December 01, 2024
A conservation scientist named Bibhab Kumar Talukdar has been honoured with the Harry Messel Award for Conservation Leadership for his remarkable species conservation efforts. The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) bestowed this award on him during the 5th IUCN SSC Leaders’ Meeting that took place in Abu Dhabi in October. Talukdar, who belongs to Assam, has been instrumental in developing effective conservation methods, especially for Asian rhinoceroses. He was appointed the chair of the IUCN SSC’s Asian Rhino Specialist Group in the year 2008 and played a significant role in advancing rhinoceros conservation efforts. He is the founder secretary general and chief executive officer (CEO) of an organisation that focusses on biodiversity protection in Northeast India called Aaranyak.
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