Amit Kaushik

I am currently a Ph.D. student in Integrative Conservation (ICON) and Anthropology, specializing in Ecological and Environmental Anthropology, at the University of Georgia, USA. Additionally, I am a National Geographic Explorer and an External Ph.D. Scholar at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) in Dehradun, India. My doctoral research focuses on the intersection of conservation science, displacement, and environmental justice in Central India, examining the complex interactions between humans and wildlife. My broader research interests include environmental anthropology, political ecology, species reintroduction, and Landscape Ecology.

I earned my Master’s degree in Environment and Development from the School of Human Ecology at Ambedkar University Delhi in 2016, following my Bachelor’s degree in Commerce (Hons.) from the University of Delhi in 2012. My master’s research investigated the spatial responses of the wild herbivore species Kiang (Equus kiang) to the nomadic-pastoral Changpas in the Tsokar Basin (Changthang) of Ladakh, India. Following my master’s, I worked with the Wildlife Institute of India from 2018 to 2021, where I contributed to developing a Landscape Management Plan for the Greater Panna Landscape in Central India.