Biodiversity Conservation
I joined WII as faculty in November 1999. Besides regular teaching and training assignments, WII provided me ample opportunities to continue field research. In 2003, along with colleagues, Drs. S.P. Goyal and Abishek Harihar, I embarked on a long-term monitoring program on tiger and prey populations in Rajaji National Park, Uttarakhand, following voluntary relocation of human settlements. Results of this ongoing long term monitoring program has been instrumental in getting Rajaji declared a tige