| Brij Kishor Gupta Elected Fellow – 2008 Basic Sciences: Zoology - Wildlife Sciences DB: 15-05-1968 | |
Birth place | Fatehabad, District Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India | |
Education | Dayalbagh Educational Institute (Deemed University), Dayalbagh, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, (B.Sc. 1986; M.Sc., 1990; Ph.D., 2007). | |
Positions held | Evaluation & Monitoring Officer, Central Zoo Authority (Ministry of Environment & Forests), New Delhi (2007- todate); Rescue Facility Manager, Agra Bear Rescue Facility (Wildlife S.O.S), Sur Sarovar, Keetham [2001-2003]; Scientist, Central Zoo Authority, New Delhi; Development Officer, Coimbatore Zoological Park & Conservation, Coimbatore [1993-1998]; Asst. Project Officer, WWF India, New Delhi (1992); Research Fellow, Bombay Natural History Society, Mumbai [1991]; In-charge, Animal Welfare Society of India, Agra [1989-1990] | |
Research Area | Ex situ & in situ wildlife conservation; Animal welfare; zoo management, Animal enclosure design | |
Awards and fellowships | Smithsonian Institution Fellowship, USA (1991); Gerald Durrell Memorial Funds, U.K. (1996-1997); Proggy Award for Animal Welfare Scientist from People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) (2007) | |
Address | Central Zoo Authority (Ministry of Environment & Forests), Annexe VI, Bikaner House, Shahjahan Road, New Delhi 110 011 | |
| Residence | C-280, Arjuna, 10th Cross Street, Beta-I, Greater Noida 201 308, Uttar Pradesh | |
