Dr. Jonaki Bhattacharyya is an ethnoecologist and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Victoria, British Columbia. Her PhD research focused on feral horses in the Tsilhqot'in area and now she works with people from diverse cultures, and focuses on how they relate to animals, plants, lands, and waters where they live. She does applied conservation work, specializing in wildlife management, habitat stewardship, and Indigenous Protected Areas.