Kaushik Barua

Kaushik Barua is an Honorary Wildlife Warden of the State of Assam with more than twenty-five years of hands-on experience working with both captive and wild elephants. Since 2008 he has also been actively involved in rhino conservation in Assam. He is a member of the IUCN SSC Asian Elephant Specialist Group and of the State Rhino Task Force (Assam).

He brings extensive experience in planning capture and translocation operations for large mammals, and in the use of radio and satellite telemetry to secure wildlife corridors and habitats. He is also involved in the training and deployment of military working dogs for anti-poaching operations.