Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah has worked as a Director in Natural History Museum at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Prof. Shah brings four decade of experience on biodiversity research and conservation in Nepal. He has pioneered studies in herpetofauna in Nepal and discovered several species of reptile and amphibian to Nepal as well as to science. His contribution is not only on herps but also on entire biodiversity conservation as he has done research on several species of bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and fish. As a wildlife expert, he had contributed in preparing Management Plans of different protected areas of Nepal. Prof. Shah has published more than 100 articles on the Biological Sciences and environment in scientific journals, magazines and periodicals and additional several books on Science Fiction, Environmental and conservation awareness, Religion and Cultural Heritage. Prof. Karan can be contacted through;

Email: prof.karan@gmail.com

Dr Tulsi has completed PhD in biodiversity conservation at Universiti Sains Malaysia. In his PhD, he studied Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in the Himalayas of Nepal. Tulsi brings more than a decade of expertise in wildlife research and conservation.

As a child growing up in harmony with pristine nature in a rural village in western Nepal, Tulsi became fascinated with biodiversity and wildlife. Since childhood, he was already familiar with several species of fauna and flora. Tulsi used to observe many birds on his farmland, vultures feeding on the livestock carcasses thrown open, Bearded Vultures dropping large bones over rocks, hovering kestrels and breeding activities of birds and leopards dragging goats into bushes- they were common around his village. After his master’s degree in 2004, he was officially involved in wildlife conservation activities as a vulture field biologist in Bird Conservation Nepal (a BirdLife International partner), field ecologist in Red Panda Network, and senior program officer in Himalayan Nature. As a passionate person about wildlife and biodiversity, in 2010, he was invited as a Conservation Science Trainee in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary of the United States, where he got an ideal opportunity to work with several wildlife scientists including Dr Keith Bildstein, a renowned raptor biologist in the world. Tulsi has pioneered the study of raptors in Nepal, those include east-west migration study of raptors, raptor road survey in different terrains, satellite-telemetry study on Bearded Vulture- that was the first in Asia and ecology/conservation of other species including critically endangered vultures. He was awarded several projects on birds and mammals. Tulsi has published his work in several reports and articles in renowned journals including Biological Conservation. Tulsi is interested in better understanding the specific problems for biodiversity loss, establishing a team and training for biodiversity monitoring and finding a solution to conserve with the concord of the local community. You can reach Dr Tulsi through the following email.

E-mail: tulsi.subedi@himalayannature.org

Dr Buddi Poudel has Ph.D. from Charles Sturt University of Australia. His area of interest is pastoralism effects on high altitude herbivore mammals and he brings expertise on pasture land management. Currently he works at Forest Research and Training Centre of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Nepal.

Sharad has kept a keen interest in hospitality field. After graduation he ended up in Chitwan National Park working for a wildlife lodge later at where he worked as a Manager. After completing 12 years of Ban Baas (stay in the jungle!), he moved back to Kathmandu looking for civilization! He joined Himalayan Nature in 2005 initially to support two men team with one or two projects. Since then has played a pivotal role in its growth working with Dr Hem Sagar Baral, its founder president and Professor Karan Bahadur Shah, Chief Scientific Adviser; both personalities well-known for their contribution in their field. Currently he looks after administration and finance part of the organization; continues to enjoy the work even after 13 years!

E-mail: info@himalayannature.org

Dr. Janak Raj Khatiwada is a conservation biologist working in  the filed of amphibian taxonomy and ecology . He has received his doctoral degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He has authored several publications in impacted international journals. Dr. Khatiwada has discovered two new species of amphibians for science and one new record for Nepal.

Mr. Laba K.C. has studied Master’s Degree in environmental science at Tribhuvan University. As an environment science graduate, he has engaged in biodiversity and environment conservation projects in different organizations including Koshi River Basin Management and Sacred Himalayan Landscape Conservation Program in WWF Nepal.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, Mr. K.C. has worked as an Environment Monitoring Officer under Nepal Electricity Authority’s power transmission project. With this, he has gained experience for more than two years in the field of environment monitoring and biodiversity conservation.

Email: laba.kc@himalayannature.org

Sandesh Bhattarai has awarded Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in 2010. He has gathered long research experience by working in the national and international collaborating projects. Dr Sandesh has published over two dozen research articles in the national and international journals. He has research interest on Biodiversity exploration and sustainable conservation, climate change, taxonomy, invasive alien species, ethno-pharmacology, etc.

