Dr. Murali Krishna Chatakonda

Assistant Professor

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  • Qualifications
    Ph. D.
  • Experience
    He did his Masters in Ecology and Environmental Sciences from Pondicherry Central University, Pondicherry and PhD from Wildlife Resource and Conservation Lab, Department of Forestry, North Eastern Regional Institute of Science & Technology, Arunachal Pradesh. Later, he worked for MoEF & CC, Govt. of India as Project Scientist in the National Mission on Himalayan Studies project management unit cum Nodal office which is stationed and handled by GB Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Almora, Uttarakhand.

    Ecology of Nocturnal and Elusive Mammals has often caught his eye. He worked on Gliding Mammals, Small Mammals, Apes, Small Carnivores in Eastern Himalayas especially Aruanchal Pradesh. He has also worked on projects related to bird diversity in Aruanchal Pradesh. Apart, tribal culture and their association with wildlife are his research interests. He is interested in teaching basics of ecology and conservation biology. His research interests on broad scale include Animal Behaviour and Community based Conservation. He is a member of IUCN- Small Mammal Specialist Group and member of World Commission on Protected Areas. He has reviewed several national and international papers.
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