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Anwaruddin Choudhury
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| Occupation(s) | Naturalist, ornithologist, mammalogist, civil servant, author |
| Known for | Expertise on the fauna of North-East India |
Anwaruddin Choudhury is an Indian ornithologist, mammalogist and wildlife conservation specialist with a focus on North-East India. His work spans decades of research, field studies, and policy advocacy.[1] He has served in various governmental roles, including as Deputy Commissioner in Assam and as Secretary in the state government, ultimately retiring as the Divisional Commissioner of Barak Valley in August 2019.[1][2][3][4][5][6] Choudhury is also the Honorary Chief Executive and a trustee of the Rhino Foundation for Nature in North-East India[4][6] Born into an academically-oriented family, Choudhury was raised in Shillong & finished his matriculation in 1974. He earned a Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Geography, followed by a Master's degree from Gauhati University, where he also received a gold medal for his academic performance. He completed his PhD in 1989 on primate studies and DSc in 2008 on review of mammals of North-east India, both from Gauhati University[7]
Choudhury's public service career began in 1983 as an Assam Civil Service officer, and he transitioned to the Indian Administrative Service in 1999. Throughout his tenure, he undertook various administrative roles, leading projects aimed at rural development, environmental protection, and wildlife conservation.[8][9][10][11][12][13][6]
- ^ a b BBC News on sighting of Manipur bush-quail, June 2006
- ^ Dictionary of International Biography (1987). "Choudhury, Anwaruddin" International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, UK.
- ^ Reference Asia (1991). "Choudhury, Anwar Uddin". Rifacimento International, New Delhi, India.
- ^ a b The Sentinel Mélange (2006). "Among the Woods (Interview of Anwaruddin Choudhury)". The Sentinel, 6 February 2006. Guwahati, India.
- ^ BirdLife International (2006). "Bush-quail makes unexpected reappearance". BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK. http://www.birdlife.org/nes/news/2006/06/manipur.html. Retrieved in 2007.
- ^ a b c Teresa Rehman (2001). "The Jungle file: Away from his desk, a bureaucrat documents the Northeast’s wildlife". The India Today. http://www.indiatoday.com/itoday/20010820/offtrack.shtml Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved on 2009-06-09.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2001). A systematic review of mammals of north-east India. DSc thesis. Gauhati University, 209 pages
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (1990). Checklist of the Birds of Assam. Guwahati: Sofia Pub. p. 72 pages.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2000). The Birds of Assam. Guwahati: Gibbon Books & WWF. p. 240 pages. ISBN 81-900866-1-8.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2003). A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Nagaland. Guwahati: Gibbon Books & Rhino Foundation. p. 48 pages. ISBN 81-900866-4-2.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2006). A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Arunachal Pradesh. Guwahati: Gibbon Books & Rhino Foundation. p. 109 pages. ISBN 81-900866-5-0.
- ^ Choudhury, Anwaruddin (2008). A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Mizoram. Guwahati: Gibbon Books & Rhino Foundation. p. 122 pages. ISBN 81-900866-7-7.
- ^ A Pocket Guide to the Birds of Meghalaya. Guwahati: Gibbon Books & Rhino Foundation. p. 160 pages. ISBN 978-93-80652-03-0.
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