Mr. Sedhain has completed a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University. He has more than 4 years of professional experience in development sectors especially in project coordination, proposal development, project monitoring and evaluation. He brings sound experience in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), has spent more than one year of his professional carrier with the Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University after completion of his master's degree.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, he has worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)-Nepal. He was responsible for designing and implementing Baliyo Ghar (Reconstruction) Program final evaluation activities, conducting monitoring surveys, ensuring accuracy of data collection & quality of data processing and preparing written reports based on M & E surveys.

Email: pradip.sedhain@himalayannature.org

Tek Raj Bhatt has over 5 years of experience on biodiversity conservation in Nepal. He has been involved in development of over 20 projects focusing on biodiversity monitoring, strengthening law enforcement, human-wildlife coexistence and securing community livelihood. He interests lies on finding innovative and practical solutions to conservation problems that deliver results. Currently, he is enrolled at Griffith University for his Ph.D. on landscape ecology.

Ms Anjana Chapagain is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). She brings a decade of experience of working with various companies and audit firms as an auditor, finance and account officer. She is also fond of exploring naturally and culturally important places.

accounts@himalayannature.org

Mr Ghimire has 27 years of professional experience implementing wildlife conservation and livelihood development projects in Nepal. Between 1993 and 2018, he worked at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). At NTNC he has also served as a focal person for ZSL/Darwin Initiative-funded Project in the western Terai landscape.

Email: shreeram.ghimire@himalayannature.org

Bishal Koirala has studied Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. He has studied human-elephant conflicts in eastern Nepal in his Master’s thesis. As a resident of the buffer zone at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve so he is also familiar with the patterns and frequency of human-elephant conflicts around his locality. He has a keen interest in elephant conversation and he is highly passionate about research to find out a way for the co-existence between humans and elephants. Mr Koirala has a keen interest in bird watching, travelling, observing herpetofauna, reading research articles, exploring nature etc.

E-mail: bishal.koirala@himalayannature.org

Phoebe Griffith is a conservation biologist, and has been researching the critically endangered gharial crocodilian in Chitwan National Park since 2018.  Using data from radio telemetry, direct observation, camera trapping and local ecological knowledge she is investigating the ecology of the gharial, and the impact of conservation actions on the species.  Phoebe is currently enrolled at the University of Oxford and Zoological Society London for her DPhil on gharial conservation, and is a member of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. 

Prem was born in Kawasoti municipality in 1995. He believes in hard work with great passion and encourages fighting for what you desire and believe to achieve. Since last few years Prem is working as a member of the Community-Based Anti-Poaching Unit (CBAPU).  He is also a member of the gharial crocodile guard group. Prem is a nature lover and has a keen interest in bird watching and working with the communities for wildlife and nature conservation. In leisure time he likes travelling, playing football, gardening etc.

Mr. KB Thapa has Master's degree in Zoology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. On his Master's thesis he has conducted study on diversity of herpetofauna in Palpa district. Mr Thapa was a team leader of national pangolin survey in Lamjung district of western Nepal and a team member of pangolin conservation action plan for Nepal. He is a passionate wildlife biologist with herpetofauna as core area of interest. He has worked with Himalayan Nature as a Research Officer, where he supported on the development and implementation of various projects related to biodiversity.

Ms. Indira is an inhibitant of Jabdi, Sunsari to the north of Kosi Bird Observatory (KBO). Himalayan Nature has trained her to identify and monitor birds and the biodiversity of the area. Within a short period, she learned very well and helped us to train more local students on bird monitoring. Her responsibility is to assist conservation activities based at Koshi.

Sandesh Gurung has completed Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University Nepal. He has worked on the migration ecology of Himalayan Vulture for his Master's thesis. He is a passionate and young raptor biologist in Nepal who is now developing a career in Birds of Prey. Sandesh holds more than 10 years of experience working on Birds of Prey and has published articles on raptors' ecology. He brings expertise in migration monitoring, trapping and tagging raptors. His main area of interest includes the movement and breeding ecology of raptors, human-raptor conflict and the impacts of pesticides on these apex aerial predators. Also, he has a keen interest in raptor rescue and rehabilitation. Sandesh has also discovered Steppe Grey Shrike, a new bird species for Nepal.

