Zoological Survey of India (Paperback)

The Zoological Survey of India (ZSI) was established on 1 July 1916 to promote the survey, exploration and research of the fauna in the region. The Survey had its genesis in the establishment of the Zoological Section of the Indian Museum at Calcutta in 1875. The establishment was suggested in letters by Alfred William Alcock following his resignation.The Survey conducts no formal courses, but holds Conferences, Training Courses, Workshops and Colloquia periodically. For the publication of the results of research carried out in its laboratories, the Survey has its own journals.The ZSI began on the strength of a (then) century old zoological collection from the former museum (1814-1875) of the Asiatic Society of Bengal, which had passed on to the Zoological Section of the Indian Museum (1875-1916).