Qualifications: (degrees) MSc (Zoology)

Areas of interest: Ecology, Bahaviour and Conservation of macaques in northeastern India

Accomplishments: (Include Papers, Major Presentations, Talks, Career Milestones)

Major Presentation:

1. “Primate Conservation in northeastern India” Student Conference on Conservation Science, Department of Zoology, University of Cambridge,27-29 March 2007

2. “Primates in Isolation: Conservation of fragment is key to their survival” National Seminar on Zoology for Human Welfare, Zoological Society of Assam, Deptt. of Zoology, Guwahati University 2nd February, 2006

3. “Stepchildren of Seven Sisters: Conservation of threatened primates in northeastern India” 5. Gottinger Freilandtage Primate Diversity- Past, Present and Future, Deutsches Primatenzentrum, Georg August Universitat, Gottingen, Germany December 13-16, 2005

Member of Professional Body:

Member of IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group

Current Activities:

Survey of non-human primates in upper Brahmaputra Valley, northeastern India,

Courses Taken:

Foundation Course on Approaches in Interdisciplinary Research, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2005

Philosophy of Science, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2005

Research Methodology, National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, 2005

Behavioural Ecology, Wildlife Conservation Society-India Program, Bangalore, 2005

Conservation in Practice, Wildlife Conservation Society-India Program, Bangalore, 2005

Publications:

1. Gupta, A.K., Narayan Sharma, Sabyasachi Dasgupta, D. Chakraborty and R. Hazarika (2005). Conservation of Hoolock Gibbon (Bunopithecus hoolock) in Northeast India. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas, Vol.8 No.1, pp 1-26

2. A.K.Gupta and Narayan Sharma (2005). Conservation Status of Hoolock Gibbon (Bunopithecus hoolock) in Mizoram. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas, Vol.8 No.1, pp 27-86

3. A.K.Gupta and Narayan Sharma (2005). Conservation Status of Hoolock Gibbon (Bunopithecus hoolock) in Meghalaya. ENVIS Bulletin: Wildlife and Protected Areas, Vol.8 No.1, pp 87-150

Non Academic Interests: Traveling, Reading and Listening to music