Photo of Mahendra  Shrestha Mahendra Shrestha
Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, 3001 Connecticut Ave. NW
20008 Washington, District of Colombia, USA.
mks.tiger(at)gmail.com

As the Program Director of Tiger Conservation Partnership at the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, my focus is on local conservation capacity building.  Previously, I managed Save The Tiger Fund – a grant making program to support tiger conservation in tiger range countries.  I have been working with conservation practitioners, researchers, and policy makers both in the government and civil society in tiger range countries and international organizations.  I have reserve management and research experiences on tigers, their prey, and several other wildlife species in Nepal’s Terai Arc Landscape along the foothills of the Himalayas.