Zalmai Moheb
University of Massachusetts Amherst, USA
Zalmai Moheb is a wildlife biologist with nearly two decades of experience in wildlife research and conservation. He began his career in wildlife conservation in 2006. He earned a master’s degree in wildlife science from India, followed by research and conservation work with the Wildlife Conservation Society in Afghanistan. Zalmai earned his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Amherst, USA, in 2020. His doctoral research focused on human–wildlife conflict in Wakhan National Park in northeastern Afghanistan. Over his career, he has worked in both field- and office-based roles, conducting research on wild species as well as contributing to country-level conservation management and strategy development. His research covered a wide range of species, including snow leopard, Persian leopard, brown bears, mountain ungulates, birds, and issues related to human–wildlife conflict. Zalmai is currently perusing a postdoctoral position at UMass Amherst, USA where he currently teaches undergraduate courses and he conducts research on ungulate species as well as human–wildlife conflict under climate change in the Northeastern United States. He also works on wild species in Asia with other international collaborators.
