CONSERVATIONIST~ RED PANDA PROTECTOR~ FULL-TIME DAD
A grassroot conservationist dedicated in saving the last of the first pandas.
A WALK THROUGH MY CONSERVATION CAREER
HABRE GUFF-GAFF: CONVERSING RED PANDA CONVERSATION
“Habre Guff-Gaff is the nexus between community, science, and storytelling,”
EDUCATION
MSc INTERNATIONAL NATURE CONSERVATION, LINCOLN UNIVERSTY, NEWZEALAND & GOETTINGEN UNIVERSITY, GERMANYBSc IN FORESTRY, INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY, POKHARA, TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITYBA IN HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL SCIENCE, TRI-CHANDRA COLLEGE, TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITYTECHNICAL CERTIFICATE IN FORESTRY, INSTITUTE OF FORESTRY, HETAUDA, TRIBHUVAN UNIVERSITY
AWARDS
WHITLEY FUND FOR NATURE AWARD 2022WWF's RUSSELL E. TRAIN EDUCATION FOR NATURE PROGRAM 2022VACCINATION CHAMPION AWARD 2021, GLOBAL ALLIANCE FOR RABIES CONTROLWILDLIFE CONSERVATION NETWORK SCHOLARSHIP 2016DISNEY CONSERVATION HERO 2015JILLIAN BOWLING MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP 2009YOUTH INITIATIVE AWARD 2005
” THERE ARE NEVER VICTORIES IN CONSERVATION. IF YOU WANT TO SAVE A SPECIES OR HABITAT, IT’S A FIGHT FOREVERMORE. YOU CAN NEVER TURN YOUR BACK. “
– GEORGE SCHALLER
George Schaller has been an inspiration to me.
This particular quotes has inspires me, my work and my perspectives in so many way on multiple occasions. I hope it encourages you as well.
SCIENTIFIC PUBLICATIONS
- Lama, S. T., Ross, J. G., Bista, D., Sherpa, A. P., Regmi, G. R., Suwal, M. K., … & Paterson, A. M. (2019). First photographic record of marbled cat Pardofelismarmorata Martin, 1837 (Mammalia, Carnivora, Felidae) in Nepal. Nature Conservation, 32, 19.
- Lama, S. T., Lama, R. P., Regmi, G. R., & Ghimire, T. R. (2015). Prevalence of intestinal parasitic infections in free-ranging Red Panda Ailurus fulgens Cuvier, 1825 (Mammalia: Carnivora: Ailuridae) in Nepal. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 7(8), 7460-7464.
- Sherpa, A. P., Lama, S. T., Shrestha, S., Williams, B., & Bista, D. (2022). Red pandas in Nepal: a community-based approach to landscape-level conservation. In Red Panda (pp. 495-508). Academic Press
- Bista, D., Bhattrai, B., Shrestha, S., Lama, S. T., Dhamala, M. K., Acharya, K. P., … & Sherpa, A. P. (2022). Bamboo distribution in Nepal and its impact on red pandas. In Red panda (pp. 353-368). Academic Press.
- Bista, D., Baxter, G. S., Hudson, N. J., Lama, S. T., & Murray, P. J. (2021). Effect of disturbances and habitat fragmentation on an arboreal habitat specialist mammal using GPS telemetry: a case of the red panda. Landscape Ecology, 1-15.
- Bista, D., Lama, S. T., Weerman, J., Sherpa, A. P., Pandey, P., Thapa, M. K., … & Murray, P. J. (2021). Improved trapping and handling of an arboreal, montane mammal: red panda Ailurus fulgens. Animals, 11(4), 921.
- Bista, D., Lama, S. T., Shrestha, J., Rumba, Y. B., Weerman, J., Thapa, M., … & Murray, P. J. (2021). First record of Bengal Tiger, Panthera tigris tigris Linnaeus, 1758 (Felidae), in eastern Nepal. Check List, 17, 1249.
SONAM TASHI LAMA 