
Abishek Harihar
Panthera, 104 West 40th Street, 5th Floor, New York, NY 10018
I am a conservation biologist interested in population ecology, spatial prioritisation and conservation decision-making. Specifically, I am interested in reconciling large carnivore conservation objectives, which require vast, undisturbed habitats, with the needs of communities in human-dominated landscapes. I am also interested in evaluating the effectiveness and impacts of conservation actions such as creating protected areas, promoting coexistence with wildlife, addressing conservation-induced displacement of communities, providing compensation to alleviate conflicts, and strengthening law enforcement to secure biodiversity. Since 2003, I have monitored a recovering tiger population in Rajaji National Park, northwestern Terai Arc Landscape, India. My doctoral project developed a landscape conservation plan for tigers in human-dominated landscapes, using the western Terai Arc Landscape as a case study. Working with WWF, I have developed tiger population recovery plans for 18 sites across the range. Since joining Panthera in 2014, I have helped standardise population monitoring programs to evaluate tiger recovery. I've also helped develop metrics to assess the effectiveness of conservation interventions implemented across Panthera's tiger recovery sites. Additionally, I oversee conservation programs at Panthera's tiger recovery sites in South and Southeast Asia.



