Uma RamaKrishnan a scientist also Bio Diversity ecologist at the National Centre for Biological Science (NCBS), he is the one who is working to save the Tigers of our country. Now he is the first to win Parker/Genty Award, this award is presented by the Field Museum.
“Uma Ramakrishnan is the first Indian to win the Parker/Gentry Award. She is currently an associate professor at the National Centre for Biological Sciences (NCBS), Bengaluru. As a molecular ecologist, her work focuses on population genetics and the evolutionary history of mammals, including work to save India’s tigers,” a statement from NCBS on Tuesday.
For the effort of Individuals and some Teams or Organisation in conservation biology will be honoured with Parker/Genty Award every year. Tiger lost their all the lands and finally occupying just seven percent of lands over which they roamed once, for this, humans are the main reason say, Ramakrishnan.
“So I believe that it is our responsibility to work on saving this species, and I also believe that conservation and landscape genetic studies will provide important insights in this endeavour,” Ramakrishnan said in a statement.
“The genome is like a book and holds many secrets about an individual and the species. We want to read these stories from faecal DNA, but reading the DNA from tiger faeces is similar to putting together the pieces of a now torn-up book. We are focusing on landscape genetics to infer how urban areas and different land use types like agriculture and forest affect connectivity between tiger populations,” said Dr Ramakrishnan.
“The median size of a tiger population in a reserve in India is 19. These are tiny populations, which, without connectivity, will not be viable, and have low chances of survival,” she added.