Email: sandeshgurung07@gmail.com

Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah has worked as a Director in Natural History Museum at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Prof. Shah brings four decade of experience on biodiversity research and conservation in Nepal. He has pioneered studies in herpetofauna in Nepal and discovered several species of reptile and amphibian to Nepal as well as to science. His contribution is not only on herps but also on entire biodiversity conservation as he has done research on several species of bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and fish. As a wildlife expert, he had contributed in preparing Management Plans of different protected areas of Nepal. Prof. Shah has published more than 100 articles on the Biological Sciences and environment in scientific journals, magazines and periodicals and additional several books on Science Fiction, Environmental and conservation awareness, Religion and Cultural Heritage. Prof. Karan can be contacted through;

Email: prof.karan@gmail.com

Dr Tulsi has completed PhD in biodiversity conservation at Universiti Sains Malaysia. In his PhD, he studied Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in the Himalayas of Nepal. Tulsi brings more than a decade of expertise in wildlife research and conservation.

As a child growing up in harmony with pristine nature in a rural village in western Nepal, Tulsi became fascinated with biodiversity and wildlife. Since childhood, he was already familiar with several species of fauna and flora. Tulsi used to observe many birds on his farmland, vultures feeding on the livestock carcasses thrown open, Bearded Vultures dropping large bones over rocks, hovering kestrels and breeding activities of birds and leopards dragging goats into bushes- they were common around his village. After his master’s degree in 2004, he was officially involved in wildlife conservation activities as a vulture field biologist in Bird Conservation Nepal (a BirdLife International partner), field ecologist in Red Panda Network, and senior program officer in Himalayan Nature. As a passionate person about wildlife and biodiversity, in 2010, he was invited as a Conservation Science Trainee in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary of the United States, where he got an ideal opportunity to work with several wildlife scientists including Dr Keith Bildstein, a renowned raptor biologist in the world. Tulsi has pioneered the study of raptors in Nepal, those include east-west migration study of raptors, raptor road survey in different terrains, satellite-telemetry study on Bearded Vulture- that was the first in Asia and ecology/conservation of other species including critically endangered vultures. He was awarded several projects on birds and mammals. Tulsi has published his work in several reports and articles in renowned journals including Biological Conservation. Tulsi is interested in better understanding the specific problems for biodiversity loss, establishing a team and training for biodiversity monitoring and finding a solution to conserve with the concord of the local community. You can reach Dr Tulsi through the following email.

E-mail: tulsi.subedi@himalayannature.org

Dr Buddi Poudel has Ph.D. from Charles Sturt University of Australia. His area of interest is pastoralism effects on high altitude herbivore mammals and he brings expertise on pasture land management. Currently he works at Forest Research and Training Centre of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Nepal.

Sharad has kept a keen interest in hospitality field. After graduation he ended up in Chitwan National Park working for a wildlife lodge later at where he worked as a Manager. After completing 12 years of Ban Baas (stay in the jungle!), he moved back to Kathmandu looking for civilization! He joined Himalayan Nature in 2005 initially to support two men team with one or two projects. Since then has played a pivotal role in its growth working with Dr Hem Sagar Baral, its founder president and Professor Karan Bahadur Shah, Chief Scientific Adviser; both personalities well-known for their contribution in their field. Currently he looks after administration and finance part of the organization; continues to enjoy the work even after 13 years!

E-mail: info@himalayannature.org

Dr. Janak Raj Khatiwada is a conservation biologist working in  the filed of amphibian taxonomy and ecology . He has received his doctoral degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He has authored several publications in impacted international journals. Dr. Khatiwada has discovered two new species of amphibians for science and one new record for Nepal.

Mr. Laba K.C. has studied Master’s Degree in environmental science at Tribhuvan University. As an environment science graduate, he has engaged in biodiversity and environment conservation projects in different organizations including Koshi River Basin Management and Sacred Himalayan Landscape Conservation Program in WWF Nepal.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, Mr. K.C. has worked as an Environment Monitoring Officer under Nepal Electricity Authority’s power transmission project. With this, he has gained experience for more than two years in the field of environment monitoring and biodiversity conservation.

Email: laba.kc@himalayannature.org

Sandesh Bhattarai has awarded Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in 2010. He has gathered long research experience by working in the national and international collaborating projects. Dr Sandesh has published over two dozen research articles in the national and international journals. He has research interest on Biodiversity exploration and sustainable conservation, climate change, taxonomy, invasive alien species, ethno-pharmacology, etc.

