Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala

Yadvendradev Vikramsinh Jhala
Born (1962-02-27) February 27, 1962 (age 62)
NationalityIndian
Alma materUniversity of Mumbai

Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Smithsonian Institution
Known forProject Tiger, Cheetah reintroduction in India
Scientific career
FieldsEcology and wildlife restoration
InstitutionsWildlife Institute of India
St. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

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.

Jhala led a long-term research project on Asiatic lions.[1] 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.[2][3] 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.[4]

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 conservation breeding of the Great Indian Bustard.

  1. ^ "Asiatic Lion and Gir Forest". 2009-04-17.
  2. ^ Seema Sharma (2017-02-01). "Mobile App for Monitering: Mobile app to monitor tiger reserves launched | Dehradun News". The Times of India. Retrieved 2021-04-12.
  3. ^ "Tell Tale Stripes". FactorDaily. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  4. ^ "Indian tiger study earns its stripes as one of the world's largest wildlife surveys". Guinness World Records. 2020-07-29.