Sutirtha Lahiri

https://sutirthalahiri.wordpress.com ​ | ​sutirtha1996@gmail.com​ | +91 70421 10146 |

Education
2017-2019: Master’s in Wildlife Sciences,​ ​ Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, India.
2014-2017: Bachelor’s in Zoology, HansRaj College, University of Delhi, India.
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Professional Experience
Research
1. Research Assistant​, IISER Pune, Maharashtra- Project on passive acoustic monitoring of grassland bird
communities in Rajasthan and Arunachal Pradesh. Guide: Dr. Anand Krishnan. (September 2019- present)
2. Thesis research​: Understanding the acoustic communication strategies in sympatric drongos in a tropical
rainforest of North-east India. (December 2018-June 2019)
3. Collaborative research​: Understanding the perception of academicians to free-ranging dogs and their impact
on wildlife and people. Collaborator: Dr. Ninad Avinash Mungi.
4. Research volunteer with Dr. Umesh Srinivasan, Princeton University, USA at Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary,
Arunachal Pradesh, India. (January 2018).
5. Research volunteer on a bat research project at Uttarakhand, India under Rohit Chakravarty, National Centre
for Biological Sciences. (June 2016).
6. Research volunteer with Nature Conservation Foundation, Bangalore in the Hornbill Research and
Conservation Programme. Pakke Tiger Reserve, Arunachal Pradesh (June-July 2015)

Additional Professional Experience

7. General Secretary, Pixels​- The Photography Society of HansRaj College, Delhi University (2016-2017).
8. Secretary- WildRoots, Guwahati. Biodiversity surveys in the city of Guwahati and Delhi, as well as
education programmes with school students, content development for the website. (2014-present)
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Publications
Scientific Publications

1. Lahiri, S.​, Pathaw, N., Krishnan, A. (2020) Convergent acoustic community structure in South Asian dry and
wet grassland birds. bioRxiv. ​https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.08.07.241612​ (In review: ​Behavioral ecology)​
2. Chhaya, V.*, ​Lahiri, S.*​, Abhinava Jagan, M., Mohan, R., Pathaw, N., Krishnan, A. (2020) Community
Bioacoustics: Studying acoustic community structure for ecological and conservation insight. (In review:
Biology Letters​) *Equal Contribution
3. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) Lowest altitude record of the Purple Cochoa ​Cochoa purpurea and a review of the status of
cochoas in India. (In review: ​Indian Birds-​ MS N0. 1700)
4. Mahar, N., Mungi, N., Lahiri, S. ​(2020) ​Beyond Nationality: Opportunities for Trans-Boundary Wildlife
Conservation. (In review: ​Economic and Political Weekly-​ Ref. No: 25874)
5. Lahiri, S. (2017) ​Yellow-throated Martens ​Martes flavigula ​raid a Great Hornbill ​Buceros bicornis ​nest.
Indian Birds​, September. 112​. L​ ink

(Manuscript in preparation)
1. Lahiri, S.​, Mungi, N. (2020) Emotion driven perception of academicians to free-ranging dogs and their impact
on wildlife and humans.

