Krithi Karanth
| K. Krithi Karanth | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mangalore, Karnataka |
| Residence | Bangalore |
| Education | B.S. and B.A. in Environmental Science and Geography, University of Florida; M.E.Sc in Environmental Science, Yale University;PhD Environmental Science and Policy, Duke University;Post Doctoral, Columbia University[1] |
| Alma mater | Duke University, Yale University |
| Occupation | Wildlife Conservation, Conservation Biology, Carnivora Biology |
| Years active | 2001 to present |
| Employer | Centre for Wildlife Studies, Wildlife Conservation Society, Ramanujan Fellow |
| Known for | Conservation |
| Home town | Bangalore |
| Parent(s) | father: K. Ullas Karanth |
| Website | Dr K. Krithi Karanth, CWS |
Krithi Karanth is a Conservation Biologist based in Bangalore, India. She is currently an Associate Conservation Scientist with Wildlife Conservation Society New York and the executive director at Center for Wildlife Studies, Bangalore.[2] She works on issues such as Human Animal Conflict and Land Use Change.
Work
She has been conduction research on conservation issues in India since 2001. Her work includes study of mammal extinctions, effects of anthropogenic pressures, voluntary resettlement of people, tourism trends, human-wildlife conflicts, resource and land use change around Indian parks. She started her first field project in Bhadra in the year 2002. Where she studied the voluntary resettlement of people.[3] During her PhD at Duke University, Krithi studied the mammals in India that had gone extinct between 1850 and 2000[2]
In popular culture
She was named an INK Fellow and spoke in the 2013 INK Conference. Krithi has also spoken in TEDxMAIS in 2013 and TEDxGateway in 2014
Honours and awards
- In 2011 she was honoured as National Geographic Society’s 10,000th grantee .
- She was selected as National Geographic Emerging Explorer in 2012.[2]
- She was selected as one of India's Power Women by Femina in 2012.
- Women of the Year by Elle India 2013.
References
- ↑ "Krithi K. Karanth Duke Environment". Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- 1 2 3 Bhumika, K. (2014-07-19). "Queen of conservation". The Hindu. India. Retrieved 2015-03-07.
- ↑ Krithi, K Karanth (2005-11-12). "Addressing Relocation and Livelihood Concerns". Economic and Political Weekly. 40 (46): 4809–4811. doi:10.2307/4417388.