Kulesh Bhandari | Biodiversity Researcher
Kulesh Bhandari | Biodiversity Researcher
kuleshk46 [at] gmail [dot] com
Embedded Files
Biodiversity & Wildlife Conservation in Tribal Jharkhand — Community-led conservation in eastern India
About Me
I am Kulesh Bhandari, an independent biodiversity researcher and wildlife conservationist working in the granite inselberg landscapes of eastern India. The sal-dominated ridges and rocky uplands of this region form the empirical foundation of my research.
My work focuses on the fauna of rock–forest ecotones in eastern India — the faunal assemblages and thermal refugia of granite outcrops, particularly for mesocarnivores such as striped hyaena and golden jackal, and flying fox roost ecology across the region's upland landscapes. I combine field-based survey with the ecological knowledge of the communities I work alongside, documenting species and habitats that remain poorly recorded in eastern India.
My work focuses on the fauna of rock–forest ecotones in eastern India — the faunal assemblages and thermal refugia of granite outcrops, particularly for mesocarnivores such as striped hyaena and golden jackal, and flying fox roost ecology across the region's upland landscapes. I combine field-based survey with the ecological knowledge of the communities I work alongside, documenting species and habitats that remain poorly recorded in eastern India.
I am the founder and curator of the Biodiversity Atlas of Santhal Pargana, a citizen-science initiative on iNaturalist that has aggregated over 15,000 community-contributed observations documenting more than 2,700 species across Jharkhand. I am a Member of the IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management (2026–2029) and the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation.
Page updated
Google Sites
Report abuse