Team Profiles
 Dr. Tanveer Ahmed Dr. Tanveer is MSc. M.Phil and Ph.D. in wildlife Science from Aligarh Muslim University. He has experience of working on birds and mammals of Indian Trans-Himalaya. In his master dissertation, he studies the avifauna of Rangdum valley of Ladakh. Simultaneously, he also assessed the status and habitat use of small mammals such as Pika, stoats and marmots. Later, he worked as intern in WWF-India project, where he assessed the status along with nesting characteristics of water and terrestrial birds in Tso-Kar Basin, Ladakh. During his M. Phil. programme, he determined the dietary spectrum of herbivore such as Ladakh Urial and Asiatic ibex and carnivore such as Tibetan wolf and Red fox of Ladakh. He determined the micro-histological characters of plants, vital to assess the food habits of herbivores. He joined wildlife institute of India in 2014 as Technical Assistant in the project tilted “Economics of living in wild: Cost- benefit analysis for the forest corridors linking Rajaji and Corbett National Park”where his task was to collect and analysis of data on socio-economics, ecosystem services and human-wildlife conflict. After completing this project, he got an opportunity to work as a Senior Research Biologist in the project “Management Planning of Kusheshwarasthan and Baraila Sanctuaries in Bihar”.After completing these project,he joined a research project ofThe Corbett Foundation for his Ph.D.He pursued his doctoral research in Terai-Arc Landscapeon the topic “Effect of landscape hererogeneity on biodiversity and its management implication in Ramnagar Forest Division, Uttarakhand” in which he highlighted the response of birds, mammals and plants to landscape heterogeneity in western Terai-Arc Landscape. After his PhD. he joined WII in 2019 as Project Associate where, he guided a team of researcher in assessing the impact of mining on the biodiversity and tangible and intangible resources. So far Dr. Tanveer has published 16 papers in reputed scientific peer-reviewed journals with impact factors ranging from 0.7 to 4.37 with a good citation record of his scientific work. He also has five chapters in national and international books to his credits. Key Publication
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Suyash Katdare Suyash Katdare is a post graduate (M.Sc.) in Biodiversity from the Abasaheb Garware College, Pune University. Suyash has been surveying and studying crocodilians, gharials in particular, in Indian rivers since 2008. For his master’s dissertation carried out under the guidance of Dr. S. A. Hussain, he studied certain microclimatic aspects influencing gharial nesting in the National Chambal Sanctuary. After his post-graduation, he was involved with the Gharial Conservation Alliance of the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust in carrying out surveys to determine the distribution of the Gharial and document anthropogenic pressures in five north Indian rivers viz., Ken (Ken Gharial Sanctuary and Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh), Son (Son Gharial Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh), Gandak (Bihar), Betwa (Uttar Pradesh) and Tons (Uttar Pradesh). Subsequently, he was a research assistant in project funded by the Madhya Pradesh Forest Department to estimate the ecological flows in the Son Gharial Sanctuary (Son River, Madhya Pradesh), with a focus on gharials. In 2016, he joined the Wildlife Institute of India as a Senior Research Fellow in the project – Ecological Monitoring of the Chambal River, which focussed on population ecology and genetic assessment of gharials and hydrological studies in the Chambal River. Key Publications
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 Subish S An alumni from Wildlife Institute of India with 12 plus years’ experience in Wildlife Conservation & Ecotourism. A Nature enthusiast, who believes in the potential of Responsible and Sustainable Tourism for bringing community oriented conservation. Subish S has completed his MA Communication from Bharathiyar University and another post-graduation in MSc Wildlife Science from Wildlife Institute of India. In his Master dissertation, he did an assessment on recreational value of Periyar tiger reserve and how ecotourism is influencing the conservational attitude of local communities. After his graduation, he was actively working with local communities and has even developed a sustainable tourism model concept called Monsoon Retreats Ecostay for promoting local biodiversity conservation. He was also instrumental in creating an organization called Living Earth. It is a responsible travel enterprise, committed to setup a replicable model of climate resilient community conservation. With less harmful construction techniques, it established a carbon neutral ecostay in an agroecosystem that ensures organic farming, food security, multiple livelihood options, conservation of native flora and fauna, living lab facility while supporting local community. It has joined hands with a number of agricultural farms, farm-stays, homestays and resorts and helping them to convert into sustainable properties following the ecostay model. In these properties, firstly, biodiversity assessments are initiated with the help of owners and volunteers and data is entered on India biodiversity portal, a partner of living earth; secondly, apiculture is initiated to enhance bee diversity and crop yield meanwhile giving the box ownership and respective income away to destitute women in the local community; thirdly, orchid friendly tourism, an initiative to conserve native orchids through setting up orchid trails are being done. He has designed a river conservation tourism package for learning, conservation and restoration of river Periyar with local communities throughout the course of river. He has now joined Wildlife Institute of India in NRCD project as a Field Conservation Officer. |
