I am primarily an Ornithologist: I try to understand how organisms are adapted to their environment. I am also interest is conservation of the Forest Owlet in Central India through people’s participatory approach. In addition to this I am interested in ecological niche modeling of endemic organism and effect of future Climate change on them. My other interests are climate change education, education for sustainable development and urban biodiversity.

2008-till date Programme Coordinator, Centre for Environment Education, Ahmedabad

2007 – 2008 Coordinator Vulture Advocacy Programme South Maharashtra, Bombay Natural History Society

2005 – till date Senior Research Associate Global Owl Project, USA

2007 – till date Coordinator New Odyssey Project, Czech Radio, Czech Republic and

BNHS Collaboration

2003 Certificate course in “Introduction to GIS and its Application” National Remote

Sensing Agency, Hyderabad

1998 Certificate course on ‘Environment Education’ Centre for Environmental Education,

Pune.

1993 Certificate Course in Environment Education, Department of Adult, Continuing

education and Extension Work, Shivaji University, Kolhapur

Jathar, G. A. and A. R. Rahmani (2006) Endemic Birds of India. Buceros Vol. 11(2&3): Pp-49.

Jathar, G. A. and A. R. Rahmani (2006): Status of the critically endangered Forest Owlet, Heteroglaux blewitti, Hume, in Maharashtra. Melghat Tiger Reserve Technical

Bulletin. XXV: 49-54.

Narwade,S.S., G.A. Jathar & A.R. Rahmani (2006): Bibliography of the birds of North India. Buceros Vol. 11 (1): Pp. 144.

Narwade, S. S., G. A. Jathar and A. R. Rahmani (2005): Bibliography of the Birds of South India. Buceros Vol. 10 (2&3): Pp - 166.

 “Threatened Birds of India” and “Ecology and Behaviour of the Forest Owlet”, National Symposium on Biodiversity Bombay Natural History Society, September 2006.

 “Conservation of the Forest Owlet in Central India” in Students Conference on Conservation Science, Cambridge University, UK, March 2004.

 “Ecological Studies of the Forest Owlet” Centenary Journal Seminar – A look at threatened Species, Bombay Natural History Society, November 2003.

Jathar, G. A. (2008) Occurrence of Oriental Scops Owl Otus sunia sunia in Melghat Tiger Reserve. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society, 105 (2):216-217.

Patil, P and G. A. Jathar (2008): Infanticide by Female House Sparrow Passer domesticus. Indian Birds. Vol. 4(1): 21.

Jathar, G. A., S. S. Talmale, M. S. Pradhan and A. R. Rahmani (2005): Mammalian prey species of the Forest Owlet. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. Vol. 102:230-232.

Jathar, G. A. (2004): Common Hoopoe (Upupa epops) feeding on Prinia (Prinia sp.) corpse. Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. Vol.101 (2): 319.

Rahmani, A. R., Balachandran, S., Prakash, V., Sathiyaselvam, P., Dutta, S., George, A., Khan, N. I., Jathar, G. A. and Z. Islam (2007): Surveillance and monitoring of Avain Influeanza in wintering birds of India. Progress Report (2005-2007). Bombay Natural History Society. Pp- 357

Jathar G. A. and A. R. Rahmani (2006): Preliminary Survey of the wetlands of theNandurbar, Nasik and Aurangabad for Avian Influenza. Bombay Natural History Society.Pp-13.

Jathar, G. A. and A. R. Rahmani (2004): Ecological Studies of the Forest Spotted Owlet Athene (Heteroglaux) blewitti. Final Report. Bombay Natural History Society. Pp-77. (published in March 2005).

Jathar, G. A. (2007): The New Odyssey –Revisited. Buceros Vol. 12(3): 7-8.

Jathar, G. A. (2006): Knights of Night. Hornbill, (July-September 2006): pp - 18-21.

Jathar, G. A. (2006): BNHS response to Avian Influenza in India. Mistnet Vol.7 (1):pp - 11.

Jathar, G. A. (2006): The Pink Dream of a Mega City. Green Governance. April-October (10- 11): pp - 18-20.

Jathar, G. A (2006): Bird Flu: Some facts. Hornbill. (January-March 2006): pp - 43-46.

Jathar, G. A. (2005). The Forest Owlets of Toranmal Reserve Forest. Defending Wild India. January-March 2005: pp - 3-5.

Jathar, G. A. and R. Kulkarni (2005). Rush hour at Chandoli. Hornbill, (July-September 2005): pp - 12-15.

Rastogi, A., Islam, M. Z. and G. A. Jathar (2005). Fire on water, Smoke in the sky.Mistnet. Vol. 6. (4): pp - 4-7.

Jathar, G. A & A. Deshmukh (2004) Birds of Scrubland. Hornbill, (October - December 2004): pp - 42-45.

Jathar, G. A. (2004): Looks can be deceptive! Hornbill, (July – September): p – 36.

Jathar, G. A. (2002): The Forest Owlet Heteroglaux blewitti in Western Khandesh.Mistnet Vol. 3: pp - 3.

Journal of Bombay Natural History Society

Indian Birds

2010 - Senior Advisor, Care4Nature Magazine

1992-2001 - Volunteer and Instructor for World Wide Fund for Nature India

1998 - Volunteer for Indo-Canada Education Facility Project of WWF-Kolhapur Division