# Hemanta Mishra

_Nepalese conservation biologist_

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Last updated: 2026-10-18

> Hemanta Mishra is an international advisor for the Humane Society International. He is the author of the books The Soul of the Rhino and Bones of the Tiger. Over the course of his career in conservation biology, he has worked with the Smithsonian Institution, the World Wildlife Fund, the World Bank, Nepal's Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation, the Asian Development Bank, the American Himalayan Foundation, and the King Mahendra Trust for Nature Conservation. He was awarded the J. Paul Getty Wildlife Conservation Prize for his work and is credited with preventing the extinction of Nepal's rhinos and tigers.

## Quick facts

- **Born:** 1 January 1945 ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P569))
- **Place of birth:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P19))
- **Citizenship:** Nepal ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P27))
- **Occupation:** conservation biologist; environmentalist; writer; biologist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P106))
- **Education:** University of Edinburgh ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P69))
- **Awards:** J. Paul Getty Award for Conservation Leadership ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351#P166))

## Questions

**When was Hemanta Mishra born?**  
Hemanta Mishra was born on 1 January 1945 in Nepal.

**Where did Hemanta Mishra study?**  
Hemanta Mishra was educated at University of Edinburgh.

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## Sources

- [Wikipedia (English): Hemanta Mishra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemanta_Mishra) — [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)
- [Wikidata item Q17198351](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q17198351) — [CC0 1.0](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- [Image: Hemanta Mishra hugging a Nepali elephant.jpg by Sushma Mishra (CC BY-SA 3.0)](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Hemanta_Mishra_hugging_a_Nepali_elephant.jpg)

## Licence and attribution

Text from the Wikipedia article Hemanta Mishra, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0). Image: Hemanta Mishra hugging a Nepali elephant.jpg — Sushma Mishra, CC BY-SA 3.0.

## Cite this page

"Hemanta Mishra". DigiNepal. Last updated 18 October 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/hemanta-mishra. Retrieved 7 November 2026.