Mr. Sedhain has completed a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University. He has more than 4 years of professional experience in development sectors especially in project coordination, proposal development, project monitoring and evaluation. He brings sound experience in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), has spent more than one year of his professional carrier with the Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University after completion of his master's degree.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, he has worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)-Nepal. He was responsible for designing and implementing Baliyo Ghar (Reconstruction) Program final evaluation activities, conducting monitoring surveys, ensuring accuracy of data collection & quality of data processing and preparing written reports based on M & E surveys.

Email: pradip.sedhain@himalayannature.org

Tek Raj Bhatt has over 5 years of experience on biodiversity conservation in Nepal. He has been involved in development of over 20 projects focusing on biodiversity monitoring, strengthening law enforcement, human-wildlife coexistence and securing community livelihood. He interests lies on finding innovative and practical solutions to conservation problems that deliver results. Currently, he is enrolled at Griffith University for his Ph.D. on landscape ecology.

Ms Anjana Chapagain is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). She brings a decade of experience of working with various companies and audit firms as an auditor, finance and account officer. She is also fond of exploring naturally and culturally important places.

accounts@himalayannature.org

Mr Ghimire has 27 years of professional experience implementing wildlife conservation and livelihood development projects in Nepal. Between 1993 and 2018, he worked at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). At NTNC he has also served as a focal person for ZSL/Darwin Initiative-funded Project in the western Terai landscape.

Email: shreeram.ghimire@himalayannature.org

Bishal Koirala has studied Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. He has studied human-elephant conflicts in eastern Nepal in his Master’s thesis. As a resident of the buffer zone at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve so he is also familiar with the patterns and frequency of human-elephant conflicts around his locality. He has a keen interest in elephant conversation and he is highly passionate about research to find out a way for the co-existence between humans and elephants. Mr Koirala has a keen interest in bird watching, travelling, observing herpetofauna, reading research articles, exploring nature etc.

E-mail: bishal.koirala@himalayannature.org

Phoebe Griffith is a conservation biologist, and has been researching the critically endangered gharial crocodilian in Chitwan National Park since 2018.  Using data from radio telemetry, direct observation, camera trapping and local ecological knowledge she is investigating the ecology of the gharial, and the impact of conservation actions on the species.  Phoebe is currently enrolled at the University of Oxford and Zoological Society London for her DPhil on gharial conservation, and is a member of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. 

Prem was born in Kawasoti municipality in 1995. He believes in hard work with great passion and encourages fighting for what you desire and believe to achieve. Since last few years Prem is working as a member of the Community-Based Anti-Poaching Unit (CBAPU).  He is also a member of the gharial crocodile guard group. Prem is a nature lover and has a keen interest in bird watching and working with the communities for wildlife and nature conservation. In leisure time he likes travelling, playing football, gardening etc.

Mr. KB Thapa has Master's degree in Zoology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. On his Master's thesis he has conducted study on diversity of herpetofauna in Palpa district. Mr Thapa was a team leader of national pangolin survey in Lamjung district of western Nepal and a team member of pangolin conservation action plan for Nepal. He is a passionate wildlife biologist with herpetofauna as core area of interest. He has worked with Himalayan Nature as a Research Officer, where he supported on the development and implementation of various projects related to biodiversity.

Ms. Indira is an inhibitant of Jabdi, Sunsari to the north of Kosi Bird Observatory (KBO). Himalayan Nature has trained her to identify and monitor birds and the biodiversity of the area. Within a short period, she learned very well and helped us to train more local students on bird monitoring. Her responsibility is to assist conservation activities based at Koshi.

Sandesh Gurung has completed Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University Nepal. He has worked on the migration ecology of Himalayan Vulture for his Master's thesis. He is a passionate and young raptor biologist in Nepal who is now developing a career in Birds of Prey. Sandesh holds more than 10 years of experience working on Birds of Prey and has published articles on raptors' ecology. He brings expertise in migration monitoring, trapping and tagging raptors. His main area of interest includes the movement and breeding ecology of raptors, human-raptor conflict and the impacts of pesticides on these apex aerial predators. Also, he has a keen interest in raptor rescue and rehabilitation. Sandesh has also discovered Steppe Grey Shrike, a new bird species for Nepal.

