Hemendra Singh Panwar
Hemendra Singh Panwar | |
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Born | 22 March 1937 Balaghat, Madhya Pradesh |
Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Hemendra Singh Panwar is an Indian conservationist and civil servant, known for his efforts in the fields of wildlife and conservation. He was the first director of the Wildlife Institute of India and was the director of Project Tiger.[1] The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, with Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award, for his services to the environment and conservation.[2][3]
Biography
Hemendra Singh Panwar was born on 22 March 1937 in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh.
During his stint at Kanha, Panwar is reported to be successful in converting the park into an efficiently managed unit, and the park won the award for the best managed park in India in 1976. The headcount of tigers grew to 150 and the deer to over 400 and the park management was able to relocate 22 interior villages.[4]
In 1981, Panwar was transferred to Delhi, as the head of Project Tiger, a project conceptualised in 1973, for the protection of tiger population in India. He worked for 4 years on the project, till 1985, during which time, the project brought seven additional reserves under its umbrella. The population of tigers in India rose from 1900 to 3000.[4] He was also invited to present a paper on the subject by the Smithsonian Institution.[1]
At this time, the idea of setting up an institute focusing wildlife conservation was being mooted by V. B. Saharia, and as a result of his efforts, the Wildlife Institute of India was established in 1985 with Hemendra Singh Panwar as its first director. Panwar established the institute into a full-fledged learning centre with specialised focus on wildlife biology, management, and extension. Research facilities were also set up in the topics of focus. The Wildlife Institute of India is rated as one of the six best conservation research institutions by the
Awards and recognition
Hemendra Singh Panwar has won several awards and honours for his services.
- Padma Bhushan – 2013[2][3]
- The Duke of Edinburgh Conservation Medal –
- Rajiv Gandhi Wildlife Conservation Award – 1998[4][6]
- Tree of Learning Award –
- Fred M. Parker International Parks Merit Award – World Conservation Union (WCA-IUCN) – 1996[4]
- Prime Minister's Memento in 1992 for Project Tiger[4]
- Government of Madhya Pradesh Gold Medal – 1981[4]
Works
- Hemendra S. Panwar; Vijay Singh Negi (1981). Kanha National Park: A Handbook. Ahmedabad: Centre for Environment Education Ahmedabad, in collaboration with United States National Park Service as a project of the Indo-US Subcommission on Science & Technology. p. 132. OCLC 80152524.
- Hemendra S. Panwar (2009). Reviving river Yamuna : an actionable blue print for a blue river. Delhi: PEACE Institute Charitable Trust. p. 76. OCLC 505927369.
- Hemendra S. Panwar; W. A. Rogers; Vinod P. Mathur (2002). Wildlife protected area network in India : a review, executive summary. Dehradun: Wildlife Institute of India. p. 44. OCLC 50717212.
- Trishna Dutta; Sandeep Sharma; Jess E Maldonado; Thomas C Wood; Hemendra S Panwar; John Seidensticker. Gene flow and demographic history of leopards (Panthera pardus) in the central Indian highlands. Evolutionary Applications. pp. 949–959. OCLC 5148085588.
- Sandeep Sharma; Trishna Dutta; Jess E Maldonado; Thomas C Wood; Hemendra Singh Panwar; John Seidensticker. "Selection of microsatellite loci for genetic monitoring of sloth bears". Ursus: 164–169. OCLC 5526234856.
See also
- Wildlife Institute of India
- Project Tiger
- International Union for Conservation of Nature
- World Wide Fund for Nature
External links
References
- ^ a b c "The Hindu Interview". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Govt announcement". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b "Padma 1". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "WII Bio" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "WWF". Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ a b c "Pawarmahasabha". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Reference" (PDF). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "Award Ceremony". Retrieved 5 August 2014.
- ^ "WorldCat List". Retrieved 5 August 2014.