People
James L. David Smith
Professor, Department of Fisheries, Wildlife and Conservation Biology
Phone: 612-624-5369
Email: smith017@umn.edu
Ph. D. University of Minnesota
Research Associates
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Current Students
Former Graduates
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Adam Barlow, Ph.D. candidate, Conservation Biology
Tiger survey methods and conservation of tigers in Bangladesh
M.S. Thesis (2004): Monitoring Wild Tiger (Panthera Tigris) Populations: Lessons From a Long-Term Camera Trapping Study in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal. -
Passanan Cutter, M.S. candidate, Conservation Biology
Ecology and Conservation of Fishing Cats in Thailand -
Peter G. Cutter, Ph.D. candidate, Conservation Biology
Landscape-scale Wildlife Monitoring and Conservation Planning in Thailand and Cambodia -
Narayan Dhakal, Ph.D. candidate, Conservation Biology
Community-based Conservation Approaches to Tiger Conservation in Nepal -
Sun Hean, Ph.D. candidate, Conservation Biology
Evaluation of Ecosystem Services in Southwest Cambodia: Implications for Conservation and Development Planning
M.S. Thesis (2000): Status of the Tiger and Its Conversation in Cambodia -
Purevjav Lkhagvajav, M.S. candidate, Conservation Biology
Ecology and Conservation of Snow Leopard (Panthera uncia) in Southern Mongolia -
Bhim Gurung,
Ph.D. Thesis (2008): Ecological and Sociological Aspects of Human-Tiger Conflicts in Chitwan National Park, Nepal
M.S. Thesis (2003): Mapping the Meta-Population Structure of Tigers Throughout Nepal By Establishing a Tiger Monitoring Network of "Village Rangers." -
Anup Joshi
PhD, 1996: The Home Range, Feeding Habits, and Social Organization of the Sloth Bears (Melursus ursinus) in Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal -
Kathleen Conforti
MS, 1996: The Status and Distribution of Small Carnivores in Huai Kha Khaeng/Thung Yai Wildlife Sanctuaries, Central West Thailand -
Theerapat Prayurasidhi
PhD, 1997: The Ecological Separation of Gaur (Bos gaurus) and Banteng (Bos javanicus) in Huai Kha Khaeng Wildlife Sanctuary, Thailand -
John Kenny
M.S., Conservation Biology -
James Drake
MS, 1998: The Effect of Conservation Reverse Program Grasslands on Ring-Necked Pheasent and Meadowlark Abundance. -
Sharada Joshi
MS, 1999: A Socio-Economic Analysis of Residents in the Buffer Zone of Royal Chitwan National Park, Nepal -
Terilyn Allendorf
PhD, 1999: Local Residents' Perceptions of Protected Areas in Nepal: Beyond Conflicts and Economics. -
Jai Ranganathan
MS, 2002: Beyond Pugmarks and Tiger Conservation Units: Where Can Tigers Survive in the Indian Subcontinent? Consequences of the Distribution of Forest and Protected Areas Across the Landscape -
Paul Elkan
PhD, 2003: Ecology and Conservation of Bongo Antelope (Tragelaphus eurycerus) in Lowland Forest, Northern Republic of Congo -
Mahendra Shresta
PhD, 2005: Relative ungulate abundance in a fragmented landscape: implications for tiger conservation -
Shujin Luo
PhD, 2006: Comparative phylogeography of sympatric wild cats:
implications for biogeography and conservation in Asian biodiversity hotspots