Ambika Aiyadurai
Department : Humanities and Social Sciences
Research Interests
● Biodiversity conservation
● Human-animal relations
● Natural resources management
● Iindigenous people and livelihoods
● Conservation and development
Professional Summary
Associate Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar (Sep 2023 to Present)
Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology, Gandhinagar (Aug 2016 to Sep 2023)
Independent Researcher, International Union of Conservation of Nature (IUCN) –Netherlands and Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi (2010)
Research Affiliate, Nature Conservation Foundation, Mysore (2005 – 2006)
Programme Coordinator, GEER Foundation, Gandhinagar (2003 -2004)
Project Officer, Wildlife Trust of India, New Delhi (2002 – 2003)
Project Officer, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad (2001 – 2002)
Programme Assistant, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad (1995 – 1999)
Publications
1. Aiyadurai, A. & Meme, A. (2015). Possible occurrence of Muntiacus gongshanensis in Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Deer Specialist Group News, IUCN/SSC, 4 (5-13).
2. Aiyadurai, A. (2012). Bird Hunting in Mishmi Hills of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Indian Birds, 7 (5): 134-137.
3. Aiyadurai, A. (2011). Wildlife hunting and conservation in Northeast India: a need for an interdisciplinary understanding. International Journal of Galliformes Conservation, 2: 61-73.
4. Aiyadurai, A. (2011). The Meyor: A Least Studied Frontier Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. The Eastern Anthropologist, 64 (4): 459-503.
5. Aiyadurai, A, Navinder, Singh, J and Milner-Gulland, E.J. (2010). Wildlife hunting by indigenous tribes: a case study from Arunachal Pradesh, Northeast India. Oryx, 44 (4): 564-572.
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