#JobAlert

Are you passionate about conservation? We have job openings for Research Assistant positions in 3 projects. See below 👇🏽 and apply!

We especially encourage aspiring conservation scientists from Northeast India to apply.

Do you work on wildlife ecology in India? Submit an abstract for IWEC.

If you work on issues related to connectivity, conflict and landscape scape conservation of speices, look out for our Conservation Initiatives symposium on the connectivity-conflict interface.

Whats happening this summer? A wildlife ecology conference @iwecindia National Centre for Biological Sciences, organised with many partners!
Including a symposium on molecular ecology.
iwecindia.in/symposia/
Do submit your abstract!
Cant wait! Deadline March 15th!
iwecindia.in/abstracts/

Listen in as our Senior Scientist Varun R Goswami 🐘 discusses elephant conservation in landscapes of Assam with Arjun Kamdar

Fun conversation with Arjun Kamdar about elephants, connectivity and solutions for human-wildlife coexistence in India’s heterogeneous conservation landscapes.

Coalition for Wildlife Corridors writeshop in Kaziranga, Assam, hosted by Conservation Initiatives

This #worldwildlifeday , join us as we speak with Dr Varun R Goswami 🐘 and Arjun Kamdar about elephant connectivity in Assam.

Link: youtu.be/5uXGBgM-L7o

#cocoforwild

Not only is digital innovation in wildlife conservation the theme for this year’s World Wildlife Day, it is also one of the founding pillars of The Habitats Trust.  #ConnectingPeopleandPlanet #WWD2024

Gibbon video credit: Pragyan Sharma, Conservation Initiatives

Thrilled to be part of this conference! Looking forward to exciting and thought-provoking discussions 🙂

Spotlight article out in the October issue of Trends in Ecology & Evolution

A canvas of gold, gently lit up by the sun; some greens, both bright and muted; and a collaboration of black, white, and warm shades of grey. A tranquil pause in a journey that is the Great Migration.

Animals learn from their mothers, aunts, and even, older 'cooler' friends. This social learning enables transfer of info about food, risks etc, esp invaluable in challenging conditions, such as those created by humans.

Happy Teachers' Day to all the animal and human teachers!

In Science Magazine, Ministry of Railways/Northeast Frontier Railway in coordination with Chief Minister Assam, MoEF&CC are urged to consider moving the rail track from within #HollongaparGibbonSanctuary to nonforest areas outside for the #Endangered #westernhoolockgibbon conservation. science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

Congratulations! Glad we (Divya Vasudev and team) were able to contribute initial location and design insights, in consultation with DFO Jorhat (T) Division. The canopy bridges are essential as things stand, but rerouting the rail line is indeed the ultimate solution.

📢 Happy to share my Spotlight article in Trends in Ecology & Evolution where I synthesize two recent papers (👇🏼) to highlight the value and nuances of integrating wild #animal #conservation and nature-based #climate #solutions (NbS) across social-ecological systems +

authors.elsevier.com/a/1hdmOcZ3WyGyO

Conflict and connectivity are connected to each other, and have to be looked at simultaneously to address human-elephant conflicts, say researchers. Story by Sharada Balasubramanian. #WorldElephantDay
Divya Vasudev Varun R Goswami 🐘 Conservation Initiatives
india.mongabay.com/2023/03/mappin…

Symposium with the fantastic 4 Arash Ghoddousi Mahi Puri Dr. Arjun Srivathsa 🐾 Divya Vasudev
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Chance to present recent work with Robert Fletcher on the connectivity-conflict interface
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Wonderful convos with Graeme Cumming Alta De Vos & many more
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A brilliant #ICCB2023 @ICCB2023!

Had a lovely time at #ICCB2023 , with fantastic co-symposium presenters Dr. Arjun Srivathsa 🐾 Mahi Puri Arash Ghoddousi Varun R Goswami 🐘, and wonderful exchanging notes with movement ecology folks WILDLABS Community Talia Speaker Stephanie O'Donnell