V. Vijay Kumar
Director
Biosciences
Gujarat Institute of Desert Ecology
India
Biography
Dr. V. Vijay Kumar, Director, is a Ph.D. in Biosciences from Saurashtra University, Rajkot and has an experience of 28 years in the field of wetland ecology, herpetology, wildlife conservation and management, grassland and saline land restoration/reclamation. He has research experience in Wildlife Institute of India, Dehra Dun and teaching experience in Saurashtra University, Rajkot. He has brought out about 50 research publications and scientific reports. He is a member of IUCN commission on Ecosystem Management, IUCN/Species Survival Commission (SSC) - Crocodile Specialist Group, and Fauna and Flora Preservation Society (FFPS), London, U.K. He is actively associated with different academic committees of national and state level institutions.
Research Interest
Wildlife Ecolology, Herpetology, Grassland Ecology, Climate Change
