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{{Short description|Indian conservation biologist}}
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| birth_date = 1968
| birth_place = [[Dhubri]], Assam
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| education = [[Gauhati University]]
| occupation = Conservation Biologist
| years_active = 1989–present
| known_for = Aaranyak and Asian Rhino Conservation
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'''Bibhab Kumar Talukdar''' is an Indian conservation biologist. He is the founder of [[Aaranyak]], a leading wildlife non-governmental organization based in Guwahati, India. It is a Scientific, Industrial Research and frontline environmental organization in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=G Plus Vol 4 issue 12 by G Plus |url=https://issuu.com/guwahatiplus/docs/g_plus_vol_4_issue_12_web |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=issuu.com |date=13 January 2017 |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230228012558/https://issuu.com/guwahatiplus/docs/g_plus_vol_4_issue_12_web |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He has been the Chair of Asian Rhino Specialist Group of the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]] since 2007 and was a member of the National Board of Wildlife under the [[government of India]]. He worked in the monitoring of Asian Rhinos and their habitats. Working in South and South-East Asia, he studied the threats posed to Asian Rhinos due to the impact of climate change.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Rhino Day 2019: IUCN Asian Rhino Specialist Group Chair Bibhab Kumar Talukdar appeals for a strong community movement for protection of greater one-horned rhino |url=https://www.nezine.com/info/RTlDU3BBS0ZNa21zQmJ0UVpZT3F4UT09/world-rhino-day-2019:-iucn-Asian-rhino-specialist-group-chair-bibhab-kumar-talukdar-appeals-for-a-strong-community-movement-for-protection-of-greater-one-horned-rhino.html |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=nezine.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bibhab Kumar Talukdar appeared for his [[Bachelor of Science]] examinations in 1989. During this time, he founded Aaranyak in [[Assam]] as a nature club encouraging and engaging youths in birding. Assam was amid political unrest during the 1980s and early 1990s. [[Aaranyak]] came as a piece of positive news during this period. It is now Northeast India's biggest non-government biodiversity conservation & research organisation.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Police will have to protect rhinos and tigers from poachers: Experts |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/lifestyle/science/police-will-have-to-protect-rhinos-and-tigers-from-poachers-experts/1786645/ |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=Financialexpress |date=6 December 2019 |language=en}}</ref>

==Life description==

Dr. Bibhab Kumar Talukdar is currently the secretary general and Executive Director of [[Aaranyak]]. The Aaranyak team consists of wildlife biologists, researchers and conservation workers and has its headquarters in Guwahati, India.{{fact|date=January 2023}}

He was a member of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife, Govt. of India from July 2007 until May 2010.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Profile {{!}} Assam State Biodiversity Board {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://asbb.assam.gov.in/about-us/detail/member-profile |access-date=2022-08-23 |website=asbb.assam.gov.in |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117103600/https://asbb.assam.gov.in/about-us/detail/member-profile |url-status=dead }}</ref> From 2010 to 2012, he was a member of the Project Elephant Steering Committee, Govt. of India and the committee for the formulation of the National Wildlife Action Plan for 2017–2031.<ref>{{Cite journal |title=National Wildlife Action Plan WII |url=https://wii.gov.in/images//images/documents/national_wildlife_action_plan/NWAP_Report_lo_Res_2017_31.pdf |journal=National Wildlife Action Plan |archive-date=16 June 2024 |access-date=16 August 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240616184635/https://wii.gov.in/images/images/documents/national_wildlife_action_plan/NWAP_Report_lo_Res_2017_31.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

He is a member of the Assam State Biodiversity Board.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Member Profile {{!}} Assam State Biodiversity Board {{!}} Government Of Assam, India |url=https://asbb.assam.gov.in/about-us/detail/member-profile |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=asbb.assam.gov.in |archive-date=17 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117103600/https://asbb.assam.gov.in/about-us/detail/member-profile |url-status=dead }}</ref> He is also a member of the [https://pachydermjournal.org/index.php/pachyderm/about/editorialTeam Editorial Board of Pachyderm] - a journal of IUCN SSC African Elephant Specialist Group, African Rhino Specialist Group and Asian Rhino Specialist Group.

