Varun Shriniwas Kher
VIDWAN ID: 593280

Mr Varun Shriniwas Kher

Male Master of Science
Scientist C | Department of Protected Area Networks, Wildlife Management and Conservation Education
Wildlife Institute of India
Uttarakhand
Expertise: Biodiversity Conservation
6 Publications
7 Projects
17 Scopus Citations
28 CrossRef
3 Years 1 Month Total Experience
Publications
6 Total
Articles
6
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Professional Recognition

GATE Ecology All India Rank 1
2019
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GATE Ecology All India Rank 3
2022
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Community & Membership

Expert Committee on Indian Bird Compilation
Member
Nov 2024 – May 2025
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Personal Details

Master of Science
2019
Approach Advertising & Advertisers Pvt. Ltd., Lucknow, UP
Scientist C
Aug 2023 – Present
Wildlife Institute of India | Department of Protected Area Networks, Wildlife Management and Conservation Education
Biological Sciences
Biodiversity Conservation

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Scholarly Work

Study for preparation of report on impacts and mitigation of proposed limestone mine near Ramgarh, Jaisalmer on Great Indian Bustard, its associated wildlife and habitat
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Study for preparation of report on impacts and mitigation of proposed limestone mine near Khuiyala, Jaisalmer on Great Indian Bustard, its associated wildlife and habitat
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Project Great Indian Bustard: Part A
Other
Agency: Ministry of Environment and Forests Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Understanding resource utilization and canine interaction of avian scavengers in the Thar desert
Other
Role: Principal Investigator
Integrated development of Wildlife Habitats (IDWH): Habitat Mapping component
Other
Agency: Ministry of Environment and Forests Role: Co-Principal Investigator
A comprehensive study on the Ecology and Population status of a human commensal – the House sparrow Passer domesticus in the Uttarakhand State
Other
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Monitoring threatened birds of the Thar Desert: How does habitat restoration for the Great Indian Bustard impact associated avifauna?
Completed
Role: Principal Investigator
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Scholarly Publications

From forests to farmlands: Patterns of abundance and habitat use of the Grizzled Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) in the changing landscape around a protected area of Southern India

Open Access
Journal Article
Global Ecology and Conservation. Year: 2025. Volume: 64 .
Authors: Shilpa Bevoor; Surendra Prakash Goyal; Varun Kher; Govindan Veeraswami Gopi

A NOTE ON THE PRESENCE OF HOG BADGER ARCTONYX COLLARIS IN RAJIV GANDHI ORANG NATIONAL PARK, ASSAM, ALONG WITH A SUMMARY OF ITS DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA

Open Access
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Journal of Bombay Natural History Society. Year: 2024. Volume: 121 , Issue: 1 .
Authors: Himangshu Borah; Snigdha Das; Varun Kher

Using the area of habitat to assess the extent of protection of India's birds

Journal Article
BIOTROPICA. Year: 2022. Volume: 54 , Issue: 6 , Pages: 1466-1479 .
Authors: Ashwin Warudkar; Naman Goyal; Varun Kher; K. L. Vinay; Ritobroto Chanda; Raja Sekhar Bandi; Clinton N. Jenkins; V. V. Robin; Stuart L. Pimm

Irrigation reshapes desert avifauna: Shifts in composition, guild structure and density of birds in irrigated croplands of the Thar Desert

Journal Article
Journal of Arid Environments. Year: 2026. Volume: 236 , Pages: 105635 .
Authors: Varun Kher; Sutirtha Dutta

Rangelands and crop fallows can supplement but not replace protected grasslands in sustaining Thar Desert's avifauna during the dry season

Journal Article
Journal of Arid Environments. Year: 2021. Volume: 195 , Pages: 104623 .
Authors: Varun Kher; Sutirtha Dutta

Understanding land-use response of bird communities in an arid ecosystem of India

Preprint
Year: 2020.
Authors: K Varun; Sutirtha Dutta