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abundance has been adopted worldwide for a number of species, including
jaguars, and nationally, for counting tigers within major source populations in
the country. Dr. Karanth has also penned a number of popular articles aimed at
making science and the complexities of wildlife conservation accessible to the
layman. He serves as an editor on a number of scientific journals of
international repute, and is a Fellow at the Indian Academy of Sciences. Dr.
Karanth is an Adjunct Professor at the University of Florida, University of
Minnesota, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research-National Centre for
Biological Sciences, and Manipal University. He has received numerous awards,
including the prestigious Padmashree, a National Civilian Honour conferred by
the President of India, and the Rajyothsava Award for environmental and
wildlife conservation by the Government of Karnataka.



N.
Samba Kumar is the Additional Director - Science
and Training, Wildlife Conservation Society, India Program. With over 40
scientific publications, Dr. Kumar is an acclaimed scientists specializing in
ungulate biology and conservation. His knowledge of sampling protocols for
assessing population status of large mammals is unrivalled, while his doctoral
thesis, submitted to Manipal University, involves the development of advanced
methods that are sure to change our ability to understand the dynamics of
ungulate populations in a number of landscapes throughout India. Dr. Kumar has
mentored and trained a number of amateur wildlife enthusiasts, a number of whom
have gone on to embrace the field of wildlife conservation; some of them are
working professionals in the field today. He has also trained a number of
forest department staff, and interacted with park managers to a large extent,
working towards integration of science and park management. Dr. Kumar has
received a number of awards, including the Carl Zeiss Wildlife Conservation
Award and has attended numerous international and national conferences and
workshops on wildlife research and conservation.

JagdishKrishnaswamy is the Convenor
and Senior Fellow at the SuriSeghal Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation,
Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. After completing his
doctorate from the Duke University in 1999, Dr. Krishnaswamy has successfully
implemented a number of research programs throughout India, and in addition, has
advised numerous scientists in the field. As an affiliate faculty at the
National Centre for Biological Sciences, Dr. Krishnaswamy has taught
statistics, landscape ecology and hydrology, at the post-graduate level. He
also teaches courses at the National Institute of Advanced Studies and the Ashoka
Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment. He has published over 50
scientific peer-reviewed articles, and has served on the editorial board of
international journals. Dr. Krishnaswamy's in the field of hydrology, as
related to wildlife conservation, is path-breaking, and his contributions have
led to various on-ground conservation actions. He is a member of the Gharial
Conservation Alliance, which is an international alliance dedicated to saving
the species.



















Krithi K. Karanth is an Associate
Conservation Scientist with the Global Conservation Program, Wildlife
Conservation Society, New York. She is also a recipient of the Ramanujan
Fellowship offered by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of
India. Dr. Karanth's interests span issues involving conservation of wildlife
outside protected areas, tourism initiatives for conservation, and voluntary
resettlement of people from forest interiors. She is a
prolific writer with over 30 peer-reviewed scientific publications, and more
than 30 popular articles and blogs. She is the 10,000th grantee and
explorer of the National Geographic Society, and was recognized for her
achievements as the Young Global Leader and one of 15 women changing the world,
at the World Economic Forum in 2015, an INK fellow in 2013, and Distinguished
Alumna at both the Yale Tropical Resources Institute and University of Florida.
She is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Duke University and Affiliate
Teaching Faculty at the National Centre for Biological Sciences. She has also
mentored a number of graduate students and young professionals in the field.