Taukeer Alam's main interest is in bird-watching, field ecology, and in raising awareness about nature conservation among rural youth. At NSI he has contributed to:

• Monitoring frugivorous birds and mammals and fruiting patterns in the Rajaji-Dehradun landscape
• Engaging with rural schoolchildren to promote awareness about nature.
• Conducting field research on ecological impacts of garbage.

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• Taukeer is monitoring hornbill foraging and nesting, and working with rural youth to raise awareness about hornbill conservation.
• Taukeer has carried out extensive transect surveys and monitored frugivores and seed dispersal with the Centre for Ecological Sciences (Indian Institute of Science).
• Taukeer has also helped research avian malaria in Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary, India.
• Taukeer has initiated education programs in villages adjoining Rajaji National Park.

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