Popular Writing and Outreach

1. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) White-naped Tit: Whistler in the bush. ​RoundGlass Sustain, J​ uly. ​Link
2. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) The Mangrove Pitta: A blue streak in the mud. ​RoundGlass Sustain, ​June. ​Link
3. Mungi, N.,Mahar, N.,​Lahiri, S​. (2020)When you green a desert, you invite locust swarms. ​TheWire​, May.
Link
4. Mungi, N.,Mahar, N.,​Lahiri, S. ​(2020) Greening a desert invites locust swarms. ​Mongabay India,​ May. ​Link
5. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) Spotted Creeper in the Khejri Tree.​ ​RoundGlass Sustain​, February. ​Link
6. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) Montagu’s Harrier: prowlers on the grassland. ​RoundGlass Sustain​, February. ​Link
7. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) Rajasthan’s dump yard of delight. ​National Geographic Traveller India​, February. ​Link
8. Lahiri, S.​ (2020) Moving with the seasons.​ ​National Geographic Traveller India​, January.​ 2-7.
9. Lahiri, S. ​(2020) A date with evolution.​ ​National Geographic Traveller India​, January. ​Link
10. Lahiri, S. ​(2019) The guide: Dehing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary. ​RoundGlass Sustain​, December. ​Link
11. Lahiri, S, ​Mahar, N, Mungi, N.​ ​(2019) Dogged concerns. ​Saevus​, December.
12. Lahiri, S. ​(2019) Alternate destinations. ​National Geographic Traveller India​, December.
13. Lahiri, S. ​(2019) A green patch for urban birders in Kuala Lumpur. ​National Geographic Traveller India,​
November. ​Link
14. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Primate Playground. ​OutLook Traveller​, September.
15. Lahiri, S. (2019) Chance encounters in Eaglenest Wildlife Sanctuary. ​National Geographic Traveller India​,
September. ​Link
16. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Abbott’s Babbler: Brown daub on the green canvas. ​RoundGlass Sustain,​ July. ​Link
17. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Found in translation.​ Sanctuary Asia Cub​, July. 14.
18. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Rare Black-breasted Parrotbills hide in the grasslands. ​RoundGlass Sustain,​ July. ​Link
19. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Black-necked Stork: silent resident of the marshes. ​RoundGlass Sustain​, July. ​Link
20. Lahiri, S.​ (2019) Hunter on the Beel: the Gray-headed Fish Eagle. ​RoundGlass Sustain​, July. ​Link
21. Lahiri, S​. (2019) Ridley me this​. National Geographic Traveller India​, March. 82-85. ​Link
22. Lahiri, S​. (2019) Hollongapar Gibbon Sanctuary and Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary. ​National
Geographic Traveller India​, January. 6-7.
23. Lahiri, S​. (2018) Loud mouth, short tail. ​National Geographic Traveller India​, November. 2. ​Link
24. Lahiri, S​. (2018) What one young naturalist suggests can be done in and outside Nameri. ​The Sanctuary
Nature Guide to Nameri Tiger Reserve & National Park​. 37-38.
25. Lahiri, S​. (2018) Rain, egg curry and the Zisticola. ​Sanctuary Asia,​ August. 52-55
26. Lahiri, S​. (2018) It's always beak season in Mangalajodi, ​National Geographic Traveller India,​ June. 28-30.
27. Lahiri, S​. (2018) Birding in the land of the monals. ​www.saevus.in,​ June. ​Link
28. Lahiri, S​. (2018) From Eaglenest, a story of conservation. ​Livemint Lounge​, May. ​Link
29. Lahiri, S​. (2018) Can wetlands find a safe haven in our cities? ​Livemint Lounge,​ March. ​Link
30. Lahiri, S​. (2018) An afternoon in Agarzari. ​www.thelastwilderness.org​. February. ​Link
31. Lahiri, S​. (2018) In search of the Stream Glory. ​Sanctuary Asia​, January.
32. Lahiri, S​. (2017) The famous grouse. ​Sanctuary Asia​, November. 21.
33. Lahiri, S​. (2017) Secret Garden. ​National Geographic Traveller India​, April.
34. Lahiri, S.​ (2017) Summer with A Chiropterologist. ​Sanctuary Asia​, March. 4-5.
35. Lahiri, S.​ (2017) Secrets of Mangar. ​www.Sanctuaryasia.com​, January. Link
36. Lahiri, S.​ (2017) Birds of Okhla. ​Creature Companion,​ January. 22-23
37. Lahiri, S.​ (2017) River Run. ​National Geographic Traveller India,​ January.34-36
38. Lahiri, S​. (2016) A Month in Hornbill Land. ​Sanctuary Asia​, July. 4-5
39. Lahiri, S​. (2015) Go North-East! ​Sanctuary Asia​, May. 4-6.
40. Lahiri, S​. (2013) When a hill chirps alive. ​The Assam Tribune.​
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Grants and Scholarships

1. Oriental Bird Club Conservation Grant --- GBP 1500/-
2. IDEA WILD Equipment Grant --- USD 950/-
3. Co-grantee-Rufford Small Grants- --- GBP 6000/-
4. Travel bursary- National Symposium on Avian Biology, IISER Tirupati --- INR 2500/-
5. Travel bursary- International Bioacoustics Conference-Brighton, UK --- GBP 1000/-
6. Travel bursary for ICCB 2019- Ashok Mahindra Foundation --- INR 30,000/-
7. Wildlife Institute of India Fellowship --- INR 5,32,000/-
8. Student Conference on Conservation Science- Bengaluru 2018 partial bursary --- INR 4170/-
9. Wildlife Institute of India Grant in-aid --- INR 75,000/-
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Selection Conferences and Posters
1. Poster Presentation ​Studying the efficacy of low-cost recorders in the detection of birds. National Symposium
on Avian Biology, IISER Tirupati, India. (December 2019)
2. Conference Talk ​A forked relationship; understanding the acoustic communication strategies in sympatric
drongos​. International Bioacoustics Conference, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK (August 2019)
3. Conference Talk ​Who let the dogs eat? A study on how the academic community perceives free-ranging dogs.
International Congress on Conservation Biology, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (July 2019)
4. Conference Talk ​Who let the dogs eat? A study on how the academic community perceives free-ranging dogs.
Student Conference on Conservation Science, Bengaluru-2018 (October 2018)
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Invited talks and other achievements
1. Story-telling event ​Bird, elephants and the great social inequality. N ​ orth American Ornithological
Conference. (August 2020) ​Scheduled
2. Organized ‘​Numaaish:​ A Photographic Journey’, the annual photography exhibition of Pixels at the Open
Palm Court, India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (April 2017)
3. Led a bird-watching trail for employees of Marks and Spencer (conducted by WWF-India) -Okhla Bird
Sanctuary, Uttar Pradesh. (March 2017)
4. Led a bird-watching trail for school students (conducted by WWF-India)- Aravalli Biodiversity Park, Haryana
(February 2017)
5. Invited Talk ​Birds and why birds matter. ​Conservation Education & Biodiversity Awareness Camp
(Organized by Maria’s Public School, Guwahati and Green Schools Alliance, USA). Gailpur, Rajasthan, India
(February 2017)
6. Young Minds- The Annual Photography Exhibition of Pixels- India Habitat Centre, New Delhi (February
2015)
7. Invited Talk ​Urban Birding.​ Maria’s Public School, Guwahati. (December 2013)
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Other pertinent information
Field Research Skills
Transect surveys, vegetation sampling, camera trapping, passive acoustic monitoring-method, deployment, analysis,
mist-netting for birds and bats, nest and roost monitoring (birds), questionnaire survey-design and
implementation(basic).

Languages​:
English; Hindi; Bengali; Assamese ​(Proficient in reading, writing, speaking)​. Marathi ​(novice)​.

Technology:​
R, Microsoft office, RAVEN Pro, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, Adobe Premiere Pro, INKSCAPE,
Mendeley.
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