{"id":1239,"date":"2025-10-07T16:45:34","date_gmt":"2025-10-07T16:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/?page_id=1239"},"modified":"2025-10-09T14:50:25","modified_gmt":"2025-10-09T14:50:25","slug":"hemanta-kafley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/hemanta-kafley\/","title":{"rendered":"Hemanta Kafley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"875\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2022\/08\/kafley.jpg\" alt=\"Smiling man with dark hair and a goatee.\" class=\"wp-image-798\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2022\/08\/kafley.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2022\/08\/kafley-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.tarleton.edu\/wildlife\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/205\/2022\/08\/kafley-320x400.jpg 320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hemanta Kafley, Ph.D.<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Associate Professor<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Email: <a href=\"mailto:kafley@tarleton.edu\" data-type=\"mailto\" data-id=\"mailto:j-muir@tamu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">kafley@tarleton.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Phone: <a href=\"tel:+12549681740\">(254)-968-1740<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Office: Autry 204D<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-advgb-button alignnone\"><a class=\"wp-block-advgb-button_link advgbbtn-76a26362-3ba1-4529-aaec-7bf118460867\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.google.com\/view\/hemantakafley\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span><span><strong>Professional Website<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"research-interests-e58bd4ab-e2fe-4de7-b95e-547e1bb5e631\">Research Interests<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Spatial Ecology<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Occupancy Modeling<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Carnivore Ecology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Wildlife Conservation &amp; Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Protected Area Management<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Human Dimensions of Wildlife Conservation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Education<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Undergraduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.S. in Forestry<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Graduate Education<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>M.S. in International Wildlife Conservation<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ph.D. in Wildlife Ecology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Professional Biography<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Hemanta Kafley is an Associate Professor in the Department of Wildlife and Natural Resources at Tarleton State University, where he leads interdisciplinary research in spatial ecology, carnivore conservation, and biodiversity management. His work integrates ecological modeling, remote sensing, and field-based wildlife research to address pressing conservation challenges across Asia, Africa, and North America. Dr. Kafley\u2019s research portfolio includes studies on tiger and leopard habitat use in Nepal, multi-species occupancy modeling, and predictive mapping of rare plant species in collaboration with state agencies. He has also contributed to understanding the ecological roles of sacred groves in Bhutan and the dynamics of wildfires in human-dominated landscapes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Kafley has authored numerous peer-reviewed publications on topics such as intraguild interactions among large carnivores, prey abundance estimation, and the socioeconomic drivers of wildfire occurrence. His field projects span a variety of ecosystems\u2014from the Himalayas to the African savannah\u2014and often involve partnerships with conservation organizations and government agencies. He has mentored graduate and undergraduate students on research ranging from Komodo dragon conservation to snow leopard spatial ecology, and regularly presents his findings at international conferences. 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