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Meet the Team:
Field Staff
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Sonitpur Team: Lakhi Kumar Nath, Bhaben Hazarika & Dhruba Jyoti Das
Led by Dhruba, the field team monitors elephant herd movement, records information about conflict incidences and carries out community-based damage mitigation measures |
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Goalpara Team: Anjan Nath, Joydeep Chakrabarty & Gautam Chakrabarty
Led by Joy, the field team monitors elephant herd movement, records information about conflict incidences and carries out community-based damage mitigation measures |
Coordinators and Researchers
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Alexandra Zimmermann (UK) Conservation Manager, Chester Zoo.
Project Leader- Project founder. Strategic & scientific project design and management, international collaborations |
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Nandita Hazarika (India) Co-ordinator, Capacity Building & Extension Unit, EcoSystems-India.
Project Manager - Management of field operations, community outreach and regional collaborations |
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Scott Wilson (UK) Conservation Officer, Chester Zoo.
Project Officer - GIS analyses and research management |
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Joydeep Chakrabarty (India) Project Officer, EcoSystems-India.
Site Co-ordinator (Goalpara) - Field team leader and community work coordination. |
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Dhruba Jyoti Das (India) Project Officer, EcoSystems-India. Site Co-ordinator (Sonitpur) - Field team leader and community work coordination. |
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Anjan Baruah (India) Project Officer, EcoSystems-India. Technical Officer - community interventions logistics advisor
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Maggie Esson (UK) Education Programmes Manager, Chester Zoo.
Education Specialist - Edcuation programme planning and evaluation.
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Advisors
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Andrea Fidgett (UK) Zoo Nutritionist, Chester Zoo
Elephant foraging and dietary research advisor |
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Mick Jones (UK) Elephant Specialist Keeper, Chester Zoo.
Elephant behaviour and observation advisor |
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Parag Deka (India) Co-ordinator, Wildlife Health Unit, EcoSystems-India. Deputy Project Manager - Pgymy Hog Conservation Programme, Durrell Wildlife
Community interventions advisor |
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Goutam Narayan (India) Co-ordinator, Wildlife Health Unity, EcoSystems-India. Project Manager - Pygmy Hog Conservation Programme, Durrell Wildlife
Technical and strategic advisor |
Conservation Researcher
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Evie Astbury (UK) Conservation Researcher, Chester Zoo. General research and project management support |
Past Staff and students |
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Dibakar Baruah (India) Project Officer, EcoSystems-India & Site Co-ordinator (Sonitpur) - Field team leader and community work coordination.Dibakar died tragically in a road accident in December 2007. His team continue the work he led and inspired. |
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Tammy Davies (UK) Research Assistant, Chester Zoo. General research and project management support |
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Rachael Pedley (UK) Conservation Assistant, Chester Zoo
Website design and project management assistance |
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Laura Chartier (UK) Graduate Student, Oxford University
Landscape historical analysis of HEC in Assam |
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Jacqueline Caine (UK) Research Assistant
Elephant foraging & nutrition research |
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Pooja Mitra (India) Research Assistant
Project administration and research assistance |
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Kalpana Thaorijam (India) Research Assistant
Project administration and research assistance |
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Rajita Devi (India) Research Assistant
Research coordination and project administration |
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