Email: sandeshgurung07@gmail.com

Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah has worked as a Director in Natural History Museum at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Prof. Shah brings four decade of experience on biodiversity research and conservation in Nepal. He has pioneered studies in herpetofauna in Nepal and discovered several species of reptile and amphibian to Nepal as well as to science. His contribution is not only on herps but also on entire biodiversity conservation as he has done research on several species of bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and fish. As a wildlife expert, he had contributed in preparing Management Plans of different protected areas of Nepal. Prof. Shah has published more than 100 articles on the Biological Sciences and environment in scientific journals, magazines and periodicals and additional several books on Science Fiction, Environmental and conservation awareness, Religion and Cultural Heritage. Prof. Karan can be contacted through;

Email: prof.karan@gmail.com

Dr Tulsi has completed PhD in biodiversity conservation at Universiti Sains Malaysia. In his PhD, he studied Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in the Himalayas of Nepal. Tulsi brings more than a decade of expertise in wildlife research and conservation.

As a child growing up in harmony with pristine nature in a rural village in western Nepal, Tulsi became fascinated with biodiversity and wildlife. Since childhood, he was already familiar with several species of fauna and flora. Tulsi used to observe many birds on his farmland, vultures feeding on the livestock carcasses thrown open, Bearded Vultures dropping large bones over rocks, hovering kestrels and breeding activities of birds and leopards dragging goats into bushes- they were common around his village. After his master’s degree in 2004, he was officially involved in wildlife conservation activities as a vulture field biologist in Bird Conservation Nepal (a BirdLife International partner), field ecologist in Red Panda Network, and senior program officer in Himalayan Nature. As a passionate person about wildlife and biodiversity, in 2010, he was invited as a Conservation Science Trainee in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary of the United States, where he got an ideal opportunity to work with several wildlife scientists including Dr Keith Bildstein, a renowned raptor biologist in the world. Tulsi has pioneered the study of raptors in Nepal, those include east-west migration study of raptors, raptor road survey in different terrains, satellite-telemetry study on Bearded Vulture- that was the first in Asia and ecology/conservation of other species including critically endangered vultures. He was awarded several projects on birds and mammals. Tulsi has published his work in several reports and articles in renowned journals including Biological Conservation. Tulsi is interested in better understanding the specific problems for biodiversity loss, establishing a team and training for biodiversity monitoring and finding a solution to conserve with the concord of the local community. You can reach Dr Tulsi through the following email.

E-mail: tulsi.subedi@himalayannature.org

Dr Buddi Poudel has Ph.D. from Charles Sturt University of Australia. His area of interest is pastoralism effects on high altitude herbivore mammals and he brings expertise on pasture land management. Currently he works at Forest Research and Training Centre of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Nepal.

Sharad has kept a keen interest in hospitality field. After graduation he ended up in Chitwan National Park working for a wildlife lodge later at where he worked as a Manager. After completing 12 years of Ban Baas (stay in the jungle!), he moved back to Kathmandu looking for civilization! He joined Himalayan Nature in 2005 initially to support two men team with one or two projects. Since then has played a pivotal role in its growth working with Dr Hem Sagar Baral, its founder president and Professor Karan Bahadur Shah, Chief Scientific Adviser; both personalities well-known for their contribution in their field. Currently he looks after administration and finance part of the organization; continues to enjoy the work even after 13 years!

E-mail: info@himalayannature.org

Dr. Janak Raj Khatiwada is a conservation biologist working in  the filed of amphibian taxonomy and ecology . He has received his doctoral degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He has authored several publications in impacted international journals. Dr. Khatiwada has discovered two new species of amphibians for science and one new record for Nepal.

Mr. Laba K.C. has studied Master’s Degree in environmental science at Tribhuvan University. As an environment science graduate, he has engaged in biodiversity and environment conservation projects in different organizations including Koshi River Basin Management and Sacred Himalayan Landscape Conservation Program in WWF Nepal.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, Mr. K.C. has worked as an Environment Monitoring Officer under Nepal Electricity Authority’s power transmission project. With this, he has gained experience for more than two years in the field of environment monitoring and biodiversity conservation.

Email: laba.kc@himalayannature.org

Sandesh Bhattarai has awarded Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in 2010. He has gathered long research experience by working in the national and international collaborating projects. Dr Sandesh has published over two dozen research articles in the national and international journals. He has research interest on Biodiversity exploration and sustainable conservation, climate change, taxonomy, invasive alien species, ethno-pharmacology, etc.

Mr. Sedhain has completed a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University. He has more than 4 years of professional experience in development sectors especially in project coordination, proposal development, project monitoring and evaluation. He brings sound experience in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), has spent more than one year of his professional carrier with the Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University after completion of his master's degree.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, he has worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)-Nepal. He was responsible for designing and implementing Baliyo Ghar (Reconstruction) Program final evaluation activities, conducting monitoring surveys, ensuring accuracy of data collection & quality of data processing and preparing written reports based on M & E surveys.

