Dr. Jeong Eun (Anya) Lim is a Principal Researcher at the Research Center for Endangered Species, National Institute of Ecology (NIE), Republic of Korea. With over 15 years of experience in wildlife conservation, her work focuses on felid ecology, human-carnivore conflict, and transboundary species recovery across East and Southeast Asia. Her background includes leading human-tiger conflict mitigation and community outreach initiatives with the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) in Northeast China and northern Laos. She has conducted feasibility analyses on Amur leopard restoration on the Korean Peninsula. Her research also encompasses native leopard cat ecology, focusing on density estimation, individual camera-trap identification, and predator–prey dynamics. Dr. Lim holds a Ph.D. in Environment and Resources from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.