From a Delhi upbringing sparked by urban wildlife fascination, Srivastava evolved into a skilled field researcher and naturalist, mastering carnivore surveys and ecological restoration. In 2016-17, tiger rescues and sightings near Bhopal ignited his Urban Tiger Conservation Project. This research explores stakeholder-driven coexistence models for tigers amidst rapid urbanization.

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Srivastava’s project works with the rare coexistence of tigers in and around rapidly urbanizing cities of Central India, with Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh as the primary case study. Coexistence here means sharing urban and peri-urban spaces which are achieved through cultural tolerance, community pride, urban-ecological planning, and minimizing risks. Through the Champions project, he will scale community-based initiatives like wildlife monitoring, integrate collaborative stewardship into urban planning through an Integrated Urban Wildlife Management Framework, and test and adapt the model in other expanding tiger-inhabited urban regions, such as Nagpur and Amravati. 

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By deepening partnerships and participatory governance, his actionable approach could prove that cities can sustain apex predators, reframing urban India as thriving shared landscapes where tigers and people can coexist.

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