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Dr. Anish Andheria is an Indian large carnivore biologist,[1] wildlife conservationist, wildlife photographer, and the President and CEO of the Wildlife Conservation Trust (WCT)[2],a Mumbai-based not-for-profit organization that was founded in 2002 by veteran investment banker Hemendra Kothari,[3] Chairman, DSP Investment Managers.

Education

He earned his Masters and Ph.D. degrees in Surface Chemistry from the Institute of Chemical Technology,[4] Mumbai. Post that he pursued Masters in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS),[5] Bengaluru.

Career

In 2000, Andheria joined Sanctuary Asia,[6] an Indian nature and wildlife conservation magazine founded by environmental activist Bittu Sahgal.[7] In 2009, he joined WCT as its President and CEO and continues to work with the organisation till date.

Publications

Andheria regularly contributes to scientific studies,[8] national[9] and international publications, and has also co-authored two books titled India Naturally and The Periyar Inheritance.

Awards

In 2008, he was awarded the Carl Zeiss Conservation Award[10] and in 2017, he was honoured with the UAA-Institute of Chemical Technology Distinguished Alumnus Award.[11]

References

  1. "Anish Andheria: Scientific Temper and a Wild Heart | Roundglass Sustain | Roundglass | Sustain". roundglasssustain.com. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  2. "Wildlife Conservation Trust | IUCN". iucn.org. Retrieved 2025-12-04.
  3. "Hemendra Kothari". Forbes. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  4. "ICT - MUMBAI". www.ictmumbai.edu.in. Archived from the original on 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-12-10.
  5. "Home | Masters in Wildlife Biology & Conservation". www.ncbs.res.in. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  6. "Sanctuary Asia Magazine". sanctuarynaturefoundation.org. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  7. Tandon, Aditi (2025-03-25). "A veteran environmental journalist on 40 years of writing on wildlife: Bittu Sahgal [Interview]". Mongabay-India. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  8. Rao, R. Yashaswi; Sankaran, Mahesh; Jathanna, Devcharan; Andheria, Anish (2025-07-01). "Assessing ungulate response to conservation-oriented village relocations and their associated management practices in a tiger reserve in central India". Biodiversity and Conservation. 34 (8): 2905–2920. doi:10.1007/s10531-025-03101-1. ISSN 1572-9710.
  9. "Tiger conservation: A multi-point agenda to bring all states up to par". Hindustan Times. 2023-04-13. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  10. Environment, Oishimaya Sen Nag in (2020-01-07). "An Interview With India's Leading Wildlife Conservationist Dr. Anish Andheria". WorldAtlas. Retrieved 2025-11-12.
  11. "Distinguished Alumni -2 - UDCT Alumni Network". www.udctalumni.org.in. Retrieved 2025-11-12.