Dr. Nishant Srinivasaiah is a behavioural ecologist whose work focuses on elephants and the complexities of human–elephant coexistence across its range countries. With over 16 years of field-based research experience, he has led and contributed to studies on elephant movement, decision-making, conservation governance and conflict mitigation across protected and human-dominated landscapes. Nishant holds a PhD from the National Institute of Advanced Studies (NIAS), Bangalore and an MSc in Wildlife Biology and Conservation from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Tata Institute of Fundamental Research. He is also a member of the Asian Elephant Specialist Group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) – Species Survival Commission (SSC) and recipient of multiple conservation awards. He continues to integrate science, policy and community engagement to advance long-term elephant conservation along with Governmental and Non-Governmental Organisations across elephant Range countries.