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Hemendra Singh Panwar is an Indian conservationist and civil servant, known for his efforts in te fields of wild life and conservation. He was the founder Director of the Wildlife Institute of India and was the Director of ''Project Tiger''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=The Hindu Interview )〕 The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, with Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian award, for his services to the environment and conservation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Govt announcement )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Padma 1 )〕 ==Biography== Hemendra Singh Panwar was born on 22 March 1939.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=WII Bio )〕 He started his career in Indian Forest Service, which took off with his posting at Mandla. In 1969, he was transferred to South Mandla which covered the forest areas of Kanha which had a sparse head count of 30 tigers and Barasinghas (swamp deer) numbering 66.〔 Panwar's efforts on deear conservation was given a boost when he was put in charge of barasingha conservation as an independent unit. During his stint at Kanha, Panwar is reported to be successful in converting the park into an efficiently managed unit, and the park won the award for the best managed park in India in 1976. The headcount of tigers grew to 150 and the deer to over 400 and the park management was able to relocate 22 interior villages.〔 In 1981, Panwar was transferred to Delhi, as the head of Project Tiger, a project conceptualised in 1973, for the protection of tiger population in India. He worked for 4 years on the project, till 1985, during which time, the project brought seven additional reserves under its umbrella. The population of tigers in India rose from 1900 to 3000.〔 He was also invited to present a paper on the subject by the Smithsonian Institution.〔 At this time, the idea of setting up an institute focusing wildlife conservation was being mooted by V. B. Saharia, and as a result of his efforts, the Wildlife Institute of India was established in 1985 with Hemendra Singh Panwar as its first director. Panwar established the institute into a full fledged learning centre with specialised focus on wildlife biology, management, and extension. Research facilities were also set up in the topics of focus. The Wildlife Institute of India is rated as one of the six best conservation research institutions by the World Conservation Union and has won Rajiv Gandhi Conservation Award. Panwar retired as its director in 1994.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Hemendra Singh Panwar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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