Contents: Executive summary. Introduction. 1. Objectives of the study. 2. Study area. 3. Bird’s eye view. 4. Vegetation. 5. Climate. 6. Protected area. 7. Man animal relationship. 8. Methodology. 9. Results. 10. Chinkara. 11. Taxonomy. 12. Distribution. 13. Habitat requirements. 14. Brief biology and sociobiology. 15. Desert cat. 16. Taxonomy. 17. Distribution. 18. Habitat requirements. 19. Brief biology. 20. Distribution and status. 21. Chinkara. 22. Present distribution. 23. Herd size and relative abundance. 24. Habitat analysis. 25. Desert cat. 26. Present distribution. 27. Habitat analysis. 28. Discussion. 29. Chinkara. 30. Desert cat. 31. Conservation strategy. References.