PROJECT LEADER

Arjun is a DST INSPIRE Fellow at the National Centre for Biological Sciences–TIFR, Bengaluru and Affiliate Scientist at Wildlife Conservation Society–India. He works on the conservation ecology of dholes and other carnivores.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Mayank is associated with The Dhole Project at NCBS–TIFR. His work involves examining dhole population dynamics and dhole–human interactions in Kerala.

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With a broad interest in behavioural ecology, Avantika earned her master’s degree in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from NCBS (2020–2022). Her current role with The Dhole Project focuses on examining dhole social behavior using interdisciplinary approaches.

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Anshita is affiliated with The Dhole Project at Wildlife Conservation Society–India. Her current research is centred on two key areas: social media perceptions of dholes, and the role of human food subsidies on dhole packs in human-dominated areas.

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Abraham works with The Dhole Project at Wildlife Conservation Society–India. His research deals with the spatial and feeding ecology of dholes in a human-dominated agroforest landscape. He is intrigued by the mechanisms and adaptations that enable these elusive predators to coexist closely with human populations.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

After his BS-MS from IISER TVM, Midhun joined The Dhole Project at NCBS–TIFR to understand the distribution of dholes and the accompanying ecological challenges in Kerala.

RESEARCH ASSOCIATE

Thasmai is associated with Wildlife Conservation Society- India. Her interest lies in carnivore ecology, particularly canid species. Additionally, she is interested in human-wildlife interactions, and wildlife law enforcement.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Karthik is associated with the Dhole Project at NCBS-TIFR. His research interests include bioacoustics and social behaviour of Dholes in Western Ghats.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT

Aswathy's interests include stress and disease assessment in large carnivore species, as well as conservation education. She is currently working on population analysis of dholes in the Western Ghats.

PROJECT AFFILIATE

Sabiya’s work focuses on studying the behavioural ecology of dholes in human-dominated agroforest plantations in the Western Ghats.

PROJECT AFFILIATE

Divyajyoti has interests in understanding species interactions and population dynamics in carnivorans. With The Dhole Project he is involved with understanding dhole populations through a genomics lens. He has a Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from NCBS (2020–2022).

PROJECT AFFILIATE

Pooja's research interests include small carnivore ecology, human–wildlife interactions, and conservation education. Her work at NCBS–TIFR focuses on understanding dhole populations in the Western Ghats and exploring outreach activities to bridge knowledge gaps about the species.