Ryan Satish

Ryan Satish is a wildlife biologist by training and works primarily on biodiversity assessments, animal behavior and use of bioindicators in understanding freshwater systems. He has completed his masters in conservation practice from Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and The Environment (ATREE). He has been a part of multiple biodiversity assessments in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala and Maharashtra. He works across multiple taxa, from birds and butterflies to reptiles and amphibians. His master’s thesis focussed on the use of freshwater macroinvertebrates as bioindicators of stream health in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. In the past, he has worked with organisations such as ATREE, Jane Goodall Institute, Green Army, Aranyakam foundation, People for Animals, and Forest Watch. He has published multiple papers on the natural history of snails and reptiles.

At IIHS, Ryan has been part of the BSF project which includes understanding butterfly behaviour in relation to extreme weather events. He also is a part of the AFD project, implementing nature based solutions across the city of Bengaluru, and more recently has started field work on understanding the nocturnal biodiversity of IIHS Campus, Kengeri. He was one of the authors of the IIHS Kengeri Campus biodiversity book. His interests mainly lie in animal behavior and use of bioindicators. He wishes to bring more focus to the lesser known ‘non charismatic’ fauna of India and work towards the conservation of reptiles, amphibians and freshwater macroinvertebrates.