ecology

The Centre For Conservation Ecology is the research centre of the Department of Zoology. It has generated more than 1.35 Crores for infrastructural development from various national and international agencies during the past few years. Various faculty have completed 22 minor research projects. The centre is also supported by the UGC with two major research projects and one project from the Department of Science and Technology SERB Govt of India with an outlay of 36.25 lakhs. More than 100 publications have been produced by the faculty and published in various national and international journals apart from six textbooks. The college holds a well-equipped laboratory with equipment such as PCR and Leica S8 APO microscope, funded by the DST FIST Govt of India. Department of Zoology is having a Centre for Conservation Ecology, recognized by the University of Calicut. Five faculties in the college are research guides of Universities and they are presently guiding 15 students to fulfil PhD.
The faculties in the Zoology Department are doing research projects in collaboration with international agencies such as Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (USA), Oklahoma State University (USA), Wildlife Trust (USA), York University (UK) and EPLC United Nations Environment Programme, South Korea. The Department is also collaborating with national organizations such as Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment (Bangalore), National Centre for Biological Sciences (Bangalore), Salim Ali Centre for Ornithology and Natural History (Coimbatore) and regional bodies such as Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala State Bio-diversity Board and Department of Environment and Climate change.