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'''Kashmira Kakati''' is a [[wildlife]] [[biologist]] working the North Eastern forests of India. In 2010, she announced the discovery of seven species of wild cats in the Jeypore-Dehing forests in [[Assam]].<ref name="Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest">{{cite web|title=Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest|url=http://www.conservationindia.org/gallery/mammals-in-the-jeypore-dehing-forests-assam|website=Conservation India|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|title=Scientist discovers Himalayan wildcat haven|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first=Divya|last=Gandhi|date=February 20, 2010|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/Scientist-discovers-Himalayan-wildcat-haven/article16815726.ece}}</ref><ref name="Web World Bank">{{cite web|title=Finding the Fiery Eyes of the Night|publisher=[[World Bank]]|work=Sustainable Development|date= July 28, 2010|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSDNET/0,,print:Y~isCURL:Y~contentMDK:22661524~menuPK:64885113~pagePK:64885161~piPK:64884432~theSitePK:5929282,00.html|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>
'''Kashmira Kakati''' is a [[wildlife]] [[biologist]] and [[environmentalism|environmental activist]] working the North Eastern forests of India. In 2010, she announced the discovery of the presence of seven species of wild cats in the Jeypore-Dehing forests in [[Assam]].<ref name="Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest">{{cite web|title=Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest|url=http://www.conservationindia.org/gallery/mammals-in-the-jeypore-dehing-forests-assam|website=Conservation India|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref><ref name="The Hindu">{{cite news|title=Scientist discovers Himalayan wildcat haven|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|first=Divya|last=Gandhi|date=February 20, 2010|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/Scientist-discovers-Himalayan-wildcat-haven/article16815726.ece}}</ref><ref name="Web World Bank">{{cite web|title=Finding the Fiery Eyes of the Night|publisher=[[World Bank]]|work=Sustainable Development|date= July 28, 2010|url=http://web.worldbank.org/WBSITE/EXTERNAL/TOPICS/EXTSDNET/0,,print:Y~isCURL:Y~contentMDK:22661524~menuPK:64885113~pagePK:64885161~piPK:64884432~theSitePK:5929282,00.html|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref> Her work using [[camera trap]]s to find wild cats was featured in the first episode of the BBC documentary ''[[Lost Land of the Tiger]]'' (2010).<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1732351/ Lost Land of the Tiger Episode #1] on [[IMDb]].</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Kakati graduated from the [[Wildlife Institute of India]], [[Dehradun]].<ref name="Cat Specialist Group">{{cite web|title=Cat SG member|url=http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=507|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref> She pursued her doctorate research on [[gibbons]] in [[Assam]] as part of the Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge.<ref name="Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest"/>
Kakati graduated from the [[Wildlife Institute of India]], [[Dehradun]].<ref name="Cat Specialist Group">{{cite web|title=Cat SG member|url=http://www.catsg.org/index.php?id=507|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref> She pursued her doctorate research on [[gibbon]]s in [[Assam]] as part of the Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge.<ref name="Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest"/>
As part of her schooling she attend the [[The Lawrence School, Sanawar|Lawrence School Sanawar]] in the Simla Hills, India.


==Career==
==Career==
Kakati's doctoral research was on the [[hoolock gibbon]]s of [[Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary]]. While performing this research, she became curious about the predator tracks that she kept finding on the grounds of the lowlands. This interest led to her work with cats.<ref name="National Geographic News"/>
In 2007-2009. Kakati conducted a camera-trap survey in the Jeypore-Dehing lowland evergreen forests of Assam during which her team recorded seven species of cats. In 2012-2015, she studied mammal occurrence in a forest and swidden agriculture matrix in the [[Balpakram]] area of [[Meghalaya]] state, India, documenting 51 species of mammals, among which were 5 species of cats. <ref name="Cat Specialist Group"/>


During her research on gibbons, Kakati became curious about the predator tracks that she kept finding on the grounds of the lowlands. During 2007-09, she and her team set up 30 digital camera traps and as a result captured not only the cats but a number of other rare forest animals.<ref name="National Geographic News">{{cite web|title=7 Cat Species Found in 1 Forest—A Record|first=Dan|last=Morrison|date=March 12, 2010|work=National Geographic News|publisher=[[National Geographic]]|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/photogalleries/100312-cat-species-rain-forest-pictures/|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref> The research found seven cat species in a 354-square-mile (570-square-kilometer) range—the highest diversity of cat species yet photographed in a single area.<ref name="National Geographic News"/>
In 2007-2009 Kakati and her team set up 30 digital [[camera trap]]s in the Jeypore-Dehing lowland evergreen forests of Assam during which her team recorded seven species of cats and other rare forest animals.<ref name="National Geographic News">{{cite web|title=7 Cat Species Found in 1 Forest—A Record|first=Dan|last=Morrison|date=March 12, 2010|work=National Geographic News|publisher=[[National Geographic]]|url=https://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/photogalleries/100312-cat-species-rain-forest-pictures/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100316065526/http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2010/03/photogalleries/100312-cat-species-rain-forest-pictures/|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2010|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref> The research found 7 cat species in a 354-square-mile (570-square-kilometer) range—the highest diversity of cat species yet photographed in a single area.<ref name="National Geographic News"/> In 2012-2015, she studied mammal occurrence in a forest and [[swidden]] agriculture matrix in the [[Balpakram]] area of [[Meghalaya]] state, India, documenting 51 species of mammals, among which were 5 species of cats.<ref name="Cat Specialist Group"/>


Kakati’s research was supported by the Assam Forest Department and funded by the [[Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund]] (CEPF), the [[Wildlife Conservation Society]]–India Program and the [[Rufford Small Grants Foundation]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="The Hindu"/>
Kakati's research was supported by the Assam Forest Department and funded by the [[Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund]] (CEPF), the [[Wildlife Conservation Society]]–India Program and the [[Rufford Small Grants Foundation]], [[United Kingdom]].<ref name="The Hindu"/>