Dr. Talukdar has been appointed as [https://gcuniversity.ac.in/personnel/dr-bibhab-kumar-talukdar/ Professor of Practice by the Girijananda Chowdhury University], Guwahati, Assam, India in June 2025 following the guidelines of [[University Grants Commission (India)|University Grants Commission]] of India. The University hopes that Dr. Talukdar in his new role as Professor of Practice can provide students with invaluable real-world insights and practical knowledge. This directly fulfills a key objective of the [[National Education Policy 2020]].

==Work in Asian Rhino conservation==

Bibhab Kumar Talukdar was appointed as the Chair of the Asian Rhino Specialist Group in 2007 for his work towards the conservation of [[Asian rhinoceros|Asian Rhinos.]]<ref>{{Cite web |date=2010-09-15 |title=Bibhab Talukdar to head rhino specialist group |url=https://assamtribune.com/bibhab-talukdar-to-head-rhino-specialist-group |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=assamtribune.com |language=en}}</ref>

He also contributed to the conservation and management of critically endangered Javan and Sumatran Rhinos along with Indonesian conservation agencies.<ref>{{Cite web |date=3 May 2010 |title=Assam conservationist appointed to Indonesian Rhino Task Force |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-conservationist-appointed-to-indonesian-rhino-task-force/articleshow/5898636.cms |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>

To curb the occurrences of rhino poaching and for awareness of its conservation, Bibhab Kumar Talukdar initiated legal orientation workshops for forest officials starting in 1998. He coordinated legal orientation workshops for [[Assam Police|Assam police]], Sasashtra Seema Bal (SSB) and Border Security forces (BSF) in his state.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 February 2022 |title=Assam Cops Sensitised On Wildlife Crimes |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/assam-cops-sensitised-on-wildlife-crimes/articleshow/89675108.cms |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Dr Bibhab Talukdar with a rescued Indian Rhino Calf.jpg|thumb|Dr Bibhab Kumar Talukdar with a rescued Indian Rhino Calf]]

==Awards==

* IUCN Species Survival Commission Chair's Citation Award, 2008 <ref name=":0" />
* [[Ashoka Fellow]] (since 2007)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bibhab Kumar Talukdar {{!}} Ashoka {{!}} Everyone a Changemaker |url=https://www.ashoka.org/en-in/fellow/bibhab-kumar-talukdar |access-date=2022-08-16 |website=www.ashoka.org |language=en-in}}</ref>
* Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership (specifically for Asian Rhinos) from the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|IUCN]]’s by the [[International Union for Conservation of Nature|Species Survival Commission]], held at [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Shukla |first=Piyush |date=2024-10-28 |title=Bibhab Talukdar Wins IUCN's Top Conservation Leadership Award |url=https://currentaffairs.adda247.com/bibhab-talukdar-wins-iucns-top-conservation-leadership-award/ |access-date=2024-11-05 |website=adda247 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Publications==

He has published over 60 scientific papers and co-authored two papers published in the journal of Science. He contributed to the [[Millennium Ecosystem Assessment]] in the Eastern Himalayas between 2002 and 2004.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Talukdar |first=Bibhab |title=Millennium assessment |url=https://millenniumassessment.org/documents/document.349.aspx.pdf |journal=Millennium Assessment |pages=24}}</ref>