Email: pradip.sedhain@himalayannature.org

Tek Raj Bhatt has over 5 years of experience on biodiversity conservation in Nepal. He has been involved in development of over 20 projects focusing on biodiversity monitoring, strengthening law enforcement, human-wildlife coexistence and securing community livelihood. He interests lies on finding innovative and practical solutions to conservation problems that deliver results. Currently, he is enrolled at Griffith University for his Ph.D. on landscape ecology.

Ms Anjana Chapagain is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). She brings a decade of experience of working with various companies and audit firms as an auditor, finance and account officer. She is also fond of exploring naturally and culturally important places.

accounts@himalayannature.org

Mr Ghimire has 27 years of professional experience implementing wildlife conservation and livelihood development projects in Nepal. Between 1993 and 2018, he worked at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). At NTNC he has also served as a focal person for ZSL/Darwin Initiative-funded Project in the western Terai landscape.

Email: shreeram.ghimire@himalayannature.org

Bishal Koirala has studied Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. He has studied human-elephant conflicts in eastern Nepal in his Master’s thesis. As a resident of the buffer zone at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve so he is also familiar with the patterns and frequency of human-elephant conflicts around his locality. He has a keen interest in elephant conversation and he is highly passionate about research to find out a way for the co-existence between humans and elephants. Mr Koirala has a keen interest in bird watching, travelling, observing herpetofauna, reading research articles, exploring nature etc.

E-mail: bishal.koirala@himalayannature.org

Phoebe Griffith is a conservation biologist, and has been researching the critically endangered gharial crocodilian in Chitwan National Park since 2018.  Using data from radio telemetry, direct observation, camera trapping and local ecological knowledge she is investigating the ecology of the gharial, and the impact of conservation actions on the species.  Phoebe is currently enrolled at the University of Oxford and Zoological Society London for her DPhil on gharial conservation, and is a member of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. 

Prem was born in Kawasoti municipality in 1995. He believes in hard work with great passion and encourages fighting for what you desire and believe to achieve. Since last few years Prem is working as a member of the Community-Based Anti-Poaching Unit (CBAPU).  He is also a member of the gharial crocodile guard group. Prem is a nature lover and has a keen interest in bird watching and working with the communities for wildlife and nature conservation. In leisure time he likes travelling, playing football, gardening etc.

Mr. KB Thapa has Master's degree in Zoology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. On his Master's thesis he has conducted study on diversity of herpetofauna in Palpa district. Mr Thapa was a team leader of national pangolin survey in Lamjung district of western Nepal and a team member of pangolin conservation action plan for Nepal. He is a passionate wildlife biologist with herpetofauna as core area of interest. He has worked with Himalayan Nature as a Research Officer, where he supported on the development and implementation of various projects related to biodiversity.

Ms. Indira is an inhibitant of Jabdi, Sunsari to the north of Kosi Bird Observatory (KBO). Himalayan Nature has trained her to identify and monitor birds and the biodiversity of the area. Within a short period, she learned very well and helped us to train more local students on bird monitoring. Her responsibility is to assist conservation activities based at Koshi.

Sandesh Gurung has completed Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University Nepal. He has worked on the migration ecology of Himalayan Vulture for his Master's thesis. He is a passionate and young raptor biologist in Nepal who is now developing a career in Birds of Prey. Sandesh holds more than 10 years of experience working on Birds of Prey and has published articles on raptors' ecology. He brings expertise in migration monitoring, trapping and tagging raptors. His main area of interest includes the movement and breeding ecology of raptors, human-raptor conflict and the impacts of pesticides on these apex aerial predators. Also, he has a keen interest in raptor rescue and rehabilitation. Sandesh has also discovered Steppe Grey Shrike, a new bird species for Nepal.

