I am a wildlife ecologist, holding a master's degree in Wildlife Science from Aligarh Muslim University and a Bachelor’s of Science in Zoology (H) from Delhi University. My dissertation study focused on human-carnivore conflict, wherein I examined the ecological factors governing kill site selection by large carnivores, particularly leopard. Post that, I completed a project on the ecology of wolves in Kailadevi Wildlife Sanctuary with Tiger Watch. Subsequently, I joined the Wildlife Institute of India with the All India Tiger Estimation project. In the past four years my focus has been on studying the ecology of large mammals in India, with a particular emphasis on wolf, tiger, leopard, elephant, and rhesus macaque.
For my Ph.D. I shifted my focus to the ecology of mesocarnivores, for which I was awarded the Prime Minister’s Research Fellowship (PMRF). I received Fulbright-Nehru Doctoral Research (FNDR) fellowship for a Ph.D. exchange programme at the University of Washington, USA. I joined the Wildlife Institute of India as a Scientist C in September 2023.
Dr. Prashant Mahajan
Scientist - C
Wildlife Institute of India, Chandrabani, Dehradun 248001, India.
0135-2646332
prashant20 [at] wii [dot] gov [dot] in