 Narendra Mohan Mr. Narendra Mohan is Masters in Wildlife Science from Aligarh Muslim University. He did his master dissertation on the topic "Ecology and population status of different species of storks found in and around Patana Bird Sanctuary, Etah, U.P." He joined Wildlife Institute of India as a research biologist in the All India Tiger Monitoring project in October 2013. During the project, he worked in Melghat, Similipal Tiger Reserve, and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary and his principal duties were sign survey, camera trapping, vegetation sampling, scat collection, and data analysis. In 2016, he joined as a Research Biologist in the project "Landscape sustainability challenges in west Singhbhum region due to collective mining regimes: Mining- Wildlife habitat linkage and impacts. He assessed the biodiversity status (mammals, butterflies, herpetofauna) and the impact of mining activity on wildlife habitat in Saranda Forest, West Singbhum. Later, he joined the project, "Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation". He conducted a biodiversity survey of river Ganga from Bijnor Barrage to Farakka barrage. He also established and upgraded Turtle Breeding Centre, Saranath, and conducted rescue operations of turtles with Kashi Forest Division. He got an opportunity to work with the State forest department of Chhattisgarh as a senior research fellow. His key responsibilities were examining existing wildlife conservation plans, formulating plans, monitoring the wildlife circle, and preparing vulture and other wildlife conservation plans. After completing the tenure at the forest department, he joined the Wildlife Institute of India again in 2019 as a Project fellow under the project "Landscape Sustainability Challenges in proposed Similipal-Satkosia corridor Region due to Collective Mining Regime: Mining-Wildlife Habitat Linkages and Impacts. He assessed the biodiversity status (Vegetation, Mammals, butterflies, herpetofauna ) and the impact of mining activity on wildlife and their habitat in the proposed Similipal-Satkoisa corridor. Apart from academics, his interests are reading and traveling. Key Publications
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 Ravi SharmaProject Associate - I (Birds & Mammals) Email :ravi@wii.gov.in;ravisharma22929@gmail.com He has a Master’s degree in Environment Management from the Forest Research Institute. His keen interest in Big cats since childhood days brought him to the Wildlife Institute of India in 2013 under All India Tiger Monitoring where he worked in several tiger reserves such as Rajaji TR, Pench TR (MP), Kaziranga TR, Mukundara Hills TR, Satpura TR etc. Being an Ecologist, he had an inclination towards Fresh water ecosystem which led him to NMCG project in 2016 where he had a chance to establish three Nature Interpretation Centers about Ganga river and its Biodiversity. In 2020, the mix of interest and experience encouraged him to work in NRCD – WII project “Assessment of the ecological status of select Indian rivers for conservation planning” as a Project Associate- I (Birds & Mammals) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti where he is exploring different rivers of India. He has a good and long experienceof population estimation surveys for Terrestrial and Aquatic Mammals and the other related habitat parameters. He is looking after various aspects of biodiversity with special emphasis on Avian and Mammalian profiling of the rivers in the NRCD project. |
 Bhawna PandeyProject Associate-I (Ecotoxicology) Email :bhawnapandey@wii.gov.in She earned her master's degree in environmental science and witnessed the adverse effects of pollutants on the environment during her dissertation, which made her recognize the importance of toxicological aspect in the ecosystem. She pursued her doctoral research on “Bioremediation of contaminated soil using biochar with integrated weed management” to gain a better understanding on the toxicological aspect of the environment. She has 7 years of research experience and has worked on several DST and CLP funded projects that have helped her develop her ecotoxicological research skills, such as "Wastewater treatment utilizing aquatic weeds" and "Vulture conservation in Uttarakhand." She also obtained capacity-building skills while working at the Wildlife Institute of India on the "SECURE Himalaya Project" on Snow leopard conservation. These studies fueled her passion to focus on wildlife conservation by highlighting the growing effects of toxicants on wildlife.
