Education​

  • PhD in Primatology, Kyoto University , Primate Research Institute, Japan. (ongoing)                                                                                                                                                                                         
  • Master of Science in Wildlife Biology, Bharathidasnan University, A.V.C College, India. (2013-2015)                                                                                           
  • Bachelor of Science in Forestry, H.N.B Garhwal University, India.(  2009-2012)                                                                                           

Awards / Grants

Research experience 


  • PhD research with Primate Research Institute Kyoto University Japan “ Behavioural Ecology of the Central Himalayan Langur (Semnopithecus schistaceus) in the Human dominated landscape: Multi-species interactions and conservation implications". October 2016 ~ September 2020
  •  Independent Project funded by Rufford Grant- Livestock and Central Himalayan Langur Interactions in the High-Altitude Meadows of the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India. 2016-2017
  •  Independent Project funded by National Geographic Society- Prescription for coping with a changing world climate: Medicinal diet of the virtually unknown Central Himalayan langurs in the high-altitude regions of the Garhwal Himalayas, India. 2016-2017
  • Independent Project funded by Rufford Grant  - Ecology and Conservation Status of the Virtually Unknown Central Himalayan langur in the Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, Northern India. (16 months)- 2014-2016​
  • Field technician for PhD student ,Cornell University “Drivers of elevational distribution in Himalayan Birds” (2 months).- 2014
  • Research Assistant in Mehao Hollock Gibbon Translocation Project, Wildlife Trust of India , Arunachal Pradesh, India (9 months) - 2012

Publications 

  • Nautiyal, H., Mathur, V., Sinha, A & Huffman, M.A. (2020). The Banj oak (Quercus leucotrichophora) as a potential mitigating factor for human-langur interactions in the Garhwal Himalaya, India: People’s perceptions and ecological importance. Global Ecology and Conservation. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419308625?via%3Dihub 
  • ​Hasegawa, H., Nautiyal, H., Sasaki, M., Huffman, M.A. (2018). Description of Enterobius (Colobenterobius) emodensis sp. n. (Nematoda: Oxyuridae) collected from Central Himalayan langur, Semnopithecus schistaceus, in Uttarakhand, India. Zootaxa. Read here 
  • Nautiyal, H & Huffman. M.A (2018). Interspecific feeding association between Central Himalayan langurs (Semnopithecus schistaceus) and Himalayan black bears (Ursus thibetanus), in a temperate forest of the Western Indian Himalayas. Mammal Study. Read here
  • Sharma.N, Huffman. M.A., Gupta.S., Nautiyal.H., Mendonca.R., Morino.L., Sinha.A. (2016). Watering holes: The use of arboreal sources of drinking water by Old World monkeys and apes. Behavioural Processes. Read here 
  • Roy,K., Nautiyal, H. & Dasgupta, S. (2015). A preliminary study on activity budget of Post-release Eastern Hoolock Gibbon (Hollock leuconedys) in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh. Journal of Threatened Taxa, 7(13). Read here ​

