# Kuhelika Bisht Kuhelika Bisht is a remote worker on Himalayas, Freelance at WWF-India, based in India. Source: https://himalayas.app/@kuhelikabisht ```text Wildlife conservation researcher at WWF-India surveying raptors and supporting conservation activities across Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | India | | Authorized to work in | India | | Salary expectations | 30k+ USD | | Job categories | Conservation Coordinator, Wildlife Researcher, Naturalist | | Skills | Biodiversity Monitoring, Raptor Surveys, Ecological Surveys, Camera Trapping, Ecological Research, Community Engagement, Citizen Science, Nature Guide Training, Nature Education, Focus Group Discussions, Qualitative Research, Ethnographic Studies, Primary Research, Secondary Research, Project Coordination | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/kuhelikabisht | ## What I'm looking for ```text With my roots in Uttarakhand, I want to work for the conservation of Himalayan biodiversity in tandem with its people. ``` ## About ```text At WWF-India, I conduct raptor surveys and support conservation activities in protected and non-protected areas of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Earlier, as a Field Intern - Species at WWF-India, I deployed camera traps for biodiversity monitoring and prepared a report on elephant corridors in Dehradun Forest Division. At Himalayan Brown Bear Trust, I coordinated community activities in Drass Valley, including nature guide training for local youth and workshops that trained over 70 women. I also researched and wrote ‘Humas’, a field guide to the flora and fauna of Drass Valley, drawing on field research and interviews with locals and subject experts. My work has brought together biodiversity research, community engagement and nature education across Himalayan landscapes. With my roots in Uttarakhand, I want to contribute to conserving Himalayan biodiversity in tandem with its people. ``` ## Experience ### Freelance (current) WWF-India. Jan 2026 - Present ```text Raptor surveys and conservation activities in PAs and non-PAs of Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand ``` ### Project coordinator Himalayan Brown Bear Trust. Apr 2024 - Jul 2026 ```text - Coordinated with locals and building an all-women self-help group in Holiyal village - Organised four dry needle felting workshops in Holiyal and Mushkow villages, which trained over 70 women - Coordinated with various stakeholders in the valley to support Trust activities: Indian Army; Wildlife Warden of Kargil district; Snow Leopard Conservancy India Trust - Trained 15 youths from Drass Valley ``` ### Field Intern - Species WWF-India. May 2025 - Oct 2025 ```text - Conducted sign surveys in two ranges of Dehradun Forest Division (DFD) and its corridor areas - Deployed 54 camera traps for grid-based biodiversity monitoring - Prepared a report on elephant corridors to understand their functionality in DFD - Familiar with QGIS, Basecamp, R programming and Google Earth ``` ### Naturalist Jim's Jungle Retreat. Jan 2025 - Mar 2025 ```text Lead nature walks and safaris in Corbett Tiger Reserve Conducted wildlife presentations for guests Conducted a community baseline survey in Dhela village and provided analyses on the data. ``` ### Assistant Manager and Naturalist Drenmo Lodge. Apr 2024 - Oct 2024 ```text Hosted the experience at Drenmo Lodge, a wildlife boutique lodge in the remote Drass Valley of Kargil district Lead wildlife sighting drives and nature walks Curated new experiences for guests that aimed at increasing interaction between tourists and locals Managed logistics for a staff of nine: F&B team, housekeeping team, spotters and drivers Recruited, trained, and manageda team of local spott ``` ### Translator Nature Conservation Foundation. Apr 2024 - Jul 2024 ```text Translated ‘Handbook for Nature Guides’ into Hindi for it to reach a wider audience. ``` ### Naturalist Jim's Jungle Retreat. Nov 2023 - Mar 2024 ```text Lead nature walks and safaris in Corbett Tiger Reserve Conducted wildlife presentations for guests Hosted a talk on waste impact and management for Dhela high school’s students Participated in their biodiversity mapping project to understand the impact of their rewilding efforts, assisted by Mr. Sanjay Sondhi Participated in the Asian Waterbird Census 2024 ``` ### Researcher and Writer Himalayan Brown Bear Trust. Jun 2023 - Mar 2024 ```text Researched and wrote ‘Humas’, a field guide on flora and fauna of Drass Valley Conducted primary and secondary research on the flora and fauna of Drass Valley in Kargil district, Ladakh Documented interviews with locals and subject experts for primary data collection Conceptualised the book design Launched ‘Humas’ and distributed to all public high schools and public libraries in Kargil district ``` ### Researcher and writer Regenious. Feb 2023 - Nov 2023 ```text Worked as Researcher and writer at Regenious. ``` ### Associate User Researcher Caizin. Aug 2022 - Feb 2023 ```text - Conducted primary and secondary research for the optimisation of internal workflows and redesigned the company website - Executed remote user research with 30+ interviews to identify pain points and actionable insights to ideate solutions - Studied and utilised methods of affinity mapping, user experience audits and heuristic analysis - Built information architecture and wireframes for client we ``` ### User Experience Intern udChalo. Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 ```text - Conducted research on end-to-end Customer Care process - outlining pain points, proposing actionable solutions and presenting findings - Recruited dependents aged between 19 and 23 to perform ethnographic research remotely and offline - Conducted usability testing of UI prototype onfield and off-field (Army cantonments) with 40 participants recruited from a varied demographic within the target a ``` ### Newsletter Editor Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts. Aug 2021 - Jun 2022 ```text - Formulating questions and conducting interviews with alumni of SSLA to document their experiences for the reference of current and prospective students - Editing and proofreading articles on events within the college ``` ### Research Intern theObservatory. Aug 2020 - May 2021 ```text - Conducted virtual ethnographic research and collected secondary research for brands - Identified actionable insights using coding and observing patterns - Drafted project proposals using Canva and MS Powerpoint - Recommended research methodologies for the projects of Design interns ``` ### Admissions Head (Symbiosis Summer School) Symbiosis School for Liberal Arts. Oct 2019 - Mar 2020 ```text Owing to my previous year's work with the Admissions team of Symbiosis Summer School, I was appointed as Head of Admissions: - Conducted interviews to select students appropriate for the Symbiosis Summer School team - Trained and mentored the Admissions Team, which consisted of a mix of junior and senior students ``` ### Intern Rivers and Ridges. Aug 2019 - Feb 2020 ```text - Interviewed customers on their trek experiences with the company - Created and edited audio-visual content - Coordinated with participants on weekend trips - Appointed as College Ambassador to market the company’s events ``` ### Admissions Team Symbiosis Summer School. Dec 2018 - May 2019 ```text - Converted interested applicants into confirmed participants - Responsible for managing the team and ensuring that team members reach weekly targets - Communicated efficiently with team members, interns and the Head of Symbiosis Summer School ``` ## Education ### TERI School of Advanced Studies MA in Sustainable Development Practice. 2026 - 2028 ### NPTEL Fundamentals of Ecology ```text May 2025 ``` ### The Nature's Eye Grant Writing for Research ```text Dec 2024 ``` ### Nature Conservation Foundation Naturalist Training with Nature Guide Academy ```text Oct 2023 ``` ### SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Bachelor of Arts - BA, Anthropology. 2018 - 2022 ### Internshala Digital Marketing ```text Aug 2020 ``` ### The Army Public School Junior College, Business/Commerce, General. 2016 - 2018 ### VIBGYOR Group of Schools 2012 - 2016 ## Tech stack - Figma - Basecamp - Canva - QGIS - Microsoft PowerPoint To contact Kuhelika, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [SMITA SHUKLA](https://himalayas.app/@smitashukla): Technical and Managerial Role, SUVIDHA NGO - [Parasmita Dutta](https://himalayas.app/@parasmitadutta): Research Intern Eastern Himalayas, Indian Institute of Science (IISc) - [Mukul Sudhakar](https://himalayas.app/@mukulsudhakar): Intern Mangrove Coalition Project, WWF India - [Nivya Baby](https://himalayas.app/@nivyababy): Research Associate, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) - [Sutanu Satpathy](https://himalayas.app/@sutanusatpathy): Assistant Professor, Environmental Sciences, KIIT Deemed to be University - [Niharika User](https://himalayas.app/@niharikauser3): Project Scientist II, Indian Institute of Forest Management - [Pallabi Das](https://himalayas.app/@pallabidas): Consultant, Dept. of Disaster Management & Civil Defence, Govt. of West - [Aditi Misra](https://himalayas.app/@aditimisra): Fellow, The ClimAct Initiative - [Abhimanyu Madhusudanan](https://himalayas.app/@abhimanyumadhusudana): Project Associate, Wildlife Institute of India - [Ritika Bhardwaj](https://himalayas.app/@ritikabhardwaj): Project Assistant, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)