She has sound knowledge of conducting ecotoxicological assessment in aquatic ecosystem and handling of sophisticated instruments required for the analytical procedures. She has joined the WII-NRCD project's ecotoxicology componentto contribute her experience and expertise in assessing the pollution levels and ecotoxicological risk in the riverine ecosystem. |
He has a master’s degree in Marine Biology from Pondicherry University at Port Blair, where every Thalassophile would love to study. Being a Marine biologist, his passion and love for aquatic ecology encouraged him to work in NRCD – WII project “Assessment of the ecological status of select Indian rivers for conservation planning” as a Project Associate- I (Aquatic Ecology) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Also, he has a previous working experience with the wildlife institute of India in various aspects of conservation of aquatic fauna and maintaining the aquatic ecosystem in the conservation action plan for the Gangetic River dolphins project under MoEFCc. Exploring underwater life fascinates him a lot. He has a good knowledge of population estimation surveys for Aquatic Mammals and the various aspects of habitat ecology and primary productivity of the river. Also, Diversity, Distribution and Taxonomy of Gastropoda associated with fresh water, estuarine, mangroves and marine. He is looking for various aspects of biodiversity profiling of the all six rivers in the NRCD project. |
 Anjani RawatProject Associate - I (Ecotoxicology) Email :anjani@wii.gov.in;9045rawat.anjani@gmail.com She did her masters in Environmental Science and has special interest on the river ecology and the sources of pollution affecting it. She has worked earlier for three years in Wildlife Institute of India under National Mission on Himalayan Studies where she did biomonitoring of the Mandakini River flowing in the vicinity of Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary as well as monitoring of air and soil pollution in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. Her interest lies in monitoring of aquatic pollution and quantification the effects of emerging pollutants on the biodiversity. Publication
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 Anshu Panwar Project Associate IEmail :anshu@wii.gov.in;anshupanwar5001@gmail.com I belong to Baghpat district of Uttar Pradesh. I did my primary and secondary education in my hometown, Doghat. Then, I moved to Dehradun where I completed my post-graduation in biotechnology from Shri Guru Ram Rai University, Dehradun. I did my masters' dissertation from a Himalayan herbal drug company where I learnt basic and high throughput techniques of quantifying biochemical properties of a plant'Ageratum conyzoids' which has medicinal values for curing disease in terms of future drug manufacturing. After completing my post-graduation, I got an opportunity to join the Wildlife Institute of India in “National Mission for Sustaining Himalayan Ecosystem” project in 2016. Through this project I learnt basic non-invasive molecular techniques used for species identification. Afterwards, I joined National River Conservation Directorate project as a Project Associate I (Genetics-Herpetofauna). Here, I am trying to assess current trend in genetic diversity and gene flow pattern of identified species which might have been disturbed due to river fragmentation. This data will help us to understand the species distribution, genetic diversity, inbreeding, and outbreeding and will be useful for their conservation. Talking about my hobbies, I like cooking and playing badminton |
 Neha YadavProject Associate -I (conservation genetics -Fish) Email :nehayadav@wii.gov.in ;Neha.yadav133@gmail.com I did my Bachelors in Biotechnology from Amity university, subsequently followed by Masters in Biodiversity and Conservation from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. As I am interested in wildlife conservation during my masters, so learned GIS and remote sensing during my dissertation and the work as been published in good journal. During my masters I also nurtured my interest towards population genetics and inter disciplinary approach towards wildlife science. So, after completing my masters I joined Wildlife Institute of India as intern to get better understanding of the subject, under the NMCG project and worked for 2 years. During my internship I worked on DNA barcoding and population genetic studies of aquatic species of the River Ganga and also got few publications there. Now I have joined Wildlife Institute of India under NRCD-WII project as a Project Associate-I (conservation genetics- Fish) in July 2021. I will be very glad practice my specialization in the project as a conservationist and this project will help me to gain more knowledge and practices for the aquatic species and their conservation in the major rivers of the country. |
Surrounded by the alluring Shivalik foothills and the Sal Forest, I grew up in Ramnagar 'the land of roar, trumpet & songs' which is acclaimed as the gateway of Jim Corbett National Park. I was welcomed to the world of wildlife & conservation in my early teens when I joined YALP(Youth for a living planet), a youth nature club in Ramnagar. Simultaneously, I got selected in Sanctuary Asia- kids for tiger program. This intrigued me to do more in this field and I finished my degree in Forestry from DSB Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital. I have done a certificate course in 'wildlife management using geospatial techniques' from Wildlife Institute of India under the Green skill development program of MoEFCC. I also did an internship at IORA ecological solutions in the 'ROAM' (Restoration Opportunities Assessment Methodology) Forest Landscape Restoration project. Further, I have volunteered numerously with organizations like The Corbett Foundation, YALP, BNHS, Wetland Internationals, GB Pant High Altitude Zoo, Uttarakhand Forest Department, etc.
