Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala
Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala is an Indian scientist and conservationist who recently ended his tenure as the Dean at the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun.
Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala | |
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| Born | February 27, 1962 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Mumbai Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Known for | Project Tiger, Cheetah reintroduction in India |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Ecology and wildlife restoration |
| Institutions | Wildlife Institute of India St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
Jhala led a long-term research project on Asiatic lions. Since 2002, Jhala has been working with National Tiger Conservation Authority Project Tiger, where he designed and led the implementation of national scale population assessments for tigers, other carnivores, ungulates and monitoring of habitats. The last national assessment of 2018–19, where he led the implementation of scientific components, was accorded a status of the Guinness world record for the largest wildlife survey with camera traps.
He recently retired as the Dean of the Wildlife Institute of India, in charge of the conservation initiatives of reintroducing the cheetah in India, and species recovery of the Great Indian Bustard in India.