Email: sandeshgurung07@gmail.com

Prof. Karan Bahadur Shah has worked as a Director in Natural History Museum at Tribhuvan University, Nepal. Prof. Shah brings four decade of experience on biodiversity research and conservation in Nepal. He has pioneered studies in herpetofauna in Nepal and discovered several species of reptile and amphibian to Nepal as well as to science. His contribution is not only on herps but also on entire biodiversity conservation as he has done research on several species of bird, mammal, reptile, amphibian and fish. As a wildlife expert, he had contributed in preparing Management Plans of different protected areas of Nepal. Prof. Shah has published more than 100 articles on the Biological Sciences and environment in scientific journals, magazines and periodicals and additional several books on Science Fiction, Environmental and conservation awareness, Religion and Cultural Heritage. Prof. Karan can be contacted through;

Email: prof.karan@gmail.com

Dr Tulsi has completed PhD in biodiversity conservation at Universiti Sains Malaysia. In his PhD, he studied Bearded Vulture (Gypaetus barbatus) in the Himalayas of Nepal. Tulsi brings more than a decade of expertise in wildlife research and conservation.

As a child growing up in harmony with pristine nature in a rural village in western Nepal, Tulsi became fascinated with biodiversity and wildlife. Since childhood, he was already familiar with several species of fauna and flora. Tulsi used to observe many birds on his farmland, vultures feeding on the livestock carcasses thrown open, Bearded Vultures dropping large bones over rocks, hovering kestrels and breeding activities of birds and leopards dragging goats into bushes- they were common around his village. After his master’s degree in 2004, he was officially involved in wildlife conservation activities as a vulture field biologist in Bird Conservation Nepal (a BirdLife International partner), field ecologist in Red Panda Network, and senior program officer in Himalayan Nature. As a passionate person about wildlife and biodiversity, in 2010, he was invited as a Conservation Science Trainee in Hawk Mountain Sanctuary of the United States, where he got an ideal opportunity to work with several wildlife scientists including Dr Keith Bildstein, a renowned raptor biologist in the world. Tulsi has pioneered the study of raptors in Nepal, those include east-west migration study of raptors, raptor road survey in different terrains, satellite-telemetry study on Bearded Vulture- that was the first in Asia and ecology/conservation of other species including critically endangered vultures. He was awarded several projects on birds and mammals. Tulsi has published his work in several reports and articles in renowned journals including Biological Conservation. Tulsi is interested in better understanding the specific problems for biodiversity loss, establishing a team and training for biodiversity monitoring and finding a solution to conserve with the concord of the local community. You can reach Dr Tulsi through the following email.

E-mail: tulsi.subedi@himalayannature.org

Dr Buddi Poudel has Ph.D. from Charles Sturt University of Australia. His area of interest is pastoralism effects on high altitude herbivore mammals and he brings expertise on pasture land management. Currently he works at Forest Research and Training Centre of the Ministry of Forest and Environment, Government of Nepal.

Sharad has kept a keen interest in hospitality field. After graduation he ended up in Chitwan National Park working for a wildlife lodge later at where he worked as a Manager. After completing 12 years of Ban Baas (stay in the jungle!), he moved back to Kathmandu looking for civilization! He joined Himalayan Nature in 2005 initially to support two men team with one or two projects. Since then has played a pivotal role in its growth working with Dr Hem Sagar Baral, its founder president and Professor Karan Bahadur Shah, Chief Scientific Adviser; both personalities well-known for their contribution in their field. Currently he looks after administration and finance part of the organization; continues to enjoy the work even after 13 years!

E-mail: info@himalayannature.org

Dr. Janak Raj Khatiwada is a conservation biologist working in  the filed of amphibian taxonomy and ecology . He has received his doctoral degree from Chinese Academy of Sciences, China. He has authored several publications in impacted international journals. Dr. Khatiwada has discovered two new species of amphibians for science and one new record for Nepal.

Mr. Laba K.C. has studied Master’s Degree in environmental science at Tribhuvan University. As an environment science graduate, he has engaged in biodiversity and environment conservation projects in different organizations including Koshi River Basin Management and Sacred Himalayan Landscape Conservation Program in WWF Nepal.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, Mr. K.C. has worked as an Environment Monitoring Officer under Nepal Electricity Authority’s power transmission project. With this, he has gained experience for more than two years in the field of environment monitoring and biodiversity conservation.

Email: laba.kc@himalayannature.org

Sandesh Bhattarai has awarded Ph.D. degree in Botany from the Tribhuvan University of Nepal in 2010. He has gathered long research experience by working in the national and international collaborating projects. Dr Sandesh has published over two dozen research articles in the national and international journals. He has research interest on Biodiversity exploration and sustainable conservation, climate change, taxonomy, invasive alien species, ethno-pharmacology, etc.