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I completed my master's degree in Botany from the Govt. N.P.G. College of Science in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. After completing my master's, I got an opportunity to work in educational institutions. I've always enjoyed learning about new things, so while pursuing my master’s in Botany, Ecology sparked my interest more and more. Ecology, in my opinion, is one of the key sciences that help us learn more about the wonder of wildlife around us. Working with invasive species has always been an interest of mine so I decided to work in this field to gain more knowledge about wildlife, and I joined the Wildlife Institute of India, NRCD Project as an Aquatic Botanist to develop a better understanding of how this natural environment functions. Under this project, I'll be concentrating on the diversity and distribution of riverine vegetation. Through this research, I'm looking forward to learning more about the variety of flora, its function, and its effects on the river ecology. In addition to this, I am a passionate and inquisitive individual who adores exploring the wonders of nature. I do not doubt that working on this project will improve my comprehension of ecology. |
He is from Bihar's Champaran district (Bettiah) and attended school there. He has a Bachelor's degree in Botany (H) from Patna University and a Master's degree in Botany from Dr. HariSingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya in Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. The Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Champaran was a getaway for him during his childhood. He has had a few instances when he had a chance to observe the forest and wildlife since his schooldays when he went on a nature trip near the Valmiki Tiger Reserve. During his master's degree in Madhya Pradesh, he had the opportunity to visit wildlife sanctuaries and reserve forests on field excursions. He has grown an interest in plants and their environments.
He joined the Wildlife Institute of India in October 2020, Under the project entitled " Development of landscape management plan with reference to Ken-Betwa River linking project". He assisted there in Vegetation components in different habitats of the Panna Tiger Reserve. At present, Heis working on the " WII-NRCD Project " for the position of Project Assistant (Biology). He has a keen interest and is highly skillful in the field of Vegetation studies, habitat assessment, management, and restoration strategies. |
 Shuvayu ModakProject assistant (biology) Email :modak@wii.gov.in;shuvayuxaviers@gmail.com He has completed his bachelor degree in zoology from North Bengal St.Xaviers college. After, he has done his master’s in Zoology from ‘’Coochbehar Panchanan Barma University’’. He has been born and brought up in a small town of West-Bengal called Jalpaiguri , which has a senic landscape and great biodiversity. So, as he was so much connected with nature since his childhood, he gradually increases his interest in conservation of mother nature. In his school life he joined a local NGO called SPOAR and there he started working in Herpetofauna . He has done several road kill surveys of snakes and frogs in ‘’Gorumara National Park’’, which is only 30 km away from his house (Jalpaiguri). Later, he joined a project of conserving the only living population of “Indian Roofed turtles’’ in Jalpaiguri with collaboration of ‘’Wildlife Trust Of India’’ and he is also a member of ‘’Green Corridor Champion Project’’ of Wildlife Trust OF India. He has just completed his master degree in Zoology last year and joined WII as a project assistant (Biology) . Currently he is working with the herpetology team in this project (NRCD-WII). |
Arya is a freshwater fish biologist who uses molecular tools to study the ecology and evolution of fishes. She completed her PhD from the School of Ocean Science & Technology, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), Kochi. She has a keen interest in molecular ecology & conservation. Her research focused on the diversity, phylogenetics, evolution & biogeography of freshwater fish (also collaborated on research involving a range of vertebrate and invertebrate taxa), with her PhD thesis examining how riverine barriers influence the genetic diversity & phylogeography of endemic & threatened hillstream loaches of the Western Ghats. She was a visiting intern at Liverpool Johnmoores University as a part of Student Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge (2022), where she learned about using eDNA in detecting cryptic freshwater diversity. Publications 1. A Sidharthan, N Dahanukar, RL Sundar, K Ranjeet & R Raghavan (2022) Beyond waterfalls and dams: riverscape genetics of two endemic mountain loaches in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. River Research and Applications 38(1): 152–159. (IF 2. RL Sundar, CP Arjun, A Sidharthan, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2022) A new diminutive subterranean eel loach species of the genus Pangio (Teleostei: Cobitidae) from Southern India. Zootaxa 5138 (1): 089–097. 3. PS Jayalakshmi, J John & A Sidharthan (2022) Kumanoa periyarensis, a new species of freshwater red algae (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) from the Western Ghats, India. Phycologia 61(4): 419– 424. 