Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala
Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala | |
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| Born | February 27, 1962 Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| 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 |
Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala is an Indian scientist and conservationist. He was the faculty and Dean (2018–23) of the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun for 30 years, and is a Senior Scientist of the Indian National Science Academy hosted at the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru.
Jhala led long-term research projects on Indian wolves and 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. He designed and implemented the conservation initiatives of reintroducing the cheetah to India, and conservation breeding of the Great Indian Bustard.