Charu Sharma

charusharma@ncf-india.org

Research Assistant, High Altitudes

Hailing from the beautiful and quaint town of Jamnagar, Gujarat, I was always in awe of the wonderful avifauna the wetlands here host. This inclination grew more while watching corals and tidal creatures, visiting natural places and being fascinated by Disney films! With a major in Zoology, I recently completed my master's from BVIEER, Pune in Wildlife Conservation Action. My dissertation topic was looking into the status of otter research in India, its scope and trends, and how their ranges have changed since historic times. My fieldwork experience in breathtaking landscapes made me realize how crucial it is that we work judiciously with all effort for conservation and make everyone a part of it. I am interested in learning about socio-ecological research, evolutionary biology and landscape ecology.

Projects

Publications

Camera traps placed to detect predators underestimate prey densities

Journal Article

2025

Camera traps placed to detect predators underestimate prey densities

Snow leopard captured on camera trap in Paddar, Jammu and Kashmir

Journal Article

2025

Finding the ghosts: Snow leopard density and distribution in the multi-use region of Jammu and Kashmir, India

Hamsaai: Our neighbours from the high Himalayas of Jammu & Kashmir

Book

2025

Hamsaai: Our neighbours from the high Himalayas of Jammu & Kashmir

Status of Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh

Report

2025

Status of Snow Leopard in Himachal Pradesh

Tracking Snow Leopards in High Himalayas

Popular Article

2025

Tracking Snow Leopards in High Himalayas

Status of Snow Leopards
and other High-Altitude Mammals in Kishtwar Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir

Report

2025

Status of Snow Leopards and other High-Altitude Mammals in Kishtwar Himalayas, Jammu and Kashmir

First Photographic Evidence of Pallas’s Cat (Otocolobus manul) from Himachal Pradesh, India

Journal Article

2024

First Photographic Evidence of Pallas’s Cat (Otocolobus manul) from Himachal Pradesh, India

A new dawn? Population baselines of snow leopards and other mammals of the Kishtwar High Altitude National
Park, India

Journal Article

2024

A new dawn? Population baselines of snow leopards and other mammals of the Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, India