4. A Sidharthan, R Raghavan, VK Anoop, A Keskar & N Dahanukar (2021) Phylogenetic position and relationships of mountain loaches (Teleostei: Balitoridae) of the Western Ghats as revealed by CO1 sequences. Zootaxa 4926 (1): 079–092. 5. A Sidharthan, R Raghavan, VK Anoop, S Philip & N Dahanukar (2020) Riddle on the riffle: Miocene diversification and biogeography of endemic mountain loaches in the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot. Journal of Biogeography 47 (12): 2741–2754. [COVER PAGE ARTICLE] 6. R Sundar, VK Anoop, A Sidharthan, N Dahanukar & R Raghavan (2020) The identity and distribution of Bhavania annandalei Hora 1920 (Cypriniformes: Balitoridae), a hillstream loach endemic to the Western Ghats of India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 12(10): 16262–16271. 7. CV Anju, N Dahanukar, A Sidharthan, K Ranjeet & R Raghavan (2019) Demographics of Lagocephalus inermis in the Arabian Sea unveils complex conservation challenges. Journal of Fish Biology 94(1): 187–190. |
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Ms. Syed Bisma belongs to Kashmir also known as the “Paradise on Earth”, which is famous for scenic splendor, snow-capped mountains, plentiful wildlife, hospitable people, and handicrafts. Her basic education she got from Iqbal Memorial Institute, Bemina, Srinagar. She completed her degree in Bachelor of Science from Sri Pratap College of Science, Srinagar, and Post Graduation in Environmental Science and Technology from University of Kashmir, Hazratbal, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir. In post-graduation, she worked on “Estimation of Nutrient Status and Tree Biomass of Riverine Ecosystem of Dachigam National Park, Himalayas, J&K, India” for accomplishing the degree. During her academics, she has done a diploma course in Pollution monitoring “Air and Water” from the pollution control committee, Puducherry, conducted by the Ministry of Environment, Forestry, and Climatic Change. She has also qualified for UGC NET and ASRB NET (2021). In 2022, she joined the Wildlife Institute of India as an intern in the project “Range-wide Estimation of River Dolphins” under the supervision of Dr. Vishnupriya Kolipakam in the ecotoxicology component. Recently, she has been working as a Project Assistant (Ecotoxicology), in the NRCD project, under the supervision of Dr. Ruchi Badola (Scientist-G, Wildlife Institute of India). |
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Mr. Deepak has a Bachelor's in Zoology from Mary Matha Arts and Science College, Manandavady, and a Masters in Marine Biology from Pondicherry University. During his undergrad days, he developed an interest in wildlife, and he followed his passion by working at Gir Forest, Gujarat, where he conducted research on lions and leopards and was a part of satellite ringing of migratory birds. This experience further fuelled his desire to pursue a career in wildlife conservation and led him to undertake various fieldwork projects across India. He has worked in Bombay Natural History Society as a Junior Research Fellow working under a project titled ‘Elucidating the Status of Migratory Waterbirds in Ornithologically Important Wetlands of Maharashtra: A Central Asian Flyway Perspective. In the project, he was carrying out the ringing of both Land and Waterbirds. His love for birds made him join in Wildlife Institute of India Under the NRCD Project as a Project Associate. He is working on the assessment of birds and mammal’s component of the six selected river for conservation planning. |
He is from Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He did a Bachelor's degree in Botany, Chemistry, and Zoology from PT Deendyal Upadhyay Art and Commerce College Sagar, Madhya Pradesh and a Master's degree in Botany from Dr HariSingh Gour Central University Sagar, Madhya Pradesh. He was born and brought up in the small town of Sagar district (MP) called Gourjhamer, which has a good forest area (Teak Forest) and great biodiversity. He was much connected with nature since his childhood. He has been observing wildlife during childhood due to being near a forest area. Gradually he grew interested in wildlife. During school time, he collected plant specimens and made herbarium sheets and for birds, he made artificial houses. During his master's degree, he had the opportunity to visit a reserve forest on a field excursion. He has grown an interest in plants and their habitat and environment. During his master, he joined social internship programming their he learned sustainable development, water conservation, plastic management, and team management. There he has also been Paryavaran Prahari. He joined the wildlife institute of India as an intern, under the Project titled " Development of landscape management plan and Monitoring with Reference to Ken-Betwa River linking project at Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh". He assisted there with Vegetation components in different habitats of the Panna Tiger Reserve. He did an internship at IORA Ecological Solution under the project title “Situational Assessment for Biodiversity Conservation Intervention by ITC’s Mission Sunahra Kal and he also worked in the same organization in the project “Third Party Evaluation and Monitoring of CAMPA Activities in the Haryana State. He joined the wildlife institute of India under the national river conservation directorate(NRCD-WII) Project title “Assessment of the ecological status of Selected Indian River for conservation planning at the wildlife institute of India Dehradun as a Project Assistant(General). He has a keen interest and is highly skilful in the field of Vegetation studies, habitat assessment, management, and restoration strategies. |
