Dr. Deepak Rai is working as Chairperson and Associate Professor in the Department of Zoology, Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra. His area of interest is animal ecology, ornithology and wildlife conservation. He has published 34 research papers in journals of national and international repute and also authored 4 book chapters. He has supervised Seven Ph.D. students and five Ph.D. students are also working on different aspects of avian diversity & ecology of ungulates in different study areas of the state of Haryana.