(he/him)
I hold a bachelor’s degree in Zoology from the University of Karachi and a master’s degree in Wildlife Ecology from Quaid-i-Azam University, Pakistan. Recognizing the importance of quantitative skills in the field of ecology, I completed a second master’s degree in 2024, in Statistical Ecology from the University of St Andrews, UK. Apart from my academic career, I have had the privilege of working with conservation and science organizations the IUCN, Snow Leopard Foundation and Hima Verte in Pakistan and most recently with Sea Mammal Research Unit, Scottish Oceans Institute in Scotland. Being a conservation enthusiast from Pakistan, a country ranked among the most vulnerable to climate change, I have always been driven to focus my research on protecting threatened species.
A deep dive into the anthropogenic threats facing endangered freshwater dolphins in the highly managed Indus River of Pakistan
PI and Institution:
Gill Braulik, University of St Andrews
PhD aim:
To understand and quantify the spatial variation in some of the most important anthropogenic threats to the Indus River dolphin.
PhD objectives:
- Investigate spatial patterns of plastics and solid waste along the Indus River and its potential impacts on river dolphins.
- Explore Indus River dolphin prey and fisheries in different sections of the Indus River.
- Investigate and describe Indus River dolphin echolocation and foraging behaviour.
- Understand behavioural and underwater noise impacts from motorboats on Indus dolphins.
Contact details:
Email: [email protected]
ResearchGate: Muhammad Asif
X/Twitter: @asif_ecologist