Krithi Karanth
K. Krithi Karanth | |
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| Born | |
| Alma mater | University of Florida; Yale University; Duke University |
| Occupations | Wildlife Conservation, Conservation Biology, Carnivora Biology |
| Years active | 2001 to present |
| Employer(s) | Centre for Wildlife Studies, Ramanujan Fellow |
| Known for | Conservation |
| Parent | K. Ullas Karanth |
| Website | http://www.conservationindia.org/author/krithi |
Krithi Karanth is the Chief Conservation Scientist and Director at the Centre for Wildlife Studies (CWS), Bangalore, India and an Adjunct faculty member of the Nicholas School at Duke University in the United States and the National Centre for Biological Sciences in India.
Karanth is a National Geographic Explorer, and has received multiple awards for her research, conservation and educational work, including the 2025 John P. McNulty Prize and the 2019 Women of Discovery Awards. She was the first Indian and Asian woman to receive the 2021 ‘Wild Innovator Award’. This award from the WILD ELEMENTS Foundation is given to innovators, advocates and partners to “disrupt the status quo and identify solutions to global sustainability and conservation”.