Sunita Chaudary has become the first Tharu woman to study forestry and possibly the first also to get a Masters Degree in Protected Area Management from the prestigious University of Klagenfurt in Austria. The Tharus are the indigenous ethnic group who live along Indo-Nepal border in Terai. There are almost 1.3 million Tharus in Nepal.

The youngest daughter in a family of six, Sunita, now 24 years old, grew up in a family where environment issues were always important. Her father, Sukhdeo Chaudhary, is a Professor at the Institute of Forestry in Hetauda.

After finishing high school from Makwanpur, Sunita won a one year scholarship to do her Bachelor's in Forestry at the institute. She won two consecutive scholarships including WWF Prince Bernhard Scholarship in 2003, and graduated with excellent grades. She has also worked as an intern setting up a database of camera-trapped tigers and snow leopard monitoring analysis in the mountains. Congratulations Sunita on your achievements!

Source:  http://wwfnepal.org/readmore1.php