Conference presentations 

  • Nautiyal, H., Hiroyuki, T &  Huffman, MA (2019).   Interaction between free-ranging dogs and Central Himalayan langur: An assessment of anti-predator behavioral strategy PWS, Inuyama, Japan.
  •  Nautiyal, H., Mathur, V., Sinha, A & Huffman, M.A. (2019).Struggle for existence: An investigation to decode perception of farming community towards non human primate and their interactions in western Himalayas. ICCB, Kuala  Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Nautiyal, H., Mathur, V., Sinha, A & Huffman, M.A. (2019). Struggle for existence: An investigation to decode perception of farming community towards non human primate and their interactions in western Himalayas. ICEE, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Nautiyal, H., Hiroyuki, T &  Huffman, MA (2019).   Interaction between free-ranging dogs and Central Himalayan langur: An assessment of anti-predator behavioral strategy PWS, Inuyama, Japan.
  • ​Nautiyal, H. (2019). Primate behavior as a model to study climate change for human and animals living in alpine environment. International Mountation Conference, Austria.   
  • ​Nautiyal, H. (2019). Social system and reproductive strategies of Central Himalayan langurs. International Symposium on Primatology and Wildlife Science (PWS), Kyoto Japan.  
  • Nautiyal, H. (2018). Struggle for existence: An investigation to decode perception of farming community towards non-human primate and their interactions in western Himalayas. 27th International Primatological Society Congress (IPS) Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2018). Livestock - Central Himalayan Langur interactions in the High-Altitude Meadows of the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India - An Assessment to Evaluate Resource Competition and Parasite Infections. IPS, Nairobi, Kenya.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2018). Livestock - Central Himalayan Langur interactions in the High-Altitude Meadows of the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India - An Assessment to Evaluate Resource Competition and Parasite Infections. Asian Primate Symposium (APS) Nepal.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2018). Livestock - Central Himalayan Langur interactions in the High-Altitude Meadows of the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India - An Assessment to Evaluate Resource Competition and Parasite Infections. Primatology and Wildlife Science Symposium (PWS), Kyoto Japan.
  • Rio Nagahama, R., Nautiyal, H,. Huffman, M,. Hasegawa, H., Asakawa, M. (2018)An examination for gastro-intestinal parasites with using faces of gray langurs (Semnopithecus schistaceous) fixed and preserved with formalin solution. 24th annual meeting of Japanese Society of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine, Japan.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2017). Farming the forest edge: Locals attitude and perception towards nonhuman primates in case of human-wildlife conflict. The 6th International Workshop On Tropical Biodiversity and Conservation, Indonesia. 
  • Nautiyal, H. (2016). Farming the forest edge: local perception about primate conflict in six high altitude villages in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India. 5th Asian Primate Symposium, Sri-Lanka. 
  • Nautiyal, H. (2016).Primate behavioural ecology and community conservation: Towards a sustainable coexistence between Central Himalayan Langurs and people in Northern Himalayas, India. PWS, Kyoto, Japan.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2016).Winter diet selection and tree species preference by Central Himalayan Langur in and around Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary. PWS, Inuyama Japan. (Best poster award- 3rd prize)
  • Nautiyal, H. (2016). Farming the forest edge: local perception about primate conflict in six high altitude villages in the Garhwal Himalayas, Uttarakhand, India. PWS, Inuyama, Japan.
  • Nautiyal, H. (2014). Post-release monitoring of translocated Eastern Hoolock Gibbons in Mehao Wildlife Sanctuary, Arunachal Pradesh: A preliminary study. International Conference on Conservation Science, Bangalore, India.

Published popular articles 

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  • Nautiyal, H. (2017). Adventurous Life Of Langurs In The Himalayas. NDTV.com
  •  Nautiyal, H. (2017). Living with langurs. Nature in focus. Read here
  • Nautiyal, H. (2016). Unavoidable WAR and hope for PEACE in Grahwal Himalayas. Sanctuary Asia.
  • Invited article for a special edition of Sanctuary Asia magazine on women field biologist in India,​Nautiyal, H. (2015). From the Hills of the Himalayan Langur. Sanctuary Asia. Vol xxxv. pp 96-98.

National Geographic Explorer Meetup 

  • ​National Geographic Grant seminar organized by Executive Director of National Geographic Asia. 2018, Inuyama Japan.
  • India-National Geographic explorer meetup. 2018, Gurugram, India.
  • IPS, National Geographic Explorers meetup at International Primatological Congress at Nairobi Kenya. 2018, Kenya.
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National media coverage of published article 

  • Coverage by NDTV news blog "हमारे जंगल का समाज" . Read here
  • Covered by The Hindu Newspaper. “Black bears and langurs strike a strange bond”. Read here 
  • Comic Strip by Green Humour. Read here 
  • Covered by online magazine India’s Endangered. “Scientist finds an unusual bond between Himalayan langur and Himalayan black bear” . Read here 

Skills and Interest

Fields Research : Behavioural sampling, Vegetation Sampling, Camera trapping, Mist-netting, 
Lab Techniques: Paternity Testing Using Microsatellite DNA Markers, Microscopy for parasite identification 
Software's:
  • ​Experience with GIS software such as  Q GIS, SMART
  • Statistical analysis with R
Languages: Gadwali (mother-tongue) , Hindi (Fluent), English (fluent)

Travelled countries 

Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, India,Thailand, Indonesia, Kenya, Japan, France, Germany, Malaysia, Austria