===Selected works===

# Talukdar B.K. in Schipper et al. 2008. Status of the World's Land and Marine Mammals: Diversity, Threat, and Knowledge. Science 322: 225-230 <ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Schipper |first1=Jan |last2=Chanson |first2=Janice S. |last3=Chiozza |first3=Federica |last4=Cox |first4=Neil A. |last5=Hoffmann |first5=Michael |last6=Katariya |first6=Vineet |last7=Lamoreux |first7=John |last8=Rodrigues |first8=Ana S. L. |last9=Stuart |first9=Simon N. |last10=Temple |first10=Helen J. |last11=Baillie |first11=Jonathan |last12=Boitani |first12=Luigi |last13=Lacher |first13=Thomas E. |last14=Mittermeier |first14=Russell A. |last15=Smith |first15=Andrew T. |date=2008-10-10 |title=The status of the world's land and marine mammals: diversity, threat, and knowledge |journal=Science |volume=322 |issue=5899 |pages=225–230 |doi=10.1126/science.1165115 |issn=1095-9203 |pmid=18845749|bibcode=2008Sci...322..225S |s2cid=45416687 }}</ref>
# Talukdar, B.K. in Hoffmann et al. 2010. The Impact of Conservation on the Status of the World's Vertebrates. Science 330:1503-1509.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Hoffmann |first1=Michael |last2=Hilton-Taylor |first2=Craig |last3=Angulo |first3=Ariadne |last4=Böhm |first4=Monika |last5=Brooks |first5=Thomas M. |last6=Butchart |first6=Stuart H. M. |last7=Carpenter |first7=Kent E. |last8=Chanson |first8=Janice |last9=Collen |first9=Ben |last10=Cox |first10=Neil A. |last11=Darwall |first11=William R. T. |last12=Dulvy |first12=Nicholas K. |last13=Harrison |first13=Lucy R. |last14=Katariya |first14=Vineet |last15=Pollock |first15=Caroline M. |date=2010-12-10 |title=The impact of conservation on the status of the world's vertebrates |journal=Science |volume=330 |issue=6010 |pages=1503–1509 |doi=10.1126/science.1194442 |issn=1095-9203 |pmid=20978281|bibcode=2010Sci...330.1503H |s2cid=32375022 |hdl=11336/75487 |hdl-access=free }}</ref>
# Talukdar, B and Sinha, S 2013. Challenges and opportunities of transboundary rhino conservation in India and Nepal. Pachyderm 54(54):45-51 <ref>{{Cite web |title=Challenges and opportunities of transboundary rhino conservation in India and Nepal |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281153681}}</ref>
# Lahkar, B., Talukdar, B. and Sarma, P. 2011. Invasive species in grassland habitat: An ecological threat to the greater one-horned rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis). Pachyderm 49(1) <ref>{{Cite web |title=Invasive species in grassland habitat, an ecological threat to the greater one horned rhinoceros unicornis |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/268376557}}</ref>
# Havmøller, R.G., Junaidi Payne, Widodo Ramond, Susie Ellis, K. Yoganand, BarneyLong, Eric Dinerstein, Christy Williams, Rudi H. Putra, Jamal Gawi, and Bibhab Kumar Talukdar 2015. Will current conservation responses save the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis? Oryx (Oryx, Page 1 of 5 © 2015 Fauna & Flora International {{doi|10.1017/S0030605315000472}})<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Havmøller |first1=Rasmus Gren |last2=Payne |first2=Junaidi |last3=Ramono |first3=Widodo |last4=Ellis |first4=Susie |last5=Yoganand |first5=K. |last6=Long |first6=Barney |last7=Dinerstein |first7=Eric |last8=Williams |first8=A. Christy |last9=Putra |first9=Rudi H. |last10=Gawi |first10=Jamal |last11=Talukdar |first11=Bibhab Kumar |last12=Burgess |first12=Neil |date=3 August 2015 |title=Will current conservation responses save the Critically Endangered Sumatran rhinoceros Dicerorhinus sumatrensis ? |journal=Oryx |language=en |volume=50 |issue=2 |pages=355–359 |doi=10.1017/S0030605315000472 |s2cid=208526639 |issn=0030-6053|doi-access=free }}</ref>
# Emslie, R.H.; Milliken, T.; Talukdar, B.; Burgess, G.; Adcock, K.; Balfour, D.; Knight, M.H., 2019. African and Asian rhinoceroses - status, conservation and trade. A report from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups and TRAFFIC to the CITES Secretariat pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP17). Report to CITES 17th meeting (Colombo, June 2019), CoP 18 Doc. annexe annex 3: 1-38 <ref>{{Cite web |title=IUCN SSC report |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312608128}}</ref>
# Ferreira, S. M., Ellis, S., Burgess, G., Baruch-Mordo, S., Talukdar, B., & Knight, M. H. (2022). African and Asian rhinoceroses—Status, Conservation and Trade: A report from the IUCN Species Survival Commission (IUCN/SSC) African and Asian Rhino Specialist Groups and TRAFFIC to the CITES Secretariat pursuant to Resolution Conf. 9.14 (Rev. CoP17) (CoP19 Doc. 75 (Rev.1) Annex 4). CITES Secretariat.

