Tej Kumar Shrestha

Academic

1948 –

60

Who is Tej Kumar Shrestha?

Tej Kumar Shrestha is a Nepalese naturalist, best known Nepalese Zoologist. He studied initially at the Tribhuvan University in Nepal. He was awarded Ph.D. in 1976 and subsequently worked at the Barkatullah University in India for D.Sc. degree, which was awarded in 1994. Dr. Shrestha is founder secretary of Zoological Society of Nepal. He is also a founder member of Bird Watching Club of Nepal and has been closely associated with wildlife conservation movement of the country for over last three decades. Dr. Shrestha has extensively travelled around Himalayan passes, mountains, rivers and forests of Nepal.

He has written many books, including Wildlife of Nepal and his bestselling book Ichthyology of Nepal about fishes of Nepal.

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Born
Feb 11, 1948
Nepal
Nationality
  • Nepal
Education
  • Tribhuvan University
Lived in
  • Nepal

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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