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I have completed doctoral degree from National institute of Technology, Tiruchirappalli in research area of climate change and hydrology and Master of Technology (M.Tech) degree from National institute of Technology, Nagpur. I have received the “Online Support of the Year” contribution to the SWAT model at the 2018 International SWAT Conferences, Belgium. I joined the Wildlife Institute of India, NRCD Project title “Assessment of the ecological status of select Indian Rivers for Conservation Planning” at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII). Experience in catchment modeling, hydrology, Climate change analysis and environmental engineering and looking to utilize my knowledge for further research. Being part of Environment and Water resource student would be a golden opportunity for further research. I look forward to gelling with the electric group and experiencing new cultures, which would only aid my overall development. Key Publications
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Mr. Neeraj Pandey is from Prayagraj (a city in Uttar Pradesh where three rivers, the Ganga, the Yamuna, and the Saraswati, meet). He received his primary education from St. Joseph's College in Allahabad. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Science (BZC) from Ewing Christian College (an autonomous college of the University of Allahabad) and a Master’s degree in Science (Environmental Science) from the University of Allahabad. He chose the topic "Site selection for waste disposal in Allahabad City" for his post-graduate dissertation work and attempted to identify the basic problem that the city is facing with regard to waste disposal and also set up a criterion for an appropriate location for dumping. In 2017, he began his Ph.D. work at the Department of Zoology and Environmental Science, Gurukula Kangri (Deemed to be University), Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. The research topic is "Effect of different types of irrigational water on soil nutrient dynamics in agriculture fields of Haridwar (Uttarakhand)". His work will pave the way for agriculturalists, researchers, farmers, and other stakeholders to gain the necessary knowledge about nutrient status in the water as well as the soil which in turn helps to adopt proper conservation and management techniques for better production and yield. Recently he joined the Wildlife Institute of India as a project associate-1 (Aquatic Biology) NRCD project, under the supervision of Dr. Ruchi Badola (Scientist-G). This project will be going to help him out in gaining more and more knowledge in the field of Aquatics and his previous experiences will add extra flavor to it. Research Article
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I am born and brought up in Jalpaiguri, a picturesque town in the lap of famed Dooars region of northern West Bengal. Since 2012 I have been a part of Society for Protecting the Ophiofauna and Animal Rights (SPOAR), a local non-profit organization where I was exposed to rescue-rehabilitation of snakes, mass sensitization and other conservation-oriented activities. I completed my graduation from Northbengal St. Xavier’s College, Rajganj, in Zoology Honours. Herpetology (and wildlife in general), being my passion from childhood, motivated me taking up Environmental Biology and Wildlife Sciences during his Masters from Cotton University, Guwahati. So far, I have been part of road-mortality survey of wild fauna in Gorumara National Park and also the Rapid Action Project of conserving Indian Roofed Turtles in a small temple pond in Jalpaiguri. I have also assisted in grid-wise data collection on human-elephant conflict and elephant presence/movement across the 13 identified elephant corridors in Dooars region, as part of Green Corridor Champion Project. All of these projects were collaborations between Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and SPOAR. |
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I have completed my Bachelor’s in Zoology from Ramadevi Women’s University, Bhubaneshwar, and a Master’s in English literature from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. As a passionate advocate for both the natural world and the written word, my journey has been a unique tapestry of scientific exploration and literary enchantment. My adolescence, adorned with the captivating books of Jim Corbett, Salim Ali, Ruskin Bond, and other gifted nature writers, sparked an unquenchable thirst for understanding and preserving the environment, and hence drew me to the WII-NRCD project. Now, as an enthusiastic Project Assistant in the team, I strive to synergise the scientific and literary world to amplify our collective efforts to safeguard our precious environment.
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Ajay M. Gaikwad
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Arya Sidharthan
Syed Bisma
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Harbhajan Patel
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Neeraj Pandey
Fatma TabassumLast Updated: October 3, 2023