'''Chapters in Books:'''

# Talukdar, B.K. 2004. Ecology. In V.P. Singh et al. (eds.), The Brahmaputra Basin Water Resources, 351-365. Kluwer Academic Publishers. The Netherlands.
# Talukdar B.K; Williams C., Dutta D.K.; Subedi N.; Long B.( 2017) Rhinoceros unicornis, Greater One Horned Rhinoceros. Rhinoceronate Indio in Mittermeier, R. A.,Rylands, A. B., Sechrest W., Langhammer, P. F., Mittermeier, J. C., Parr, M. J., Konstant, W. R. & Mast, R. B. (eds.). 2017. Bac from the Brink / Desde el Umbral de la Extinción. CEMEX, S. A., Mexico, pp 50-52
# Talukdar, B.K. 2021. Brahmaputra flood plains without Rhino seems an incomplete proposition. In Chapter-3 p 39-42. The Restless River. Ganesh Pangare & Bushra Nishat & Xiawei Liao & Halla Maher Qaddumi, 2021. "The Restless River," World Bank Publications - Reports 36258, The World Bank Group.
# Talukdar, B.K. 2020. The challenge of protecting Rhinos in India. In: Rahmani, A.R. and Gore, K (Eds.). Saving India’s Wilderness: Challenges and Solutions. The Corbett Foundation of India. 172-179
# Sarma, P.K., B.K. Talukdar, P. Baruah and M. Tamuli. 2023. Wildlife Habitat Dynamics and Sustainable Development: Revisiting Pabitora Wildlife Sanctuary of Assam India (p 459-474). In: Advances in Geographical and Environmental Sciences: Sustainable Development Goals in [[Northeast India]]. Edited by: Subhash Anand, Madhushree Das, Rituparna Bhattacharyya, R. B. Singh. Published by Springer
# Talukdar, B.K., Dutta, D.K., Thapa, K., Choudhury, A. (2025). Greater One-Horned Rhino Rhinoceros unicornis Linnaeus, 1758. In: Melletti, M., Talukdar, B., Balfour, D. (eds) Rhinos of the World. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_5
# Talukdar, B.K., Jnawali, S.R., Bonal, B.S., Swargoyari, A., Sharma, A., Dutta, D.K., Subedi, N., Pant, G. (2025). The Recovery of the Greater One-Horned Rhinoceros in India and Nepal. In: Melletti, M., Talukdar, B., Balfour, D. (eds) Rhinos of the World. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_11
# Vigne, L., ’t Sas-Rolfes, M., Milliken, T., Rademeyer, J., '''Talukdar, B'''. (2025). The Impact of Rhino Horn Trafficking on Conservation. In: Melletti, M., Talukdar, B., Balfour, D. (eds) Rhinos of the World. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_16
# ‘t Sas-Rolfes, M., Rademeyer, J., Vigne, L., Emslie, R., Knight, M., Gaymer, J., '''Talukdar, B'''. (2025). The Impact of Poaching on Rhino Conservation. In: Melletti, M., Talukdar, B., Balfour, D. (eds) Rhinos of the World. Fascinating Life Sciences. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-67169-2_15

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