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K. Ullas Karanth

Indian conservationist · India · On the map · Writers · Born 1948 · age 78

Kota Ullas Karanth is a conservation zoologist and a leading tiger expert based in Karnataka, India. He was the director of the Wildlife Conservation Society's India Programme. He is notable for pioneering the scientific use of camera traps in population density studies of large wild mammals in India.

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Awards

J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership2007
Padma Shri

About this person

He was a Senior Conservation Scientist with the New York based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Technical Director of the WCS Tiger Conservation Program.

Country
India
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1948 · age 78