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Dr. G.V. Gopi

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Dr. G.V. Gopi
Scientist - F

Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India.

+91-9412053644

gopigv [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in

 

About
My lab’s research focuses primarily on the ecology and dynamics of wildlife populations, especially in the context of management and conservation problems. My core interests lie in understanding more about Indian wetlands, Indian Himalayan Region and the rare and threatened species in these habitats. My investigations entail studying threatened faunal species and documenting ecological processes and patterns following human–wildlife interactions. As Nodal officer of the Conservation Advisory and Policy cell, I continue to offer critical decision support to several statutory bodies through science based evidence. I am a Member in various IUCN Species Survival Commissions and specialist groups like Crocodile Specialist Group, Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group, Commission on Education and Communication, World Commission on Protected Areas and Commission on Ecosystem Management. I am involved in teaching subjects related to wildlife biology, protected area management, wetland ecology and management at the postgraduate level, Ph.D courses and impart training to in-service forest officers from India and other Asian countries in Wildlife management/Wetland Conservation and Management. My other interests include travel and nature photography.
Academic Positions
  • Scientist-F, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (21 October 2021 – till date)
  • Scientist-E, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (01 January 2017 – 20 October 2021)
  • Scientist-D, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (01 January 2013 – 31 December 2016)
  • Scientist-C, Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun (15 October 2008-31 December 2012)
Education
  • Ph. D. in Wildlife Sciences, Saurashtra University, Rajkot, India
  • M. Sc. in Life Sciences (Animal Science Specialization), Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, India (5 Yrs Integrated Programme)
Research Interest
  • Wetland Ecology
  • Wetland Management
  • Coastal and Marine Biodiversity
  • Conservation Advisory
  • Protected Area Management Planning
Publications
  • Ahmad, A and Gopi G.V (2024). Site occupancy of select mammals in the tropical forest of Eastern Himalaya. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. 11:1106329. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2023.1106329
  • Kaur S., Gopi G.V., & Uniyal V.P., 2024. Grouping and home-range of the Vulnerable Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus in the western Himalaya. Indian BIRDS 19 (6): 180–184
  • Kaur, S., Gopi. G V and Uniyal V.P (2023). Colour aberration in the Great Slaty Woodpecker Mulleripicus pulverulentus from Pawalgarh Conservation Reserve, Uttarakhand. Indian BIRDS Vol . 19 No . 4. 116-118
  • Jha, R. R. S., Gopi. G.V., Chetri.D and Nandha Kumar (2023). Rerouting railway would conserve India's gibbons. Science. Vol 381, Issue 6660 p. 843. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.adj5002 IF 56.9
  • J.R. Deka., Sk.Z. Ali., M. Ahamad., P. Borah., Gopi. G.V., R. Badola., R. Sharma. and S.A. Hussain (2023). Can Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) endure the future climate and land use change scenario in the East Himalayan Region? Perspective from a multiple model framework. Ecology and Evolution. Vol 13 (8). e10340. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10340 IF 3.2
  • R. Kanagaraj., B.D. Joshi., R. De., M. A. Predit., S.K. Singh., P. Pandey., V. Kumar., V. Sharma., M. Kumar., R. Matura., B. Pandav., P. Nigam., R. Sharma., B. Habib., Gopi. G.V., A. Trabucco., T. Wiegand and S. P. Goyal. (2023). Predicting the impact of climate change on range and genetic diversity patterns of the endangered endemic Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) in the western Ghats, India. Landscape Ecology. 38, 2085–2101 (2023). IF 5.3
  • Ahmad A, Kanagaraj R, Gopi GV. Wildlife habitat mapping using Sentinel-2 imagery of Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Heliyon. 2023 Feb 20;9(3):e13799. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e13799 IF 4.0
  • Gitima D, K M Selvan, B P Lahkar, Gopi G V (2022). Effectiveness of physical barriers in mitigating human-elephant negative interactions in North-East India Frontiers in Conservation Science. . 3:956568. doi: https://doi.org/10.3389/fcosc.2022.956568
  • Frank SJD, Gopi G V, Lakshminarayanan N and Pandav B. (2022). Factors influencing occurrence and species richness of heronries in wetlands of Tamil Nadu. Wetlands. 42, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-022-01531-z. IF 2.0
  • Devi A, Hussain S A, Sharma M, G V Gopi and Badola, R. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12:482. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04295-4 IF 4.9
  • Frank SJD, Gopi GV, Pandav B. 2021. Heronry distribution and site preference dynamics of tree-nesting colonial waterbirds in Tamil Nadu. PeerJ 9:e12256 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12256 IF 3.0
  • S K Arya and Gopi G V (2021). Influence of season and habitat on birds in a mid-altitudinal village ecosystem of Kailash Sacred Landscape-India. Environmental Challenges (Vol 5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100317
  • S K Arya, G S Rawat and Gopi G V (2021). Distribution and Abundance of Raptors in Kailash Sacred Landscape, Western Himalaya, India. Proceedings of the Zoological Society volume 74, pages327–338. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12595-021-00377-3
  • Frank, SJD., Gopi, G.V., Sankar, K and S A Hussain (2021) Dry season resource selection among sympatric ungulates in a tropical coastal landscape: implications for conservation and management. Tropical Ecology 62, 418–426 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-021-00156-3
  • Arya S K and Gopi G V (2021). An annotated bird checklist of community-managed lands in Kailash Sacred Landscape-India, Kumaon Himalaya. Check List 17 (2): 365–383. https://doi.org/10.15560/17.2.365
  • Frank SJD, Pandian M and Gopi G V (2021). Nest-site characteristics of an urban heronry at Ranipet Police Station, Tamil Nadu. Indian Birds Vol. 17 No. 1: 4-7
  • Rawat C, Gopi G V, Deepan C, Arya SK, Adhikari BS and Mohan D. (2021). A high elevation record of the Yellow-legged Buttonquail Turnix tanki from Nainital, Uttarakhand. Indian Birds Vol. 17 No. 1: 20-21
  • S K reddy, G Maheswaran, Gopi G V, A Majumder, I Alam, H S Monal, B B Bhat, D Yongam, T Yamcha, S Patgiri amd U K Sahoo (2021). Nesting of the White-bellied Heron Ardea insignis in Anjaw District, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Indian BIRDS Vol. 17 No. 4, 115-118
  • Bhattacharya M, Adhikari B S and Gopi G V. (2021). Tawny Fish-owl Ketupa flavipes Hodgson, 1836 (Aves: Strigiformes: Strigidae): recent record from Arunachal Pradesh, India. Journal of threatened taxa. Vol (13): 17837-17840
  • Johnson J A, Watham T, Gopi.G.V and Sivakumar K (2020). Development of habitat suitability criteria for conservation of the black-necked crane in Nyamjang Chu River in eastern Himalaya, India in connection with a proposed hydropower dam. River Research and Applications. 2020;1–9. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/rra.3752
Additional Links
  • https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Gopi-G-V-2
  • https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=TyPYTr4AAAAJ&hl=en
Last updated 21-06-2025
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