Dr Mohan Ram is an Indian Forest Service officer and currently serves as Conservator of Forests, Junagadh Forest Circle, Gujarat, India, within the landscape of the Asiatic lions. He has more than a decade of experience in wild cat conservation, field research and science-based wildlife management. His work has focused particularly on Asiatic lions and Indian leopards. He has led radio-telemetry studies, conducted the Asiatic Lion Population Estimation exercises in 2020 and 2025, and been closely involved in re-establishing the lion population in Barda Wildlife Sanctuary after 143 years. He has also promoted technology-based approaches to wild cat conservation, management, conflict mitigation, individual identification and wildlife monitoring. Dr Ram has authored more than 29 peer-reviewed publications and actively contributes to wildlife research, conservation planning and capacity building.