==Areas of work==
==Areas of work==
Kakati's area of work includes wildlife conservation, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring and animal ecology. <ref name="Research Gate profile">{{cite web|title=Kashmira Kakati|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kashmira_Kakati|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>
Kakati's area of work includes wildlife conservation, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring and animal ecology.<ref name="Research Gate profile">{{cite web|title=Kashmira Kakati|url=https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kashmira_Kakati|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>


In 2014, Kakati filed a petition seeking legal protection for the elephant corridors under the [[Environment Protection Act, 1986|Environment Protection Act]]. She alleged that the state government allowed [[Indian Oil Corporation Limited]] (IOCL) to construct an oil dispatch terminal in the Golai elephant corridor in violation of environment laws. According to Kakati’s petition, around 295 elephants use the two corridors to migrate from one end to the other of the reserved forest which is also home to over 40 species of mammals and 19 carnivores.<ref name="Assam Elephant Corridor Petition">{{cite web|title=NGT notice to PSUs on threat to Assam elephant corridor|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=February 4, 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ngt-notice-to-psus-on-threat-to-assam-elephant-corridor/article5653064.ece|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>
In 2011, Kakati authored a report critical of Indian government plans to build a highway through a wildlife sanctuary. Two years later, it was still "the only known impact study" for this 99&nbsp;km road project connecting India to Burma.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.voanews.com/a/burma-india-transport-project-raises-opportunities-concerns/1683086.html|title=Burma-India Transport Project Raises Opportunities, Concerns|publisher=[[Voice of America]]|date=June 17, 2013|first=Daniel|last=Schearf}}</ref>
In 2014, Kakati filed a petition seeking legal protection for the elephant corridors under the [[Environment Protection Act, 1986|Environment Protection Act]]. She alleged that the state government allowed [[Indian Oil Corporation Limited]] (IOCL) to construct an oil dispatch terminal in the Golai elephant corridor in violation of environment laws. According to Kakati's petition, around 295 elephants use the two corridors to migrate from one end to the other of the reserved forest which is also home to over 40 species of mammals and 19 carnivores.<ref name="Assam Elephant Corridor Petition">{{cite news|title=NGT notice to PSUs on threat to Assam elephant corridor|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=February 4, 2014|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/ngt-notice-to-psus-on-threat-to-assam-elephant-corridor/article5653064.ece|accessdate=21 January 2018}}</ref>


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Dr. Kashmira Kakati
NationalityIndian
Alma materWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge
Known forWild cats discovery
Scientific career
FieldsBiologist, Zoologist

Kashmira Kakati is a wildlife biologist and environmental activist working the North Eastern forests of India. In 2010, she announced the discovery of the presence of seven species of wild cats in the Jeypore-Dehing forests in Assam.[1][2][3] Her work using camera traps to find wild cats was featured in the first episode of the BBC documentary Lost Land of the Tiger (2010).[4]

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Kakati graduated from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.[5] She pursued her doctorate research on gibbons in Assam as part of the Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge.[1] As part of her schooling she attend the Lawrence School Sanawar in the Simla Hills, India.

Career

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Kakati's doctoral research was on the hoolock gibbons of Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary. While performing this research, she became curious about the predator tracks that she kept finding on the grounds of the lowlands. This interest led to her work with cats.[6]

In 2007-2009 Kakati and her team set up 30 digital camera traps in the Jeypore-Dehing lowland evergreen forests of Assam during which her team recorded seven species of cats and other rare forest animals.[6] The research found 7 cat species in a 354-square-mile (570-square-kilometer) range—the highest diversity of cat species yet photographed in a single area.[6] In 2012-2015, she studied mammal occurrence in a forest and swidden agriculture matrix in the Balpakram area of Meghalaya state, India, documenting 51 species of mammals, among which were 5 species of cats.[5]

Kakati's research was supported by the Assam Forest Department and funded by the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), the Wildlife Conservation Society–India Program and the Rufford Small Grants Foundation, United Kingdom.[2]

Areas of work

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Kakati's area of work includes wildlife conservation, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring and animal ecology.[7]

In 2011, Kakati authored a report critical of Indian government plans to build a highway through a wildlife sanctuary. Two years later, it was still "the only known impact study" for this 99 km road project connecting India to Burma.[8]

In 2014, Kakati filed a petition seeking legal protection for the elephant corridors under the Environment Protection Act. She alleged that the state government allowed Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) to construct an oil dispatch terminal in the Golai elephant corridor in violation of environment laws. According to Kakati's petition, around 295 elephants use the two corridors to migrate from one end to the other of the reserved forest which is also home to over 40 species of mammals and 19 carnivores.[9]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mammals in Jeypore Dehring Forest". Conservation India. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b Gandhi, Divya (February 20, 2010). "Scientist discovers Himalayan wildcat haven". The Hindu.
  3. ^ "Finding the Fiery Eyes of the Night". Sustainable Development. World Bank. July 28, 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  4. ^ Lost Land of the Tiger Episode #1 on IMDb.
  5. ^ a b "Cat SG member". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  6. ^ a b c Morrison, Dan (March 12, 2010). "7 Cat Species Found in 1 Forest—A Record". National Geographic News. National Geographic. Archived from the original on March 16, 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Kashmira Kakati". Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  8. ^ Schearf, Daniel (June 17, 2013). "Burma-India Transport Project Raises Opportunities, Concerns". Voice of America.
  9. ^ "NGT notice to PSUs on threat to Assam elephant corridor". The Hindu. February 4, 2014. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
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