Kashmira Kakati
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AlmamaterWildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge
KnownforWild cats discovery
Dr. Kashmira Kakati | |
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| Alma mater | Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun, Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge |
| Known for | Wild cats discovery |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Biologist, Zoologist |
Kashmira Kakati is a wildlife biologist and environmental activist working the North Eastern forests of India. In 2010, she announced the discovery of the presence of seven species of wild cats in the Jeypore-Dehing forests in Assam.[1][2][3] Her work using camera traps to find wild cats was featured in the first episode of the BBC documentary Lost Land of the Tiger (2010).[4]
Kakati graduated from the Wildlife Institute of India, Dehradun.[5] She pursued her doctorate research on gibbons in Assam as part of the Wildlife Research Group, University of Cambridge.[1] As part of her schooling she attend the Lawrence School Sanawar in the Simla Hills, India.