Nishith currently works as Associate Professor at the Department of Life Sciences, Hemchandracharya North Gujarat University, Patan (Gujarat) India. Nishith does research in Wildlife and Conservation Biology with special focus on large mammals and habitats. His research interest also includes, Wildlife and Conservation Biology, wetland ecology and biodiversity monitoring. His current research work includes conservation of sloth bears in central and western India. He is also involved in a research project on monitoring of bear population in north east India. He is the Co Chair of IUCN-SSC Sloth bear Expert Team and the member of IUCN-SSC Human bear conflict mitigation expert team.
Professional Skills
Research Experience
Ph D Project
Work ExperienceTeaching PG students of Zoology, Environmental Science and Research in the field of Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Teaching Environmental Science and Zoology to PG students and Research in the field of Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Teaching Zoology to UG students
Education
Studied on the ecology and behaviour of satellitic lion metapopulation around Gir PA and its conservation
Presentations/Talks
Online through WebEx
Online webinar on Google meet on August 21, 2020
July 22, 2020
A public talk on facebook live for an organization "I am a beautiful soul".
June 11, 2020
Webinar and Live on Youtube, Facebook
Link: https://youtu.be/mBDnqqtWLVg
191 Participants and 746 Online viewers on YouTube
Webinar, June 9-10, 2020
Live on Youtube
June 22, 2020
Online on Google meet with more than 100 viewers.
May 30 and 31, 2020
Online and Live on YouTube
Link: https://youtu.be/qRoE9FwZJOc
200+ Participants and 185 YouTube viewers
A live talk series organized in collaboration with IUCN Bear Specialist Group, The Corbett Foundation and Santuary Nature Foundation as a part of International Bear Day Celebration 2020
May 10 -14, 2020
Radio interview on Aakashwani Rajkot on May 30, 2020
May 3, 2020 Live on Facebook 1.5K viewers
Link: https://www.facebook.com/natureclubsurat/videos/1283576681850503
Yuva-Patan Gyan Vidhya Online talk series April 28, 2020
Online on Facebook
Link: https://www.facebook.com/yuvapatan24/videos/556529745263612
Viewers: 1.5k
Membership
Media Publications
A short video documentary as a part of our sloth bear conservation outreach programme. The short video film was released by the Gujarat forest department. The film is prepared in all the three languages Gujarati (native) Hindi (national) and English language. The most important part of this film is the entire film prepared in Zero budget through voluntary contribution from all.
An informative booklet to distribute among tribals, community, tourists and school children as a part of our Sloth bear conservation outreach programme.
A field guide for frontline forest staff on monitoring sloth bear population and dealing with human - sloth bear conflicts. Published by Vadodara wildlife division, Gujarat state Forest Department
Prizes and Awards
ITTO, Japan Travel Fellowship
Awarded as young scientist for the research work on Asiatic lion and leopard in Gir PA
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