My lab’s research focuses primarily on the ecology and dynamics of wildlife populations, especially in the context of management and conservation problems. My core interests lie in understanding more about Indian wetlands, Indian Himalayan Region and the rare and threatened species associated in these habitats. My investigations entail studying threatened faunal species and documenting ecological processes and patterns following human–wildlife interactions. As Nodal officer of the WII-EIA cell, I continue to offer critical decision support to several statutory bodies through science based evidence.  I am a Member in various IUCN Species Survival Commissions and specialist groups like Crocodile Specialist Group, Stork, Ibis and Spoonbill Specialist Group, Commission on Education and Communication, World Commission on Protected Areas and Commission on Ecosystem Management. I am involved in teaching subjects related to wildlife biology, protected area management, wetland ecology and management at the postgraduate level, Ph.D courses and impart training to in-service forest officers from India and other Asian countries in Wildlife management/Wetland Conservation and Management. My other interests include travel and nature photography.

Area of Specialization

Wetlands; integrated conservation and management planning, mangrove biology & management; biodiversity conservation and Protected Area management; ecosystem services and Traditional Ecological Knowledge, conservation advisory and conservation education.

Ongoing Research Projects:

• Ecology and Conservation of Red panda and Mishmi Takin
• Conservation advisory to various developmental projects
• Preparation of Integrated Wetland Management Plans
• Preparation of Wildlife Management/Conservation plans
• Ecosystem Services of waterbirds

1. Jha, R.R.S., Gopi.G.V., Chetri.D and Nandha Kumar (2023). Rerouting railway would conserve India's gibbons. Science. Vol 381, Issue 6660 p. 843. DOI: 10.1126/science.adj5002

2. J.R. Deka., Sk.Z. Ali., M. Ahamad., P. Borah., Gopi.G.V., R. Badola., R. Sharma. and S.A. Hussain (2023). Can Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) endure the future climate and land use change scenario in the East Himalayan Region? Perspective from a multiple model framework.  Ecology and Evolution. Vol 13 (8) .e10340. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.10340

3. R. Kanagaraj., B.D. Joshi., R. De., M. A. Predit., S.K. Singh., P. Pandey., V. Kumar., V. Sharma., M. Kumar., R. Matura., B. Pandav., P. Nigam., R. Sharma., B. Habib., Gopi.G.V., A. Trabucco., T. Wiegand and S. P. Goyal. (2023). Predicting the impact of climate change on range and genetic diversity patterns of the endangered endemic Nilgiri tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) in the western Ghats, India. Landscape Ecology. 38, 2085–2101.

4. Gitima D, K M Selvan, B P Lahkar, Gopi GV (2022). Effectiveness of physical barriers in mitigating human-elephant negative interactions in North-East India Frontiers in Conservation Science. . 3:956568. doi: 10.3389/fcosc.2022.956568.

5. Frank SJD, Gopi GV, Lakshminarayanan N and Pandav B. (2022). Factors influencing occurrence and species richness of heronries in wetlands of Tamil Nadu. Wetlands. 42, 11. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13157-022-01531-z.

6. Devi A, Hussain S A, Sharma M, Gopi GV and Badola, R. (2022). Scientific Reports, 12:482. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-04295-4.

7. Frank SJD, Gopi GV, Pandav B. 2021. Heronry distribution and site preference dynamics of tree-nesting colonial waterbirds in Tamil Nadu. PeerJ 9:e12256 https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.12256

8. S K Arya and Gopi GV (2021). Influence of season and habitat on birds in a mid-altitudinal village ecosystem of Kailash Sacred Landscape-India. Environmental Challenges (Vol 5). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envc.2021.100317

9.Frank, S.J.D., Gopi, GV., Sankar, K and S A Hussain (2021) Dry season resource selection among sympatric ungulates in a tropical coastal landscape: implications for conservation and management. Tropical Ecology 62, 418–426 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42965-021-00156-3.

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