Dr. Prachi Shrikant Thatte earned her PhD from the National Centre for Biological Sciences, Bengaluru, in 2018, where her research examined how multiple wildlife species move through human-modified landscapes. She holds a BSc in biochemistry from the University of Mumbai and an MSc in health science from the University of Pune.
Dr. Thatte received the 2019 Zeiss Wildlife Conservation Award. She worked as the Lead for Connectivity Conservation with WWF-India between 2019 and 2025. She spearheaded the creation of the Coalition for Wildlife Corridors, a multi-organization network dedicated to advancing connectivity conservation in India. Since 2025, Dr. Thatte has been working as an independent consultant on various wildlife conservation projects.
As a Fulbright-Nehru scholar, Dr. Thatte is examining the factors that influence the success or challenges of landscape-scale conservation initiatives. She is assessing social and institutional characteristics across initiatives at different stages to identify governance and collaboration practices that support effective conservation.