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In 2014-15 I received a Fulbright-Nehru Professional Excellence Research Scholar Award to study tiger conservation in India. Based at the Wildlife Institute of India in Dehradun, Uttarakhand, my project examined wildlife science and forestry management alongside nature devotional traditions and cultural beliefs to learn how these combined influences impact the well being of tigers, humans and forest ecosystems. During my appointment I traveled across India interviewing and documenting top scientists, scholars, government officials, forest officers, spiritual savants, tribal people, social leaders and others about human-tiger experiences and perspectives. The Fulbright appointment was sponsored by the United States-India Educational Foundation.

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Working backward from May 2015 to August 2014, this log profiles a selection of people interviewed and places visited. Entries are not complete assessments of the subjects studied. A selection of photos and video are included. Additional photos and video are available and continue to be integrated. (See also the Photography and Video sections of this site.) The summaries are not intended to express the views of the United States-India Educational Foundation (USIEF), U.S. Department of State, or Wildlife Institute of India (WII).