Mr. Sedhain has completed a Master’s Degree in Environmental Science from Tribhuvan University. He has more than 4 years of professional experience in development sectors especially in project coordination, proposal development, project monitoring and evaluation. He brings sound experience in Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA), has spent more than one year of his professional carrier with the Central Department of Environmental Science, Tribhuvan University after completion of his master's degree.

Prior to joining Himalayan Nature, he has worked as a Monitoring and Evaluation Officer at the National Society for Earthquake Technology (NSET)-Nepal. He was responsible for designing and implementing Baliyo Ghar (Reconstruction) Program final evaluation activities, conducting monitoring surveys, ensuring accuracy of data collection & quality of data processing and preparing written reports based on M & E surveys.

Email: pradip.sedhain@himalayannature.org

Tek Raj Bhatt has over 5 years of experience on biodiversity conservation in Nepal. He has been involved in development of over 20 projects focusing on biodiversity monitoring, strengthening law enforcement, human-wildlife coexistence and securing community livelihood. He interests lies on finding innovative and practical solutions to conservation problems that deliver results. Currently, he is enrolled at Griffith University for his Ph.D. on landscape ecology.

Ms Anjana Chapagain is a Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA). She brings a decade of experience of working with various companies and audit firms as an auditor, finance and account officer. She is also fond of exploring naturally and culturally important places.

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Mr Ghimire has 27 years of professional experience implementing wildlife conservation and livelihood development projects in Nepal. Between 1993 and 2018, he worked at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC). At NTNC he has also served as a focal person for ZSL/Darwin Initiative-funded Project in the western Terai landscape.

Email: shreeram.ghimire@himalayannature.org

Bishal Koirala has studied Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu. He has studied human-elephant conflicts in eastern Nepal in his Master’s thesis. As a resident of the buffer zone at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve so he is also familiar with the patterns and frequency of human-elephant conflicts around his locality. He has a keen interest in elephant conversation and he is highly passionate about research to find out a way for the co-existence between humans and elephants. Mr Koirala has a keen interest in bird watching, travelling, observing herpetofauna, reading research articles, exploring nature etc.

E-mail: bishal.koirala@himalayannature.org

Phoebe Griffith is a conservation biologist, and has been researching the critically endangered gharial crocodilian in Chitwan National Park since 2018.  Using data from radio telemetry, direct observation, camera trapping and local ecological knowledge she is investigating the ecology of the gharial, and the impact of conservation actions on the species.  Phoebe is currently enrolled at the University of Oxford and Zoological Society London for her DPhil on gharial conservation, and is a member of the IUCN SSC Crocodile Specialist Group. 

Prem was born in Kawasoti municipality in 1995. He believes in hard work with great passion and encourages fighting for what you desire and believe to achieve. Since last few years Prem is working as a member of the Community-Based Anti-Poaching Unit (CBAPU).  He is also a member of the gharial crocodile guard group. Prem is a nature lover and has a keen interest in bird watching and working with the communities for wildlife and nature conservation. In leisure time he likes travelling, playing football, gardening etc.

Mr. KB Thapa has Master's degree in Zoology from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. On his Master's thesis he has conducted study on diversity of herpetofauna in Palpa district. Mr Thapa was a team leader of national pangolin survey in Lamjung district of western Nepal and a team member of pangolin conservation action plan for Nepal. He is a passionate wildlife biologist with herpetofauna as core area of interest. He has worked with Himalayan Nature as a Research Officer, where he supported on the development and implementation of various projects related to biodiversity.

Ms. Indira is an inhibitant of Jabdi, Sunsari to the north of Kosi Bird Observatory (KBO). Himalayan Nature has trained her to identify and monitor birds and the biodiversity of the area. Within a short period, she learned very well and helped us to train more local students on bird monitoring. Her responsibility is to assist conservation activities based at Koshi.

Sandesh Gurung has completed Master’s Degree in Zoology at Tribhuvan University Nepal. He has worked on the migration ecology of Himalayan Vulture for his Master's thesis. He is a passionate and young raptor biologist in Nepal who is now developing a career in Birds of Prey. Sandesh holds more than 10 years of experience working on Birds of Prey and has published articles on raptors' ecology. He brings expertise in migration monitoring, trapping and tagging raptors. His main area of interest includes the movement and breeding ecology of raptors, human-raptor conflict and the impacts of pesticides on these apex aerial predators. Also, he has a keen interest in raptor rescue and rehabilitation. Sandesh has also discovered Steppe Grey Shrike, a new bird species for Nepal.

Email: sandeshgurung07@gmail.com